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Rod Ellingworth moves to Bahrain-Merida as team principal

Ex-head of performance at Team Sky will lead team co-owned by McLaren

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 18:20
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Near Miss of the Day 277: Unsafe and illegal close overtake of cyclist with car approaching

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Surrey

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 16:39
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Five cool things coming soon from Topeak, Hunt, Trakke, Catlike and Sportful

Some of our top picks from the road.cc test pile this week, with reviews coming soon...

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 16:10
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Surrey cyclist hit by paintball fired by slingshot from moving car

John Holland says incident in Shepperton has made him and others "wary" of riding alone

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 15:34
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Government plan to relax UK’s £1,000 Cycle to Work limit to make it easier to buy e-bikes

Rejoice! Cycling Minister Michael Ellis has announced a revamp of the Cycle to Work Scheme to include purchases of over £1,000, making it easier for commuters to consider buying an e-bike and ditching the car...

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 13:19
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81-year-old aiming to be oldest woman to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats hits halfway point

Mavis Paterson has backing from stars including Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome - and Ineos has chipped in £10,000 sponsorship too

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 13:07
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#MyCyclingWeekend with Decathlon – Strom Dodgers Edition

Find out who won the Decathlon schwag!

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 11:58
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Video: Cyclist does a Chris Froome as he runs to finish after crash

US rider Eamon Lucas secured 10th place in Belgian kermesse after picking himself up and hotfooting it to the line

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 11:07
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Jeremy Clarkson complains at road closure after fatal crash – and gets educated by the police

Officers explain to TV host work needed after fatal crashes - this one involving up to 9 cars "racing" at speed

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 09:56
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Canyon and Rapha reveal bold new Women’s 100 kit at OVO Women’s Tour

Bold new fade kit design launched at OVO Women's Tour for Rapha's Women's 100 on 14th September

Mon, Jun 10, 2019 09:06
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Arnold Schwarzenegger security guard pulls taser on man suspected of trying to steal Terminator star’s bike

Incident happened as actor turned politician left Los Angeles gym on Friday

Sun, Jun 09, 2019 18:59
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£400k damages for family of triathlete killed in pothole crash

Kate Vanloo was thrown into path of a car when she hit defect council had failed to have repaired

Sun, Jun 09, 2019 16:31
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Top 10 cycling stories you might have missed this week

The pick of the bunch from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap...

Sun, Jun 09, 2019 13:54
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It’s Bike Week! “All you need is a bike” says Cycling UK

“You don’t need fancy clothing or equipment to enjoy cycling”

Sat, Jun 08, 2019 20:27
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ASO “don’t really seem to care much about women’s cycling” says Joanna Rowsell Shand

Tour de France organisers hold only a one-day race for the women and recently pulled two other races from the Women’s World Tour

Sat, Jun 08, 2019 20:27
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Should disused Bradford railway tunnel be filled with concrete or turned into a bike route?

Campaigners call for objections to plan to abandon Queensbury Tunnel

Sat, Jun 08, 2019 15:54
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Motor traffic could be banned from Royal Parks

Park roads are “not for commuters travelling through the parks”

Sat, Jun 08, 2019 14:44
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Just In: Specialized S-Works Roubaix with SRAM Red eTap AXS groupset

We've got our hands on the brand new Roubaix with SRAM's brand new Red eTap groupset

Sat, Jun 08, 2019 13:22
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West Midlands: helmet cam cyclist shops 325 drivers in a year

West Mids police expect 3,000 submissions this year thanks to third party camera evidence - with one cyclist excelling at catching drivers on phones

Fri, Jun 07, 2019 20:32
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Play nicely! CUK asks cyclists & horse riders to “Be nice, say Hi” in Surrey Hills; Outgoing cycling minister calls for big boost to active travel investment; “Quite nice” to watch Giro on TV says Froome; Cannondale SuperSix goes Dirty +Goat trauma & more

All the cycling news from this site and beyond… in today's Live Blog

Fri, Jun 07, 2019 19:32
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US rider denies deliberately causing crash after being disqualified from race

“A career in crashing people out is not what I’m trying to do. It doesn’t pay very well and you don’t get on very many teams for that skill, and you don’t get to finish very many races”

Fri, Jun 07, 2019 15:14
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#MyCyclingWeekend with Decathlon – The storm-dodging edition

It looks like we might get drenched this weekend. At least there are prizes to be won!

Fri, Jun 07, 2019 13:56
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After over 1,000 tests at the Giro d’Italia, UCI to roll out further mechanical doping measures

Governing body to introduce an upgrade to magnetic scanning technology plus a ‘tracker’ that can be attached to bikes

Fri, Jun 07, 2019 13:56
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E-bike use predicted to grow by almost 40,000% by 2050, according to Halfords research

Researchers have predicted a huge surge in e-bike use is coming over the next thirty years in the UK, thanks to improvements in e-bike technology and a phasing out of fossil fuel-powered vehicles...

Fri, Jun 07, 2019 12:30
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£5,400 spent on concrete blocks to keep cyclists off Leicester path

Local cyclists say situation will only improve when cycle lane is finished

Fri, Jun 07, 2019 11:10
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