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LeMond carbon fibre factory application approved

Yellow-themed carbon fibre factory owned by Greg LeMond heading for Grimsby, and could create 400 jobs

Three-time Tour de France winner's carbon fibre manufacturing company to create up to 400 jobs with major factory producing the material for engineering and other non-cycling industries

Mon, Feb 03, 2025 17:48

Cycling clothing brand La Passione closes, but founder promises “new chapter”

Premium cycling apparel company stopped taking orders at the end of 2024, its founder stating the "time has come to turn the page" and "explore new opportunities"

Mon, Feb 03, 2025 15:14

2025 Fairlight Strael 4.0 complete bike – 1 (2).jpeg

“A new benchmark for steel all-road bikes”: Fairlight Strael gets a huge redesign

The road.cc Recommends Bike of the Year 2021/22 gets a major update for 2025; all-season road bike is said to be lighter, stronger and more versatile, joining the all-road category with increased tyre clearance and a new steel tubeset

Mon, Feb 03, 2025 13:16

Cyclists “increasingly fearful” after death of “very experienced” rider in collision, as police increase patrols and urge near miss reporting to “deter dangerous driving and protect cyclists”

A 74-year-old cyclist was killed in a collision in January, prompting questions about a lack of safe cycling infrastructure and the police's approach to protecting vulnerable road users from dangerous driving

Mon, Feb 03, 2025 13:11

Reevo: The hopeless, hubless e-bike that failed to bring about a “Reevolution”

Reinventing the wheel so that it’s loud and heavy and you can’t stop it…

Mon, Feb 03, 2025 11:32

National junior 25-mile TT champion killed in collision while training

Lancashire Police are appealing for information after promising young cyclist Aidan Worden died in a collision on Saturday morning

Mon, Feb 03, 2025 10:29

Sir Richard Wallace and Lagan towpath, Lisburn

Strangest anti-cycling campaigner ever? Bike path expansion plans opposed… by 19th-century landowner and MP (kind of); “They wouldn’t have stopped at the Tour de France”: Cyclists refuse to race after 50 riders crash in heavy rain + more on the live blog

Have you started your week like Mathieu van der Poel, bursting out of the traps? Or are you playing catch-up like Wout van Aert? In any case, Ryan Mallon’s here to keep you entertained as you slog through the ‘cross course of life on the Monday live blog

Mon, Feb 03, 2025 10:00

20mph speed limit “single most significant change we’ve ever seen,” says Cycling UK as data reveals 100 fewer people killed or seriously injured on Welsh roads since change – but Conservatives slam “confusion and frustration for drivers”

The charity said the Welsh government’s latest figures are “proof that slower speeds save lives”, and called on the rest of the UK to implement default 20mph limit

Sun, Feb 02, 2025 19:27

UCI confirms imminent ban on carbon monoxide rebreathing “outside a medical facility”, citing health reasons

The ban on using commercially available CO rebreathing systems will begin from 10 February, with the UCI claiming repeated inhalation "can result in acute and chronic health problems". The ban is independent of world anti-doping regulations

Sat, Feb 01, 2025 16:37

“Much more than any hi-vis”: A cycling jacket that’s black by day but wild by night, Ritchey retires rainbow stripes (due to UCI), Catlike tones down Whisper lid’s iconic holes + more

All the best new tech we've spotted this week, including highlights from Wahoo, Rule 28, Ritchey, Gemini, Chris King, Catlike and Kostüme

Sat, Feb 01, 2025 12:00

Cyclist flies over handlebars and “nearly breaks neck” after uninsured SUV driver pulls out in Auckland New Zealand

Cyclist who flew over handlebars and “nearly broke neck” after uninsured SUV driver pulled out confronts motorist at home demanding $13,000 – but pensioner says “there’s no way I’m bloody paying that”

The cyclist crashed while trying to avoid Auckland driver Mele Kauvalu, who allegedly pulled out of a parking space without indicating and claimed “he bumped into my car”. But the rider says the incident “could have been fatal”

Fri, Jan 31, 2025 16:50

Cycling fans report Warner Bros. Discovery to market regulator for “abuse of monopoly” and “price gouging” after moving cycling behind £30.99-a-month paywall, as Tory MP slams “terrible decision”

“Next month cycling coverage is going to become a prohibitively expensive luxury to a huge number of fans,” MP Ben Obese-Jecty said on Friday, as fans called for the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the move

Fri, Jan 31, 2025 13:33

£1,000 fine and 12-month ban for DPD delivery driver who left cyclist with broken neck after cutting across cycle lane

Florin Varga, who has since lost his job following his driving ban, pulled across and into the path of a female cyclist, after an oncoming driver flashed their lights to indicate it was safe to turn

Fri, Jan 31, 2025 11:18

Albert Philipsen at the 2023 UCI junior men’s road world championship, Glasgow

“Not just extreme, but poor coaching”: 18-year-old pro does “crazy” 100km “recovery ride” immediately after 157km race — but is ex-pro right to criticise team?; Safety concerns over Rwanda world championships; Pidcock wins again + more on the live blog

We’ve made it! Adwitiya’s seeing off January with one last live blog filled with all the latest cycling news, reaction and the usual nonsense

Fri, Jan 31, 2025 09:42

Johan Price-Pejtersen disqualified for riding on cycle lane during 2024 Danish time trial championships

Pro cyclist disqualified for riding on cycle lane has national title reinstated seven months later – and hits out at governing body’s “unacceptable incompetence”, threatening legal action

Johan Price-Pejtersen was stripped of the Danish time trial title in June after footage showed him riding on a bike path and now, despite being reinstated, says he was “robbed of precious time” in the national champion’s jersey

Thu, Jan 30, 2025 18:12

Welsh government could cut cycle lane funding to fix roads, as councillor calls for active travel budget to be diverted in area dubbed ‘Pothole Land’

A recent audit showed that almost half of Wrexham’s active travel routes were deemed “critical failures”, but Wales’ transport secretary has told councillors that funding could be reinvested in pothole repairs

Thu, Jan 30, 2025 15:59

Body Rocket launches the “world’s most accurate cycling power meter” claiming +/- 0.1% accuracy

The dual-sided power meter pedals, priced at £1,500 and weighing 185g per pedal, boast a claimed accuracy level of +/- 0.1% with a 20Hz sample rate... and were almost created by accident according to Bodyrocket

Thu, Jan 30, 2025 14:30

Lime launches £20m plan to clamp down on “obstructive” e-bike parking and deter “illegal” cycling on pavements and running red lights

The hire bike company’s ‘Action Plan’ also includes the creation of 2,500 new parking spaces in London, technology to block poor parking “in real time”, and a £250k commitment to improve access to cycling

Thu, Jan 30, 2025 11:59

“A huge problem”: Pro cycling disappearing behind £372-a-year TNT Sports paywall a “huge shame”, Tao Geoghegan Hart says in lengthy post questioning “how many people have cancelled subscriptions” over price hike? + more on the live blog

Welcome to the Thursday live blog, packed full of all the news, reaction, silliness and more... Dan Alexander will be bringing you all your updates today

Thu, Jan 30, 2025 09:07

2025 Quintana Roo Service Course aero road bike – blue

Triathlon specialist Quintana Roo unveils new “all speed” aero road bike — and it’s actually quite reasonably priced

Coming with claims about it being the brand's "fastest-ever UCI-legal aero road bike", the Service Course starts at £3,575 with a 12-Speed Shimano 105 Di2 groupset or £5,050 with Shimano Ultegra Di2 and Enve 45 Foundation carbon wheels

Wed, Jan 29, 2025 17:02

Garmin Edge 1050 with blue “triangle of death”

Blue “triangle of death” issue renders thousands of Garmin cycling computers and smartwatches temporarily unusable… but there are now numerous fixes (sort of)

A bug has caused the devices to be stuck in a reboot loop when users try to enable GPS-related activities due to corrupted files, with Garmin recommending a factory reset to “restore functionality”; however, some users are still reporting problems

Wed, Jan 29, 2025 16:59

Birkenhead to Liscard Active Travel Project

“Typical left-wing council ignoring the majority vote”: 28 cycle lanes given go-ahead at council meeting disrupted by locals protesting “ludicrous” decision

“I’ve never heard such a load of crap in my life. I could be watching Emmerdale,” shouted one of the protestors, who had to be urged to not be abusive and rude

Wed, Jan 29, 2025 14:14

Stranmillis embankment cycle lane works, Belfast (Sustrans)

Cyclists furious at “easy, non-car disruptive” decision to “do up the one bike path we already have”, forcing riders onto busy road… instead of building new cycle lanes; Bus OK after cyclist crash, police say; Pidcock wins on debut + more on the live blog

After originally planning to spend his Wednesday miserably counting down the days until Eurosport disappears from our screens (taking cycling with it), Ryan Mallon’s decided to distract himself by sharing some news and views on the live blog instead

Wed, Jan 29, 2025 10:02

Holt Road cycling scheme (Norfolk County Council)

Cycling group accuses council of forcing cyclists onto “dangerous, traffic-choked” road, as “anti-social behaviour” and “security” fears see plan for cycle route link scrapped

Proposed 75m cut-through linking cycle lane to quiet low-traffic routes removed from plans, a link a cycling campaign says there was "overwhelming" support for and a councillor has "dramatically" changed her mind over

Tue, Jan 28, 2025 16:54

UCI forces Ritchey to redesign its Rainbow logo

Ritchey’s iconic logo is changing after decades of Rainbow Stripe branding.

Tue, Jan 28, 2025 13:49