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Canyon opens two new ‘customer experience locations’ in the UK

If you’d like to try a Canyon before you buy or have your new bike assembled by a professional, the direct-to-consumer brand announces two new centres in London and Sheffield to make it happen

Wed, Feb 19, 2025 10:00

“Most bizarre finish we’ve seen”: Farcical finish to pro race… after “total chaos” sees almost entire peloton miss turning during sprint and end up on wrong side of road; Supreme launches SpongeBob kit + more on the live blog

Halfway through the week, keep going and the weekend will be here before you know it... Dan Alexander is on the live blog for all your cycling news this Wednesday

Wed, Feb 19, 2025 09:10

Drug driver took tranquiliser Xanax before smashing into cyclist, breaking rider’s back and leg

Cameron Johnstone — who has previous drink-driving conviction and claimed drug use was to address alcohol withdrawal — has been jailed for 14 months for a double collision which left a cyclist in hospital with serious injuries

Tue, Feb 18, 2025 17:01

Locals furious after car-shaped bike rack replaces disabled parking bay, demanding “give us back our parking spaces”

Council cools backlash with promise of another vehicle space "in due course", explaining that the cycle parking was installed "as part of efforts to promote environmental sustainability by encouraging cycling"

Tue, Feb 18, 2025 14:49

Second-hand e-bikes: Upway says it would be “difficult” to bring its refurb business to the UK

Cheap e-bikes refurbed to industry standards? Not for a while...

Tue, Feb 18, 2025 12:42

Pogacar’s ultra-sleek computer mount Feb 2025

Tadej Pogacar debuts ultra-sleek computer mount integrated into Colnago Y1Rs aero bike cockpit

You need to take care of aero details if you want to win the big races

Tue, Feb 18, 2025 11:16

Joint enforcement operation targeting anti-social cycling in London

“Unrealistic” cycling targets and “great swathes of unused cycle parking” holding back new London developments, property association claims

City Property Association bizarrely claims number of cycle spaces mandated for new office buildings will be a "spectacular eco-own-goal" and worsen carbon impact of building

Tue, Feb 18, 2025 10:39

Jérôme Pineau at the 2012 Tour de France

“If he’s a cyclist, he gets two years and is written off from everything”: Former pro cyclist blasts tennis number one Jannik Sinner’s three-month ban as “scandalous” and asks “how can you negotiate a suspension?” + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday and Adwitiya’s back on the still cold (and wet) live blog seat with the latest cycling news and views — bear with him as he figures how to do it all over again…

Tue, Feb 18, 2025 10:04

“Space taken for cars to drive faster… cyclists and pedestrians just brushed aside”: Controversial changes make roundabout “considerably more dangerous”, NHS staff and cycling campaign warn — as council accused of ignoring its own safety audit

Audit warned narrowness of path "could lead to conflict between cycles and pedestrians at busy times", a width that has not been addressed — a campaign saying that and numerous other issues "make a mockery" of claim changes will improve cycle journeys

Mon, Feb 17, 2025 17:19

Tribunal orders former Scott Sports CEO to sell shares, ending bizarre “power struggle” which saw police called to HQ over “dispute between managers”

International Chamber of Commerce rules Beat Zaugg should cede his 47 per cent stake in the company to its majority owner

Mon, Feb 17, 2025 12:34

It’s Home Mechanics’ Week on road.cc — learn your way around your bike, save time and money and become a more confident home mechanic

We'll be bringing you a series of features, guides, reviews and more to help you work on your bike this week, from going tubeless to bleeding your disc brakes

Mon, Feb 17, 2025 12:00

Cyclists blame “hostile” NIMBYs as council abandons protected cycle lane plan after resident backlash over £1.4m “biggest waste of money” project they claimed would “devastate community”

Local cycling community left "very disappointed" by decision to ditch proposal for cycle route "properly segregated with priority at side roads" — as council sides with local opposition and NIMBYs "impervious to reason"

Mon, Feb 17, 2025 11:12

“Nobody has ever said people will have to give up their cars and cycle everywhere”: Cyclists hit out at “vitriol and lies” spread about active travel; Geraint Thomas to retire: Strictly on the cards?; “Cycling doesn’t help itself” + more on the live blog

It’s Monday and just like Sam Bennett, Ryan Mallon’s ready to hit the ground running and sprint into another new week of cycling updates and opinions on the live blog

Mon, Feb 17, 2025 08:41

Cyclist in London high-vis braces – copyright Simon MacMichael

Cyclists’ hi-vis clothing invisible to some car brands’ automated emergency braking systems, shocking crash prevention study finds

“It’s untenable that the clothes cyclists wear to be safe may make them harder for crash avoidance technology to recognise,” a road safety researcher said, after finding that a Honda model failed to slow at all when confronted with reflecting clothing

Sun, Feb 16, 2025 15:58

The latest aero derailleur cage is here (yours for £395)… plus Kryptonite claims New York Diamond lock is “the next generation of bicycle security”, custom carbon gravel wheels + more

This week we've got newness from Kogel Bearings, Lake shoes, Rudy Project, Cycling Souvenirs & more...

Sat, Feb 15, 2025 11:59

Ultra-distance cyclist killed in collision with bus driver during “dream come true” attempt to break world record for fastest South America crossing by bike

Mohit Kohli, who took part in last year’s Transcontinental ultra-cycling event, was attempting to cycle the length of South America in under 41 days when he was killed in Chile on Wednesday

Fri, Feb 14, 2025 18:45

Tru-Tension Fillfast Tubeless Valve System

Tru-Tension claims its new Fillfast tubeless valve system “sets a new benchmark in tubeless tech”, offering four times the airflow of standard Presta valves

The cycle and motorcycle innovator reckons its Fillfast tubeless valve is the "ultimate high-flow, anti-clog tubeless valve system"

Fri, Feb 14, 2025 17:23

Police sent more footage of dangerous driving than ever before – as officers warn “goal is to make roads safer, not target drivers”

Avon and Somerset Police received 8,595 videos of alleged road offences from motorists and cyclists in 2024, 90 per cent of which resulted in some form of action being taken

Fri, Feb 14, 2025 16:24

Cyclist in traffic (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Most drivers wrongly believe cyclists must ride single file, stay close to the kerb, and use cycle lanes – and one in three say they shouldn’t have equal rights on the road, new Highway Code survey finds

The study also found that 74 per cent of drivers feel some frustration around cyclists, though 96 per cent claimed they leave the recommended 1.5m distance when overtaking people on bikes

Fri, Feb 14, 2025 12:54

An all-time classic local newspaper letter… suggests cyclists “should wear something sparkly to avoid accidents”; Put the duct tape away, that carbon frame is gone; Valentine’s Strava art from Wout van Heart + more on the live blog

It's Valentine's Day and just a few hours separates you from that special someone... where will you be taking your bike this weekend? Dan Alexander is on duty for all your Friday updates

Fri, Feb 14, 2025 09:13

Plans to funnel pedestrians onto narrow crossing will “make conflict with cyclists worse” on new bike path – but council says it’s reluctant to clamp down on drivers “abusing” yellow boxes and blocking cycle lane

Planters are set to be introduced at a busy Bristol junction to prevent people from walking on the road at a spot where one councillor claims cyclists already “get annoyed” with pedestrians

Thu, Feb 13, 2025 19:27

Cyclist next to an LTN planter, Hackney, London

Council workers embroiled in bitter LTN row offered wellbeing day off after “relentless hostility and anger” from residents opposing decision to “bulldoze through” plans for low traffic neighbourhood

Anti-LTN campaigners said the public meeting was a “fiasco” but admitted that the conduct of some attendees was “bordering on abuse”, leaving councillors “in tears”

Thu, Feb 13, 2025 16:49

André Castro Ladeiro and Cork Road, Carrigaline, Co. Cork

Driver came “flying out of nowhere” through red light and killed boy on bike at crossing, “treating him like a leaf”, as parents criticise “unduly lenient” two-year sentence and call for better enforcement on roads

Eight-year-old André Castro Ladeiro was struck by the driver of a pick-up truck on a pedestrian crossing during a family cycle in Co. Cork, after checking “no cars were coming”

Thu, Feb 13, 2025 13:41

Engwe are doing a carbon fibre commuter e-bike – but how much will it cost?

Chinese budget brand raises eyebrows... but will it also raise prices?

Thu, Feb 13, 2025 09:21

End of the road for Tour de France Unchained — Netflix confirms no more seasons; “Yes… and long overdue”: Cyclists support calls for drivers to be “presumed liable” in collisions; Wax your chain…in a rice cooker?! + more on the live blog

Welcome to the Thursday live blog... Dan Alexander is in the hot seat for all your updates, news, reaction, silliness and more

Thu, Feb 13, 2025 09:14