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“North Korean-style project”: Anti-cycle lane protesters block road and claim new bike path will make route a “death trap” and “obstacle course”

Protest comes after Irish farmers in Kildare said the new cycle lane means the road is too narrow for combine harvesters, while other critics have claimed the 3km cycleway will not be used

Tue, Aug 19, 2025 09:46

Urška Žigart and Tadej Pogačar, ‘Do Not Disturb’ jersey

Tadej Pogačar’s ‘Do Not Disturb’ jersey divides internet – as cycling fans say “at least it’s better than an autocratic state with human rights abuses”; Hire bike borders “Checkpoint Charlie”, says Dara Ó Briain; Vuelta eco protest + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday and Ryan Mallon’s back with your daily dose of cycling news and views on the live blog. Just don’t disturb me… And no photos, please

Tue, Aug 19, 2025 08:59

“A child would be literally flipped over the handlebars”: Huge cracks reappear in troublesome bike path – but council says “failure” due to unexpectedly soft soil

Cyclists have branded the shared-use path’s “great big cracks” an accident waiting to happen, just two years after repairs were initially carried out on the recently opened and rapidly deteriorating surface

Mon, Aug 18, 2025 17:51

“We are fair game for crazy drivers”: Cyclist says “I need to cycle with a police officer from now on” after bike camera footage of close passes rejected as “insufficient evidence” due to lack of witness

“I think this makes Operation Snap virtually pointless and leaves me very vulnerable to dangerous drivers,” the cyclist, who submitted the close pass footage to Cheshire Police, said

Mon, Aug 18, 2025 15:59

West Yorkshire Police Can You Help poster

“Car moved towards cyclists causing several to be dismounted,” police say – after two riders seriously injured in incident involving overtaking driver

Rider involved alleges overtake "caused panic" and "a touch of wheels" after driver tried to pass group ride on a blind bend

Mon, Aug 18, 2025 13:46

Hookless road rims: “Maybe ‘scam’ was a bit strong, but I want it to go away. If you’re on it, be super-careful,” says Silca boss

After sparking controversy by calling hookless road rims “a scam,” former Zipp technical director Josh Poertner has dismissed the aero benefits as a myth and reiterated his safety concerns

Mon, Aug 18, 2025 11:46

£250 POC sunnies, Q36.5’s hot-weather jersey plus more small and lightweight tech from Castelli, Cateye and Elite

Small, light, or both - here’s a cool selection of the latest cycling tech in for review

Mon, Aug 18, 2025 09:36

With 10 World Champion titles, nine World Cup titles, 36 World Cup wins and three Cape Epic wins, Nino Schurter announces retirement

The most successful mountain bike athlete will be finishing his career at the Lenzerheide World Cup to focus on distance and gravel events

Mon, Aug 18, 2025 08:37

“I have a problem with that”: Retiring pro cyclist calls out riders who “don’t care” if they crash and make races “so dangerous” by braking late and “cutting everyone off” + more on the live blog

Welcome back to our live blog as the Vuelta countdown continues... unfortunately you'll have to wait until the weekend for that to get underway but Dan Alexander will be keeping you up to date with all the other goings on in the cycling world today

Mon, Aug 18, 2025 08:14

Are these new wheels really “a true game changer”? Plus the blingest pulley wheels out there, another super rare Dura-Ace carbon chainset goes up for sale + more

All the hottest new tech from the week that was, featuring stuff from Progress Cycles, Wahoo, Hopp Components, Apidura, MyWhoosh and Shimano

Sat, Aug 16, 2025 11:00

Cyclist crashes into bollard after driver turns across his path in Edinburgh cycle lane

Cyclist who crashed into bollard after oblivious driver turned across cycle lane secures compensation – despite police claiming motorist did “nothing wrong”

The driver’s insurers initially claimed that the cyclist crashed because he was speeding and “looking out for potholes” – before the motorist finally admitted that he hadn’t even noticed the rider at all

Fri, Aug 15, 2025 15:49

Matthew Richardson breaks his own flying 200m world record in Konya, Turkey

“I knew there was more in the tank”: British sprinter Matt Richardson breaks his own flying 200m world record – just one day after becoming the ‘fastest cyclist in the world’

“I was obviously really stoked about yesterday but I was hungry for more”

Fri, Aug 15, 2025 14:49

Chaos at women’s Tour de Romandie as five teams disqualified after tracking device row – as UCI condemns “deplorable undermining of safety efforts”

A spokesperson for Lidl-Trek has confirmed that the team will not start the stage race, after the UCI threatened them with disqualification and then refused to fit the GPS safety devices

Fri, Aug 15, 2025 10:33

Florida man with ‘armed cyclist’ shows up again

“It’s completely understandable”: Rider with ‘Armed Cyclist’ jersey, disco lights, and ‘take your lane’ flags goes viral (again); “He’s not just coming for the Tour”: Red Bull boss says Remco Evenepoel’s move is a “calculated risk” + more on the live blog

With the hopes and dreams of another warm weekend on the horizon, Adwitiya’s setting out for another live blog stint, where he’ll be furiously pedalling — Matty Richardson style — through all the cycling news, views, reaction, and more

Fri, Aug 15, 2025 08:36

Sheeba Bukuru and Fulbourn Road, Cambridge

Speeding overtaking driver who left cyclist with life-changing injures in “horrendous” hit-and-run crash jailed for four years

Sheeba Bukuru fled the scene, with the cyclist bleeding and unconscious on the road, before reporting to the police that his car had been stolen at knifepoint 15 minutes later

Thu, Aug 14, 2025 14:44

Matthew Richardson breaks flying 200m world record

The fastest cyclist in the world: British sprinter Matthew Richardson makes history by smashing nine second barrier for flying 200m, as para-cyclist Will Bjergfelt sets new Hour Record

Richardson, who controversially defected to Team GB after winning three Olympic medals for Australia in Paris, set a new world record for the flying 200m, covering the distance in 8.941 seconds, at over 80kph

Thu, Aug 14, 2025 13:53

Judge rules bike camera footage is legal, as phone-driving solicitor’s attempt to sue camera cyclist for breaching data protection laws and enforcing “police-controlled state” fails

The motorist accused “disturbing, caped crusader” cyclists of seeking out law-breaking drivers and filming them without consent, but the judge ruled that submitting video evidence of road crime is both legal and valuable to police

Thu, Aug 14, 2025 11:47

Canyon launches Citylite and Citylite:ON fully equipped bikes for everyday urban life

New Citylite range of electric and non-electric bikes aims to take the hassle out of urban riding with ready-to-roll aluminium builds featuring lights, mudguards, racks, and locks

Thu, Aug 14, 2025 09:00

“My dad dropped a mallet on my SL8…”: But can it be fixed?; Cyclists question The Guardian’s “summer cycling essentials” piece; Charlie Tanfield falls short of Ganna’s Hour Record, but Will Bjergfelt sets new C5 record + more on the live blog

Your Thursday round-up of everything worth knowing from the world of cycling (plus plenty of silliness that you could probably do without) comes courtesy of Dan Alexander this week

Thu, Aug 14, 2025 08:08

Disabled cyclist in blocked cycle lane, Dublin

“This is pure gaslighting”: Councillor claims bikes are being treated “like children’s toys” after decision to turn popular bike route into “anti-cycling death trap”

“They are shunted suddenly from the cycle lane with no amenities, no care, no instructions, straight into full motorised traffic and expected just to mingle,” Councillor Monahan said, describing the impact of the council’s decision

Wed, Aug 13, 2025 15:54

CyclingMikey’s bike ran over by driver ignoring no entry sign

Mr Loophole accuses CyclingMikey of “using his bike as a weapon” after safety campaigner’s bike run over by motorist

“He is controlling the bike… he may be guilty of dangerous cycling,” the lawyer said, commenting on the viral video of CyclingMikey trying to stop a motorist from ignoring road closure and driving through the wrong side

Wed, Aug 13, 2025 13:29

Council pays out £85,000 to cyclists and pedestrians injured by crashes and trips caused by “hated” cycle lane

According to recent figures, cyclist injuries have dropped by half on the contentious cycle lane — scheduled to be ripped out at the end of August — since its installation in 2022

Wed, Aug 13, 2025 11:34

No No Cycling sign on Bluston Parade to Queensway footbridge

“Why can’t they use the roads?” Tory councillor questions why disabled cyclists can’t push their bikes and asks, “How common is this condition?” during ‘No Cycling’ row; 20mph limits don’t slow cars; Chain trauma; Pidcock on Vuelta + more on the live blog

The temperatures are still rising, so get the factor 50 ready, crack the windows open, and join Ryan Mallon for another day chock-full of cycling news and views on the Wednesday live blog

Wed, Aug 13, 2025 08:49

Irish farmers claim new cycle lane means road too narrow for combine harvesters, as local group angry at “North Korean-style project”

Major infrastructure project sees council spend €1.6m on 3.5km cycle route in Kildare, but farmers say the works to install the bike lane have hit them hard at harvest time

Tue, Aug 12, 2025 15:40

“It’s disappointing the PB is worth more than stopping”: Cyclist broke arm when Parkrunner cut into cycle lane and caused crash, two weeks after organisers apologised for runners’ “abusive language” at cyclists and pedestrians

Incident comes a fortnight after organisers of Swansea Bay event apologised after receiving what they described as the worst feedback in its history, including multiple reports of runners directing "abusive language" at cyclists and "barging"

Tue, Aug 12, 2025 13:43