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The Heybike EC Compact looks a promising and budget-friendly day-to-day e-bike

City model boasts automatic 3-speed hub gears

Mon, Mar 10, 2025 15:06

New Komoot users now must buy £4.99 monthly subscription to send routes to cycling computers

Users who have already purchased or unlocked specific Komoot map products, such as single regions or region bundles, will still be able to plot routes and sync them to devices as before — new users now needing to subscribe for the functionality

Mon, Mar 10, 2025 13:13

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED Win! 4 bumper TORQ cycling nutrition bundles worth £127 each up for grabs!

Fuel your big rides this year with help from TORQ. Four lucky winners will share this bumper nutrition prize bundle worth over £500 in total, including bars, gels, hydration drink mix + more to celebrate the brand's 25th birthday

Mon, Mar 10, 2025 12:00

Sir Bradley Wiggins with his fifth Olympic gold medal

“Within three years of retiring I was a drug addict”: Sir Bradley Wiggins recalls post-cycling “mess” that led to bankruptcy but insists financial woes “resolved”

Recent documents suggested Wiggins' unpaid debts had doubled to almost £2 million, the five-time Olympic champion saying he was "getting ripped off left, right and centre" and the "people responsible are paying a heavy price"

Mon, Mar 10, 2025 10:29

“Cycling needs to realise scale of its safety problem”: Jonas Vingegaard won’t let his children race because cycling is “just too dangerous”, says “too many riders race like they don’t have brakes”; No Paris-Roubaix for Pogačar? + more on the live blog

The sun is shining, birds are chirping in the trees, and Paris-Nice is underway – spring is well and truly here. Oh, and Ryan and Adwitiya are back from their weekend rides to keep you updated with all the latest cycling news on the Monday live blog, too

Mon, Mar 10, 2025 09:25

Got £21,000 to spend on the “world’s most exclusive” bike build at a luxury Girona lodge? Plus get waxed at US Specialized stores, Brompton C Line goes 12-speed + more

All the best new tech from Michelin, Hutchinson, Newmen, Brompton, The Bike Tailor, Zéfal, Pearson and more

Sat, Mar 08, 2025 12:00

Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison

Nicole McGeown had also veered onto the grass verge twice in the moments before she rammed into cyclist Ronald Walker, and claimed she was distracted by an overtaking motorist. She has been banned from driving for four years

Fri, Mar 07, 2025 18:53

Calls for “less obstructive” solutions to cycle lane’s “driveway-blocking wands” as councillor says “bollards should be replaced with white lines” – but local authority points out drivers are still parking on bike route

“Given the increasing width of vehicles, and the manner of driving by some, the use of measures like wands to protect schoolchildren in particular is an important tool,” the council said, defending the controversial wands

Fri, Mar 07, 2025 13:16

50% off Hunt Proven Carbon Enduro wheelset

Heavy-hitting and super-strong wheelset is now available at its best price yet.

Fri, Mar 07, 2025 11:54

Italian pro cyclist pushed off bike, punched in face, and hit with rock in two vicious, unprovoked assaults by motorbike attackers

VF Group-Bardiani-CSF pro Luca Colnaghi suffered a dislocated shoulder and broken ribs in the back-to-back attacks, which took place at the end of a training ride near Lake Como

Fri, Mar 07, 2025 11:37

“Oh no, not this again”: Fans accuse Flemish media of celebrating International Women’s Day by referring to Urška Žigart as “fiancée of Tadej Pogačar”; Sir Jason Kenny to run London Marathon; Deceuninck says goodbye to pro peloton + more on the live blog

One more day until the weekend… and Strade Bianche! Adwitiya’s on live blog duty with all the cycling news and views

Fri, Mar 07, 2025 09:51

Crash during Active Fakenham Easter Criterium 2022

British Cycling “killing off” sport and harming smaller events, says organiser of cancelled race after risk assessor demanded “huge, last-minute” £4,000 safety changes

Organisers say the costs and logistical challenges facing the Active Fakenham crits, which form part of a wider running and cycling festival and involve all-day road closures, have made it “impossible” to be held this year

Thu, Mar 06, 2025 17:47

Logs placed across Isle of Wight cycle path

Concerns raised about possible attacks on cyclists after popular family cycle path sabotaged with piles of logs “deliberately” left by “idiots” and hooded men spotted shouting threats at passing riders

The logs were left in ten different places on the Isle of Wight trail – and immediately put back after being moved – in the second apparent attempt at anti-cycling sabotage on the path in a month

Thu, Mar 06, 2025 13:39

Decathlon’s cycling brand Van Rysel launches first carbon wheelsets, starting from €799.99 and suitable for road or gravel riding

The VR 35 and VR 50 wheels are disc brake only, and hooked for tubeless or standard clincher tyre compatibility in widths of up to 55mm. Weights starting at a claimed 1,490g, and they're said to excel on road or gravel

Thu, Mar 06, 2025 11:25

Work on next stage of controversial cycle lane which some traders claimed would “kill” village set to continue, months on from Dame Sarah Storey defending project and stating “a bike lane doesn’t close a village”; Viral MTB crash + more on the live blog

It's time for Thursday's live blog, Dan Alexander in the hot seat for all your news, reaction and more from the world of cycling on yet another gloriously sunny March day here in the UK — have a read... when you're not planning your weekend rides

Thu, Mar 06, 2025 08:56

Cyclists slam council’s decision to spend millions on “pointless” figure-of-eight loop “bridge to nowhere”, instead of fixing muddy quagmire around it

Worcestershire County Council has refused to upgrade the path at the foot of the bridge since it is not a “defined public right of way”

Wed, Mar 05, 2025 18:02

Canyon recalls TT bike over safety concern fork steerer tube could crack

Recall concerns Canyon Speedmax CF models fitted with the V21 Aerostem, the bike brand warning "severe impact or high-load situation, like hitting a pothole at speed" could "lead to the cockpit becoming detached" and causing potential injury

Wed, Mar 05, 2025 17:29

Sports Minister dismisses Tory MP’s concerns that £30.99 a month TNT subscription will lead to cycling “disappearing behind paywall” in Westminster Hall debate, saying “it’s not for the government to intervene”

“The cycling boom that formed part of the London 2012 legacy is now in danger of being dropped by the peloton,” MP Ben Obese-Jecty said in the debate, further highlighting the demise of Eurosport as a “hammer blow for cycling coverage in the UK”

Wed, Mar 05, 2025 12:24

Alloy versions of the Specialized Vado SL 2 will be a couple of grand cheaper

The same ‘super light’ motor combined with more affordable frames

Wed, Mar 05, 2025 10:34

Holdsworth Campagnolo bag with Milk Race sticker on Facebook Marketplace

Battered Holdsworth-Campagnolo cycling team bag from 1970s (with Milk Race sticker) available on Facebook Marketplace… for £450; Wider cycle lanes only for faster e-bikes, not “regular” cyclists, Trump fans say; TNT hits parliament + more on the live blog

Just like Peter Sagan on Slovakia’s version of Strictly, Ryan Mallon’s ready to enthusiastically leap over any midweek lethargy, before descending into a slightly befuddled, if animated jive. That’s a decent metaphor for the Wednesday live blog, right?

Wed, Mar 05, 2025 09:36

A freshly minted selection of top-rated cycling products from Wattbike, Lezyne, Gorewear, Giant + more

10 products made the road.cc Recommends cut in February, including a perfect 10/10 for VecchioJo's stunning new Mint Sauce coffee table book

Tue, Mar 04, 2025 17:59

One in 10 Lime bikes have dangerous mechanical issues including malfunctioning brakes, report suggests

Bike mechanic raises alarm about safety concerns with hire bikes, with 12 per cent estimated to need to be taken out of service due to "high-risk" maintenance issues including flat tyres, missing parts and malfunctioning brakes