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Strava users can add links again as social fitness giant apologises for “disruptive” policy

Ride-sharing app hails "significant improvements" to spam detection and prevention systems which have enabled return of URL links across activities, profiles, events and clubs

Tue, Mar 04, 2025 11:08

Cyclist removes front brake cable housing in shocking botch job

“No housing? No problem”: Cyclist baffled why brakes no longer work after shocking DIY cable botch job – then complains mechanic charged him too much; Van der Poel returns to racing – but no Strade Bianche, team says + more on the live blog

It’s Pancake Tuesday – and Mathieu van der Poel is back in action! And so is Ryan Mallon, kind of… If you count chatting rubbish about the latest cycling news and views on the live blog, that is

Tue, Mar 04, 2025 09:49

Michael Rasmussen and his Rabobank teammates during the 2007 Tour de France

“If they really wanted to clean up the sport, they should have stayed”: Rabobank’s return to pro cycling – decade after leaving due to doping scandals – a “no brainer”, says Michael Rasmussen

In 2012, Rabobank declared that it wasn’t convinced cycling “could change for the better”. But last week it returned as jersey sponsor of Visma-Lease a Bike. So, what’s changed? A lot, says the team’s former leader

Tue, Mar 04, 2025 08:45

Tree huggers protest Binley Cyclway in Coventry

Tree-hugging campaigners take “destructive” cycle lane plans to High Court, claiming council “won’t listen” to residents

The proposed cycleway has been the subject of months of complaints, protests, and accusations of “misinformation” after residents opposed plans to cut down 26 trees to make way for the active travel route

Mon, Mar 03, 2025 18:37

Lock reviews (and testing them to destruction) return to road.cc — plus more cool stuff from Lake, PRO, Tru-Tension + Amazfit

After a lengthy lock reviewing hiatus, the hefty Hiplok D1000 will be one of several bike locks we'll be assessing on the site in the coming weeks and months, alongside a test to destruction to better inform your purchase

Mon, Mar 03, 2025 18:15

Cyclists could face on-the-spot £500 fines for riding in pedestrian zones under new bill – but campaigners slam “meaningless rhetoric” and ask: “How is this justice?”

According to the government’s new Crime and Policing Bill, fixed penalty notices related to public space protection orders – which attempt to crack down on “anti-social cycling” – will rise from £100 to £500

Mon, Mar 03, 2025 16:59

Calls for Mallorca 312 cycling event to be cancelled over “abusive” road closures which “violate” locals’ rights to “enter or leave their homes” and turn island into a “theme park”

A dozen groups, ranging from anti-tourism protesters to environmental campaigners, have claimed the popular sportive “does not respond to any social need”, “harms the wellbeing” of residents, and only enriches “certain businessmen”

Mon, Mar 03, 2025 13:40

Peter Sagan on Let’s Dance, Slovakia’s version of Strictly Come Dancing

“This is what we’ve been waiting for”: Peter Sagan jives to Elvis Presley’s Hound Dog, and the results are as glorious as you’d expect; 9-year-old cycles up the 8.8% gradient Muur with trainers; Philipsen rides seatless e-bike + more on the live blog

It’s March and that can only mean one thing — the spring classics season is in full swing! Adwitiya’s on your live blog host with all the cycling news, reactions and racing updates

Mon, Mar 03, 2025 10:02

Another ‘optical illusion’ cycle lane? Cyclist slams “death trap” kerb that sent him flying over the handlebars

The council has said that it is going to revisit the area and install better signage to “make current arrangements clearer to road users as a priority”

Sun, Mar 02, 2025 17:25

Cyclists take wrong turn at Faun-Ardeche Classic

“Another race, another wrong turn”: Bizarre scenes as cyclists follow motorbike and go the wrong way before finish line for the second time in two weeks, as riders’ union president slams organisers

Chaos in the final metres led to riders taking a wrong exit at a roundabout and coming into the way of oncoming cars, with Marc Hirschi crashing and Romain Grégoire winning the race, who said the other riders were “lacking in lucidity”

Sun, Mar 02, 2025 13:40

Lost your KOM? Strava cracks down on leaderboard “violations” to keep segment competition fair, plus Rapha re-engineers Pro Team Bib Shorts with help from Lachlan Morton, Jorvik Tricycles goes hybrid, AI coaching, new BBB sunglasses + more…

All the hottest new tech we've spotted this week, including stuff from Strava, Rapha, BBB, Vekta and more...

Sat, Mar 01, 2025 12:00

Royal Mile, 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, Men’s Elite Road Race, Edinburgh to Glasgow, Scotland

Edinburgh and Wales expected to host opening stages of 2027 men’s Tour de France, as Leeds set for Tour Femmes Grand Départ

Auld Reekie and La Grande Boucle – a match made in heaven?

Sat, Mar 01, 2025 11:09

Britain set to host Tour de France Grand Départ in 2027, according to reports

“Advanced” talks are underway for what could be the UK’s third Tour start and an official announcement could be made as early as next month – with sources suggesting stages in England, Wales, and Scotland

Fri, Feb 28, 2025 17:10

Driver who “charged through” mini-roundabout and hit cyclist before reversing over her – leaving her with multiple serious injuries – keeps licence

David Knight was given six penalty points and fined £600 for failing to give way at the junction and crashing into Patrycja Gutowska, who suffered sternum and pelvis fractures and a collapsed lung

Fri, Feb 28, 2025 16:37

Police vow to clamp down on “anti-social cycling” after arresting man for riding bike on pavement and failing to stop

Officers also told residents that they are targeting the illegal “misuse” of electric bikes, but admitted this process is “time consuming”

Fri, Feb 28, 2025 14:59

E-bike parking bays are working in Westminster so they’re going to be made permanent

Council says move will ensure streets “remain clear and accessible for everyone”

Fri, Feb 28, 2025 12:03

“We face enough hatred as it is”: Cyclists thank police for pointing out 750W motor-powered vehicle with throttle up to 28mph is “not an e-bike”; “Take it easy over Cipressa”: Caleb Ewan’s advice to Pogačar for Milan-San Remo + more on the live blog

February is almost over? Guess what, so is this week! Adwitiya’s back on the live blog to see you off into the sunset with all the latest cycling news, views and reaction

Fri, Feb 28, 2025 10:04

Boardman unveils new “four-season fast” SLR road range… and the prices look attractive too

Designed to be comfortable and versatile as well as quick, is this the road bike we’ve been waiting for?

Fri, Feb 28, 2025 10:00

Children cycling on Active Travel Street

“Don’t leave girls behind”: Calls to address gender gap for children cycling, as new report finds almost twice as many boys ride bikes as girls – and 80% of children want traffic-free routes and pavement parking bans

Sustrans’ inaugural Children’s Walking and Cycling Index also found that more than half of children want to cycle more, but only 14 per cent of children’s journeys are currently made by bike

Thu, Feb 27, 2025 17:20

2025 BMC Teammachine SLR montage Feb 2025

BMC goes all-in on integration with new Teammachine SLR

The updated Teammachine SLR features a redesigned front end with fully integrated hoses, offering "best in class stiffness and weight", with prices starting at €2,999 (~£2,480)

Thu, Feb 27, 2025 16:05

Canyon goes back to its roots with launch of ‘MyCanyon’ custom bike programme… but it’s only available for the Aeroad CFR right now

We're told there are plans to expand MyCanyon to other bike models down the line, but for now only those who can stretch to the high-end Aeroad CFR will be able to go to town on a Canyon custom paintjob

Thu, Feb 27, 2025 16:00

Fake deal-laden Endura websites and social media ads offering 80% discounts a scam, cycling clothing brand warns customers

Endura says it is “actively working with enforcement agents” to have the sites and ads, which have regularly popped up on cyclists’ Facebook feeds recently, taken down

Thu, Feb 27, 2025 13:59

Cyclist attacked by hammer-wielding bikejackers in Regent’s Park, London

Shocking footage shows violent bikejacker swinging hammer at cyclist before stealing bike in latest Regent’s Park attack

“To me it seems like it can’t be that many people doing it – pulling out a hammer to rob a bike is not opportunistic, it’s people who know what they are looking for”

Thu, Feb 27, 2025 12:32

“If it’s stupid but it works it’s not stupid… I think”: Cyclists pleasantly surprised by front derailleur “hack” that turns your bike 1x using just a roadside rock… (sort of)… but is it really a “rock-solid solution”? + more on the live blog

2025's rattling on and we're almost in March, Dan Alexander will be daydreaming about the classics' return and some longer spring evenings in between all your usual Thursday live blog updates

Thu, Feb 27, 2025 09:08

Chapter 1: In One Day with Lachlan Morton

Family of ultra cyclist whose Auckland to Wellington cycling record was smashed by Lachlan Morton thanks Rapha for “owning up to the false narrative” surrounding former record holder

Brian Lambert’s family had previously asked cycling clothing brand to remove the video and donate proceeds to charity, after a film based on Morton’s record-breaking side featured another former record holder instead of Lambert

Wed, Feb 26, 2025 18:04