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10 cool bikes from Rouleur Live: Trek, Cannondale, Pinarello/Zwift & more

Take a quick look at some of the most interesting and quirky bikes on display in London at the end of last week

Mon, Nov 18, 2024 13:04

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Mon, Nov 18, 2024 12:00

Cyclists in Richmond Park with London skyline (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Telegraph publishes “dossier of collision data” involving “rogue cyclists” in London parks, as Royal Parks continues campaign for new laws to prosecute ‘speeding’ cyclists

The charity that runs London green spaces such as Richmond Park and Regent's Park has asked the government to amend legislation to let it "set speed limits for cyclists" in its parks and for riders above 20mph limit to be prosecuted

Mon, Nov 18, 2024 10:52

Regent’s Park cyclists photographed by Telegraph for ‘rogue cyclists’ column

“From the same paper that brought us ‘52mph cyclists’”: Telegraph slammed for manipulating photos of “law-abiding people exercising” for column claiming “speeding cyclists” endanger drivers… despite riders averaging 14.6mph + more on the live blog

It’s Monday and Ryan Mallon’s managed to drag himself, kicking and screaming, to the computer for another week of cycling news, views, and nonsense on the live blog. It’ll be fun, I promise…

Mon, Nov 18, 2024 10:05

Bike Bedtime Cavendish, action shots Simon Wilkinson simon@swpix.com_

Check out the Cervelo S5 that Mark Cavendish rode to four Tour de France stage wins

Cav has just retired with a record 35 Tour de France stage wins, four of them achieved in 2016 on this rim-braked aero bike with blacked out components

Sun, Nov 17, 2024 21:45

Park Row cycle lane wands burial ground (credit – brooksby)

Are flimsy bike lane bollards actually safer for cyclists? Flexible wands lead to fewer and less serious bike crashes than rigid posts, vehicle inspection researchers claim

“The bollard buckled and then acted as a ramp, throwing the dummy off and causing the bike to tip over. In a real-life situation, the person riding the bike would have suffered serious injuries”

Sun, Nov 17, 2024 16:29

Want to earn discounted cycling kit just by riding your bike? App partners with Garmin Connect to convert miles to virtual coins; The future of urban bike parking? You wouldn’t even need a lock… + more

All the hottest new tech from the past seven days, including new stuff from Strava, Koo, Isobar, Bikedok, Kickstarter, Imatra and Garmin

Sat, Nov 16, 2024 12:00

Cyclist killed during major sportive after hitting cracked and uneven speed ramp with “badly worn” markings and warning signs covered by vegetation, inquest finds

The event’s organiser claimed that there are “inherent risks in cycling” on the roads and that it was impossible to devise a route which completely avoided speed ramps

Fri, Nov 15, 2024 15:58

Sir Chris Hoy and Paddy McGuinness, Children in Need 2024 (BBC)

“Will Children in Need be paying for his new knees?” Paddy McGuinness completes epic five-day, 300-mile Raleigh Chopper charity cycle, raising over £7.5m – with a little help from Sir Chris Hoy (and a Gladiator)

“On Monday I’m going to walk down to the shop and it’ll be weird without people beeping their horns and waving, and me waving back,” McGuinness said after arriving in Glasgow on Friday morning

Fri, Nov 15, 2024 13:32

HGV on Sheep Street in Bicester (Catherine Hickman, Bicester Bike Users Group)

“We need an outbreak of common sense”: Controversial cycling trial on pedestrian shopping street approved amid claims “every single resident does not want this scheme” – but disabled cyclists say trial “necessary step” to make town more accessible

“If we don’t hold a trial, we might miss the significant benefits it would bring,” said one cycling campaigner following the decision to lift a 30-year cycling ban, “strongly” opposed by 77 per cent of locals in a consultation

Fri, Nov 15, 2024 11:23

Rear hub motor geometry, the Kynamic drive system + more – inside the Whyte RHeO urban e-bike range and why the British brand does things its own way

“We knew from a price point of view, a mid-motor system wasn’t going to work"

Fri, Nov 15, 2024 10:43

Franck Bonnamour, 2022 Tour de France stage 01

“My career is over. I’ve been through everything”: French pro cyclist retires from racing, saying “it’s too costly” to defend himself and fight UCI to overturn doping suspension; Cavendish calls his retirement a “fairytale ending” + more on the live blog

Another week about to be rounded up, inching closer to the sound of Mariah Carey… Adwitiya’s on the live blog this Friday, to keep you entertained with all the latest cycling news, views and general chit-chat

Fri, Nov 15, 2024 10:22

Head Street, Colchester (Colchester Cycling Campaign)

Fines issued to pavement cyclists will be based on “behaviour, not location” says council, in town where female cyclist was fined £100 for riding on cycle path and others threatened with £1,000 penalties by “cowboy wardens”

The local authority, which apologised and waived fines issued to “responsible” cyclists after backlash from campaigners, says the focus will now be on “education first”

Thu, Nov 14, 2024 16:48

Cycle lane parking in Belfast (credit – Dominic Bryan, Twitter)

Government “prioritising active travel over safety”, claims councillor – who says new bike lane was so wide “I thought it was a dual carriageway they were building!”

Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure, which this week launched its new long-term Active Travel Delivery Plan, pointed out that cycling and walking schemes “can also improve safety”

Thu, Nov 14, 2024 12:08

Mark Cavendish on 2024 Tour de France Singapore Criterium podium

“It was cringeworthy how Mark Cavendish sold his own farewell,” claims columnist who believes Manx Missile’s exit from pro cycling was “toe-curling” and “like Elvis’s last tour through shady casinos in Las Vegas” + more on the live blog

It's Thursday on the live blog and the weekend is creeping closer... Dan Alexander is in the hotseat today as we bring you everything worth knowing (and plenty you could probably do without) from the world of cycling today

Thu, Nov 14, 2024 09:22

Sheep Street cycling ban (Google Maps/Bicester Bike Users Group)

Residents claim “jumped-up, arrogant” cyclists will cause “carnage at the expense of pedestrians” as controversial cycling ban to finally be lifted on shopping street to “improve choice of routes”

The street is part of the National Cycle Network, with cyclists claiming that riding on the street had been banned without first putting an alternative route in place

Wed, Nov 13, 2024 17:14

Cyclist in bike lane, Birmingham (credit: Better Streets for Birmingham)

Transport Secretary wants end to “perverse half cycle lanes” and hints at long-term funding for cycling and walking

Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, has said £100m for cycling and walking was the start, and long-term funding could be pledged in the Spring Spending Review, as she adds road deaths have been "normalised for too long"

Wed, Nov 13, 2024 15:36

Bristol & Bath Railway Path, near Whitehall Primary School, Bristol

“I feel safer between buses and cars”: Violent bikejackings force cyclists to avoid popular cycling path which has turned into “Wild West” with an “epidemic of joyriding”

After cyclists claimed they didn’t feel comfortable riding solo at night on the Bristol & Bath Railway Path following a number of recent knifepoint bike robbery incidents, South Gloucestershire Council has now said it will install CCTV along the route

Wed, Nov 13, 2024 12:59

Lauf files patent for freehub that offers thousands of engagement points

New hub also reduces the amount of moving parts for better durability and lighter weight.

Wed, Nov 13, 2024 10:40

Célia Le Mouel hit by driver in Brest and bike snapped in two

“All we want is to move about safely without being run over”: Hi-vis wearing pro cyclist escapes unhurt after being “violently hit” by driver as bike snapped in two; Pogačar “is so superior it’s difficult to explain”, says Bardet + more on the live blog

It’s Wednesday and Ryan Mallon’s ready for another bumper day of cycling news, opinion, and the occasional random video on the midweek live blog

Wed, Nov 13, 2024 10:35

Dangerholm’s Italian motorsport-inspired Scott Spark gets 3D-printed titanium handlebar

Dangerholm has been at it again with another bike that's inspired by Italian motorsport.

Wed, Nov 13, 2024 09:46

Win a year’s supply of mountain bike, gravel and road tyres with Kenda!

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Wed, Nov 13, 2024 09:37

Birkenhead to Liscard Active Travel Project

“They’ll carry on with their cycle crusade, while we’re stuck in the mess they made”: Local paper publishes bizarre anti-bike lane poem protesting council’s “new crazy scheme”

Is that Shakespeare, Wordsworth or... a "quirky" Wirral resident outraged by a council hoping to "make streets safer for local people"?

Tue, Nov 12, 2024 17:05

First ride: The new (old) roads in Zwift’s latest map update

It’s 10 years since we were chasing the blue ghosts round Jarvis Island, and now you can do that again. Kind of.

Tue, Nov 12, 2024 17:00

New parking bays and automatic “slow zones” mean Lime can continue operating e-bikes in Brent

‘Slow zones’ will see automatic speed restrictions in busy hotspots, such as around Wembley Stadium

Tue, Nov 12, 2024 13:51