Motorbike rider slams “typical London cyclist” for “wearing AirPods, not looking, cutting across two lanes, and blaming everyone but themselves”; Camera cyclist councillor blasts “obsessed” Mail over 999 police car filtering clip + more on the live blog

This is a real live blog rarity, a cycling near miss video filmed by a motorbike rider.

You may have come across today’s camera biker, rideswithgus, on social media before. Basically, he shares videos of his rides in London, mostly featuring instances of dodgy driving from people in cars, but also the occasional interaction with a cyclist.

And while he admits he’s almost been killed by speeding, distracted motorists on the roads, it’s clear from just a cursory scroll on his page that most of Gus’s ire is reserved for people on non-motorised bikes.

Like this admittedly distracted, foolhardy cyclist, who cut across Gus – leading to an exchange of V signs – in a video posted this morning, titled ‘Why everyone hates London cyclists’:

“Wearing AirPods, not looking, cutting across two lanes, but blames anyone but themselves – ladies and gents, your typical London cyclist,” Gus wrote in the caption.

That ‘typical cyclist’ tag hasn’t gone down too well with some viewers.

“Saying this is your typical London cyclist is like me saying your typical London motorbike riders are those that fly past you even though you’re doing 20mph in a 20mph zone, dancing between bus lanes and normal lanes with no indicator, and always stopping in the cycle box at lights,” said Mason. That comment sparked a rather mind-numbing debate with Gus about the meaning of the word ‘typical’, but I’ll spare you the details on that one.

Anyway, William also noted: “Glad you were riding slow. Good example of why 20mph limits are best for built up areas.”

“Yeah, to protect inconsiderate cyclists and pedestrians from natural selection,” replied Gus.

“Or to protect everyone from fast, heavy, dangerous motor vehicles, which are a bad idea in a densely populated city,” hit back William.

I don’t know about you, but a motorcyclist blaming cyclists and pedestrians for making the roads dangerous strikes me as odd. Might have to double check those casualty statistics again…

I can just picture the scene in the Daily Mail office.

‘Err, lads, we really haven’t got enough stories out that’ll rile everyone up and keep them shouting at each other on Facebook today.’

‘What about Harry and Meghan buying a suspiciously straight-looking banana from Waitrose?’

‘No, we already did that last week. I’ve got an idea – remember that councillor, vigilante cyclist guy, Abe Ladboyrule or whatever, go on to his YouTube, he’s bound to have done something that’ll really annoy our core demographic: elderly motorists staring at their phones while driving.’

‘Great idea, boss, I’m on it.’

> ‘No, I’m not the new Cycling Mikey’: Britain’s most infamous camera cyclist councillor on holding bad drivers to account, dealing with trolls, and not caring what the Daily Mail thinks

Yes, that’s right. Adrian Chapmanlaw is making headlines in the Mail once again. The Liberal Democrat member of Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole council is no stranger to the sensationalist world of one of Britain’s biggest tabloids.

After all, it was the Mail which dubbed him the “new Cycling Mikey” back when his YouTube page of camera cycling and road safety videos, ‘Dorset Safer Roads’, boasted just 500 subscribers.

They’ve also called him a “a snide, aggressive, and vindictive cycling vigilante”, a “self-appointed busybody, and an “angrier, swearier version of Cycling Mikey.”

So, it’s no surprise, then, that one of Chapmanlaw’s recent videos – showing a police car with its sirens on “parting the seas” of traffic to allow for, as he termed it, “better filtering” – made its way to the Mail’s online pages (twice, actually).

“A cycling vigilante has been slammed for taking advantage of a police car on a 999 call by following directly behind it after traffic had cleared a path,” the Mail’s ‘exclusive’ report started, complete with the headline “Moment ‘hated’ cycling vigilante dodges traffic jam by following police car on a 999 call”.

“Rather than wait his turn to rejoin the traffic he filmed himself overtaking and undertaking the stationary cars ahead of him and catch up with the emergency vehicle.”

I’m not too sure Chapmanlaw was too impressed with his latest appearance in the Mail, however.

“These arseholes are obsessed!” the councillor wrote on his Facebook page.

“I would love to know how I managed that on my e-bike limit to 15mph! Guess details aren’t a thing when you just want to conjure hate eh?”

In the comments, Andrew Ballantyne noted: “There’s an interesting statement made in this article – ‘Rather than wait his turn…’ There seems to be a belief that cyclists should stay in line and wait their turn whilst queuing with the traffic. Drivers just get annoyed when the cyclist is quicker than them.”

The Mail also seemed to conveniently ignore Adrian’s explanation for his “careful” filtering technique on his YouTube page.

“It is always busy here, there’s no cycle lane and I always end up filtering through the queue. The problem is that people rarely leave space to allow that to happen. So when a police car parted the sea of course I am going to carefully take advantage of that!” he said.

“Now despite me saying what I am about to say I am sure the comments are going to fill up with drivers claiming what I do here is illegal. If I was in a car it 100 per cent would be, however I am not driving a car I am on a bicycle and filtering is 100 per cent legal. The police vehicle just made it easier for me.

“Did you spot the Honda Jazz that seemed to be completely oblivious to the police vehicle coming up behind them?”

And you know the best bit about all of this? The YouTube video in question was published at the end of September and has just 306 views as of this morning. Quick, Harry and Meghan, go do something to distract the Mail…

Transport for London has launched a public consultation on plans to make it safer for people to cycle and walk in and around Monument junction, following a spate of crashes and injuries in recent years.

Between February 2023 and February 2026, there were 18 collisions at or around the busy junction, located in the heart of the City of London, 17 of which involved cyclists and pedestrians, with eight of these collisions resulting in serious injury.

The proposed road safety changes to Monument include new wand-protected cycle lanes, Advance Stop Lines and early release cyclist signals, a large cycle gate facility at King William Street, enabling cyclists to get in front of traffic to turn left or right, two new pedestrian crossings and improvements to a range of other crossings, and the pedestrianisation of Fish Street Hill.

Will Norman, London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, said in a statement: “Our proposed changes to Monument Junction would create a safer environment for both pedestrians and cyclists, enabling them to move safely through a busy junction.

“We look forward to hearing Londoners’ views on these proposals, which would play an important role in achieving the Mayor’s Vision Zero ambition and supporting his goal of building a safer, greener London for everyone.”

Helen Cansick, TfL’s Head of Healthy Streets Investment, added: “The proposed improvements to Monument Junction would make it easier and safer for people to walk and cycle in central London.

“This is a very busy junction and our plans give more space to pedestrians and cyclists to keep them safe and comfortable while travelling through, and visiting the Monument landmark. We look forward to hearing from Londoners and encourage everyone to share their views before the consultation closes on Tuesday 24 November.”

The yellow jersey at the Tour de France is going to look different (well, ever so slightly) next year, thanks to the news that Castelli is taking over from Santini as ASO’s kit designer from 2027.

The Italian brand previously manufactured the leaders’ jerseys for the Tour from 1989 to 1994, meaning poor Laurent Fignon was wearing a Castelli yellow jersey on that ill-fated day in Paris (I’m also a fan of the lighter shade of green they employed back then for the points jersey, worn by Sean Kelly on the ’89 podium, which apparently will be featured, at least partially, on the 2027 version).

The partnership also involves ASO’s other races, including Paris-Nice, while the kits themselves will be unveiled at the Tour route presentation on 22 October.

Your other favourite live blogger Callum’s currently over in Paris at the minute for Castelli’s launch party, chatting to some ASO bigwigs about race safety and calendar reform, and even going for a ride with Valentin Paret-Peintre.

See if you can spot him in ASO’s publicity photo – he’s wearing some potentially very dodgy light-coloured shorts…

Come on Callum, it’s October, you can’t get away with those, you’re not Adam Blythe.

Some updates to the biggest cycling story of the week…

> UK Sport supports “serious” British Cycling investigation into Matt Richardson as track sprinter dropped from world championships squad amid allegations of discriminatory conduct

British Cycling may not be able to say too much when it comes to those pesky, extremely worrying allegations concerning one of their star riders, but it can keep us singing along to the alphabet on Instagram. Which is the main thing, really.

That’s right, the governing body’s riveting A to Z of cycling (part of its Sofa to Saddle scheme) has reached the letter H. Which in the cycling world, stands for one thing and one thing only: haematocrit levels! Only joking, it’s time for some helmet chat, which always ends well on the internet…

 

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Thankfully, BC has stopped short of urging us all to wear helmets and telling us they’re key to road safety. In fact, it’s all very sensible stuff. Mind you, it was only posted a few minutes ago, so there aren’t any comments yet. I don’t think I’ll bother checking them.

After racing for the final time in Red Bull colours at Il Lombardia, and with his future in the peloton currently hanging in the balance, newly crowned European time trial champion Primož Roglič wasted no time returning home to Slovenia on Sunday.

The occasion? His annual ‘Golden Lap’ charity ride, which raises money for local kids through the Primož Roglič Foundation, attracting over 400 cyclists to the Štajerska region of Slovenia.

Unfortunately, this year’s event looked a bit of a crash-fest, judging by this video:

 

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Ouch.

I reckon references to Big Tex on social media have shot through the roof in the last two weeks. And he didn’t even have to say something daft on his podcast…

Lance Armstrong remains an outstanding cyclist.

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The big autumn transfer stories keep coming this week, with the news that Filippo Ganna has penned a three-year deal with Lidl-Trek, bringing an end to his almost decade-long association with Netcompany Ineos.

Ganna joined the British squad from UAE Team Emirates in 2019, going on to establish himself as one of the leading time trialists of his generation, winning eight Giro stages, two TT world titles, two Vuelta stages, Olympic gold on the track, and breaking the Hour Record in 2022.

The Italian powerhouse has also become a perennial contender in the classics in recent years, finishing second twice at Milan-Sanremo and winning Dwars door Vlaanderen earlier this spring.

It was announced this morning that Ganna will join two of his gold medal-winning team pursuit colleagues from Tokyo, Jonathan Milan and Simone Consonni, at Lidl-Trek, the 30-year-old penning a three-year deal with the squad, replenishing its Italian contingent following the departure of stalwart stage hunter Giulio Ciccone to Pinarello Q36.5 yesterday.

“I am really looking forward to next year with such a big team like Lidl-Trek. I am super proud to join and I really can’t wait for the first training camp and to start the season in the best way possible,” Ganna said in a statement outlining his ambitions in the classics for his new team, which has undergone a rather tumultuous managerial overhaul, directed by new boss Andy Schleck, in recent months.

“After eight years with my current team, opening a new chapter is super nice and I feel great motivation for the season. I have big goals I hope to achieve with Lidl-Trek, particularly in the classics – with the team we will have, nothing is out of reach.

“Of course, the Grand Tours remain an important objective, and I look forward to supporting the team whilst taking my own chances.”

Oh yeah, the Tour of Guangxi, I forgot all about that. But apparently it’s still a thing, and Paul Magnier won stage one this morning in Chongzuo, following a close encounter with Olav Kooij:

 

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It’s quite the feat to block a cycle lane while also forcing motorists over the white line at the same time, but this Kiwi lorry driver managed to pull it off:

> “Jaw-dropping” £107,000 of active travel funding spent on planning removal of major car-free route