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Driver mounts pavement to overtake cyclist

Cyclist made to feel like a “second-rate road user” after “out of order” driver mounts car on pavement to overtake oncoming rider on the wrong side of road

“They didn’t want to wait a few more seconds for a resolution, which would have been me dismounting and walking along the pavement myself,” the cyclist said

Wed, Oct 02, 2024 15:34

Shimano’s Q’Auto automatic shifting technology touted to launch in 2025, as cycling components giant admits it “can’t break Bosch’s hold on e-bikes”

Will changing gear manually become a thing of the past? Shimano reckons its Q'Auto auto shifting will provide a simple and keenly priced alternative to e-bikes for the mass consumer market

Wed, Oct 02, 2024 15:30

No plans for further changes on “optical illusion” cycle lane which claimed over 100 trip victims, despite cross-party councillors’ efforts

“I cannot see how an administration can preside over a development that has seriously injured over 100 people and do nothing,” said a councillor trying to convince the council to implement changes

Wed, Oct 02, 2024 11:44

Mark Cavendish named Aston Martin’s first High Performance Ambassador (Aston Martin)

Mark Cavendish takes 194mph “absolute beast” SUV for drive around Isle of Man as “car enthusiast” Manx Missile named Aston Martin ambassador (before picking up knighthood); Pogačar’s “zone zero” hangover focaccia ride with F1 star + more on the live blog

Is it the weekend yet? Apparently not, but at least Ryan Mallon will keep you motivated with all the latest goings on from around the cycling world on the middle-of-the-week live blog. Scant comfort, I know

Wed, Oct 02, 2024 07:09

Resistance to Lime e-bike bays in Oxford – “We stood in front of them with our arms folded until they went away”

Lime says it's confident its e-bikes will "integrate into the community as a popular way to get around"

Tue, Oct 01, 2024 16:00

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Major UK cycling distributor behind Orro Bikes enters administration and ‘all staff asked to leave without September pay’

According to multiple sources, staff at Orro's parent company I-ride have not received pay for September and were asked to leave on Monday having been made redundant

Tue, Oct 01, 2024 15:53

Bedford town centre cycling ban (Google Maps)

Bike ban council wants “safe place where people don’t worry about bicycles” and claims cyclists “fly through town centre” – but cyclists say they are being fined for dismounting and pushing their bikes

"We are supposed to be encouraging people to cycle into town," said one dismayed councillor "inundated with complaints from residents that have been fined dismounting their bikes"

Tue, Oct 01, 2024 11:45

Pair jailed for deliberately mowing down cyclist

Police release “absolutely sickening” footage of cyclist deliberately rammed off bike, as men behind separate incident on pedestrian jailed

While investigating an attack that saw an NHS worker rammed and seriously injured as he walked home, Avon & Somerset Police discovered footage on one suspect's phone of a cyclist being deliberately run over in a second incident days earlier

Tue, Oct 01, 2024 10:34

Jeremy Vine Peter Hitchens (video screenshot via Jeremy Vine/Twiter)

“Every minute I walk on the streets my life is in danger”: Peter Hitchens calls for e-bike number plates – but cyclists say “don’t be put off by illegal machines”; “Put cyclists on secondary roads,” says Ontario PM; Cat wins again + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday, it’s October, and Ryan Mallon’s here to keep you up to date and occasionally amused with all the latest cycling news and views from around the world (while he’s not studying the new Burce Springsteen tour dates, that is)

Tue, Oct 01, 2024 09:32

Lachlan Morton close passed by lorry driver

“The truck driver actually tried to kill me”: Lachlan Morton forced to “bail off the side of the road” as lorry driver “kept going directly at me” and “didn’t move his truck one inch” during monster ‘Lap of Australia’ effort

The Australian EF Education-EasyPost rider said that he just gets off the road when the “big bad trucks” come, adding that “there’s no shoulder and it’s just not worth taking the risk”

Mon, Sep 30, 2024 16:10

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Latest Bosch Performance Line CX mid-motor “knows” how steep a climb is

Arrives alongside a bigger battery, an updated display and two new ABS modes

Mon, Sep 30, 2024 13:55

Tory councillor who wanted mandatory cyclist number plates vows to keep high street cycling ban, blaming “lazy and selfish” cyclists

A cycling campaign has accused Cllr Amos, the only remaining Conservative on Worcester City Council, of “chasing ghosts” and questioned his “cogency”, while claiming the county’s cycling infrastructure is on “life support”

Mon, Sep 30, 2024 12:12

Tadej Pogačar wins the 2024 world road race championships, Zurich (Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

Fine Young Cannibal: Is Tadej Pogačar the greatest cyclist of all time? Eddy Merckx thinks so; “Not normal” world champion’s 100km “stupid attack”; Flimsy new bike racks ignored; Michael Woods eats gel from a box with a spoon + more on the live blog

It’s Monday, and with the rainbow jerseys stowed away for another year, Ryan Mallon’s back to launch a long-range attack on the last cycling live blog of September

Mon, Sep 30, 2024 09:11

Internet reacts to cyclist and taxi driver video (@ChaponaBike123/Twitter)

“This gives errant drivers carte blanche to do what they like”: Police tell camera cyclists they are “unable to deal” with motorists driving in bike lanes or the wrong way down one-way streets, while warning cyclists to “not confront” dangerous drivers

The new advice, issued to road users who have recently submitted footage of alleged driving offences to the Met, also warns cyclists to avoid posting clips on social media

Sat, Sep 28, 2024 12:13

Will this new online vintage bike store help you build your dream retro machine? Plus Muc-Off launches new electric mini pump, Pogačar’s custom Colnago V4Rs for the worlds, new Quad Lock mounts + more

From limited edition bikes to a new place to buy retro bike parts, we've got all bases covered in this week's Tech of the Week

Sat, Sep 28, 2024 11:00

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Financial “reward” package for motor doping whistleblowers confirmed, as UCI commits to “eradicating technological fraud at the highest level”

The governing body’s approval of payments for motor doping information comes three months after president David Lappartient claimed hidden motors have the potential to “destroy cycling”

Fri, Sep 27, 2024 16:38

Nathan Piling (Greater Manchester Police) and The Bank pub, Market Street, Bury

Cyclist who punched and killed pensioner during pavement cycling row, before “cowardly” trying to flee scene, jailed for five years

Cyclist Nathan Piling angrily confronted Michael Dawson after the 78-year-old spoke to him about riding his bike on the footpath

Fri, Sep 27, 2024 15:06

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The Scott Silence eRide is a 14.5kg, mid-motor urban e-bike, but it comes at a price

The carbon framed urban electric bike is powered by a TQ motor but has a hefty £6.9k price tag

Fri, Sep 27, 2024 13:34

Binley Cycleway (Coventry City Council) and Sir David Attenborough

David Attenborough encourages boy to stage anti-cycle lane protest, as veteran broadcaster weighs in on plans to “sacrifice 26 irreplaceable trees” for new bike route

More than 1,200 people have signed a petition urging the council to stop the cycling infrastructure project “immediately” – but the local authority says new trees will be planted in their place

Fri, Sep 27, 2024 12:10

Muriel Furrer, 2024 world junior road race championships

Family of teenage cyclist seriously injured in crash want world championships to continue, as organisers say they are “extremely concerned” about Swiss rider who remains in “very critical” condition

Muriel Furrer suffered a serious head injury and was airlifted to hospital after crashing during yesterday’s junior women’s road race

Fri, Sep 27, 2024 09:54

Wales’ 20mph speed limit debate on Talk TV with Donnachadh McCarthy

“Tory proposal to kill more people”: Cycling campaigner slams Conservative’s attempt to reverse 20mph speed limit in Wales; Evenepoel’s mind games with Pogačar and Van der Poel; Could cyclocross come to 2030 Winter Olympics? + more on the live blog

It’s Friday and we’re in touching distance of the weekend — and maybe some sunny rides too… Adwitiya’s your live blog host for the day with all the cycling news, views and more

Fri, Sep 27, 2024 08:59

“I only like cyclists when they get run over,” says controversial Italian politician and Giorgia Meloni supporter, as pro cyclist blasts “disgraceful” anti-cycling comments

Vittorio Feltri, a Lombardy councillor and member of Meloni’s governing Brothers of Italy party, made the inflammatory comments on what would have been Michele Scarponi’s birthday, seven years after the Giro d’Italia winner was killed by a driver

Thu, Sep 26, 2024 19:02

Muriel Furrer, 2024 world junior time trial championships

18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer tragically dies after suffering serious head injury in crash during junior women’s road race at world championships

The Swiss cyclist was airlifted to hospital after crashing heavily during Thursday’s junior women’s road race

Thu, Sep 26, 2024 17:05

Driver mounts pavement and ploughs through cycle rack on Upper Clapton Road, London

Driver “spoken to” but not arrested by police after mounting pavement and ploughing through cycle rack, injuring cyclist and snapping bike in two in shocking crash

A woman was taken to hospital with “non-life threatening” injuries after the motorist veered off the road, having allegedly “passed out” at the wheel

Thu, Sep 26, 2024 14:31

Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich (credit: Peter Silburn)

Cyclist fatalities fall by 4% to lowest ever recorded level, but cycle traffic down 7% and serious injuries higher than 20 years ago, new government figures reveal

87 cyclists were killed on the UK’s roads in 2023, according to the Department for Transport’s latest road casualty statistics

Thu, Sep 26, 2024 12:03