“The ‘cycle lane’ people keep talking about”: Cyclist fed up with ‘use the bike lane’ comments counts how many parked vehicles are blocking it; “We will keep improving”: Rouvy CEO on being bought by Zwift + more on the live blog

If you’ve just cycled into work, ready for another day of live blog scrolling (sorry, I mean very important employee activity, of course), this may well be an all too familiar scene from your commute too…

In fact, Stoyan got so fed up with the ‘use the cycle lane’ shouts that he decided to run a little in-the-field data collection to answer the question: just how many parked vehicles will be blocking the cycling route today?

Well, we counted six in this short clip from a short stretch of London cycle lane, one driver even managing to create an obstruction on the segregated part of the route at the end of the video.

“On my way home… this is the ‘cycle lane’ people keep talking about,” Stoyan explained, before joking in the video, “‘Use the cycle lane’, they said. Not avoiding it — just can’t use what’s constantly blocked.”

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Reduced bunch sprints, but sprints nonetheless. Dorian Godon in second has, of course, already won fast finishes at Paris-Nice and Volta a Catalunya this year, but even the French powerhouse was no match for the all-conquering world champion in today’s kick to the line. From the flags, it suggests Pogačar did well to target the right-hand side (as he looks at it), darting up the inside well sheltered by Godon.

Looking at the rest of the week there’s a decent chance Pogačar leaves Switzerland with five out of six… can anyone stop him?

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Over in Worcester, the council reckons it has come up with “a practical step” to boost the number of commuters and visitors cycling into the city and to the station.

The BBC’s local reporter had news of a series of secure lockers that are now operational around Worcester Foregate Street railway station.

There’s an app, so no need to think about locks or keys, councillor Hannah Cooper saying they will make things more practical and attractive for people wanting to cycle into the city.

The good news is there are different sized lockers for standard bikes and cargo bikes, both at the same price. Said price did raise some eyebrows over here, the lockers priced at 45p per hour or in bundles of £1.40 for four hours or £2.40 for eight hours.

Definitely cheaper than car parking, but still £2.40 does seem like quite a significant extra daily cost for commuters. What do you think?

Why don’t cyclist use the cycle lane? #405.

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Oscar Only was a DNF on yesterday’s opening road stage of the Tour de Romandie, the Scottish climber suffering with some illness. Onley was upfront about the disappointment of the situation and even went as far as suggesting he feels he has let his new team down in the opening months of the season (something I doubt anyone at Ineos would, even privately, agree with).

“Gutted to leave after some kind of stomach bug the last few days,” he wrote on Instagram. “Been a tough start to the season to be honest and hard not to feel like I’ve let a lot of people down after all the time and investment from everyone at Ineos Grenadiers. Looking ahead to the next goals and get back amongst it soon.”

In fairness, Oscar, white shorts and the fuelling required for mountain stages is no combination to press on with if you’ve got a stomach bug.

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Yesterday Zwift announced the ‘strategic acquisition’ of rival indoor training subscription service Rouvy, the brands insisting both businesses would still be run independently. Rouvy CEO Petr Samek has now commented on the news, saying his team “will continue improving Rouvy with the same focus on quality, realism, and listening to our community”.

“Our journey to create the most realistic indoor cycling experience has led us to join forces with Zwift, which has strategically acquired Rouvy,” he said. “This step is a huge recognition of everything we have built together with you, our riders.

“Rouvy stays Rouvy. Real routes are, and will continue to be, our heart, and our mission remains the same: to help you achieve your cycling goals. We will continue to build the product we believe in and love. Now, supported by Zwift and the Zwift hardware ecosystem, we have an opportunity to create even more experiences in the world of indoor cycling reality!

“For you, our users, nothing changes in your daily experience: you can keep riding exactly as you are used to, and your current subscription and its price remain the same. The entire Rouvy team, including myself, is staying on board, and we will continue to listen closely to your needs. Rouvy and Zwift will continue to operate as separate platforms, with independent roadmaps and subscription models. The same faces, the same great people, the same passion behind Rouvy.

“We have always believed in a bigger vision for Rouvy: one connected cycling experience that brings more value to riders indoors and outdoors, all year round. Now, we are even closer to realizing it than ever before.

“We will continue improving Rouvy with the same focus on quality, realism, and listening to our community. Thank you for your continued support, and I look forward to every ride we share in the saddle. Doesn’t matter whether it’s outdoor or indoor.”