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Police appeal to find bike of cyclist in London hit-and-run in which pedestrian died

Met issue fresh appeal and say rider abandoned bike before running away from scene

Mon, Jul 27, 2020 14:04

Pirelli expands P Zero road tyre range with two tubeless-ready options.

Both tyres feature 120tpi casings and Pirelli’s new SmartEVO compound.

Mon, Jul 27, 2020 12:30

Garmin Connect is coming back – slowly – as activities start syncing with Strava

Meanwhile, reports suggest that suspected ransomware attack is work of multimillionaire Russian hacker

Mon, Jul 27, 2020 11:36

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Garmin admits cyber attack, systems “returning to operation”; Thug used car as weapon and ‘impersonated police officer’; Cyclist who made ‘best lockdown vid’ unveils latest creation; Bike gets ‘stolen back’ + more on the live blog

Welcome to Monday's live blog. Jack Sexty is your blogger-in-chief today, with Simon MacMichael taking over later this evening.

Mon, Jul 27, 2020 08:18

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Four arrested after horrific Leicester hit and run

Victim hit from behind is police officer who had just come off shift

Sun, Jul 26, 2020 19:36

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Near Miss of the Day 447: Left-hook fail or Must Get In Front?

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Dorset

Sun, Jul 26, 2020 15:03

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Garmin issues FAQ as ransomware attack enters fourth day

Company says users' personal data is safe; also we look at five historical events which lasted less time than current outage

Sun, Jul 26, 2020 14:25

Garmin ransomware attackers said to be demanding $10 million

Garmin Connect still down – but there’s a workaround to upload to Strava

Sat, Jul 25, 2020 15:26

Hectic street racing in Oxford (CC BY 2.0 Tejvan Pettinger)

New website shows live data on travel times by bike and car in Oxford

Council hopes it will show how quick and easy it is to get about by bike

Sat, Jul 25, 2020 13:21

Bath golfers outraged that loss-making course could be turned into cycling centre

Every round at the Entry Hill course costs the taxpayer £8

Sat, Jul 25, 2020 11:06

Drivers more patient with cyclists since lockdown according to survey

Have the nation’s drivers changed? Or is it something else…?

Sat, Jul 25, 2020 09:22

20 mph sign (CC BY-ND 2.0 licensed by Tony Hall:Flickr)

Tonbridge to implement town-wide 20mph speed limit to encourage more cycling

MP backs temporary measures which may become permanent

Fri, Jul 24, 2020 15:59

Near Miss of the Day 446: Close pass of cyclist caught on bus’s own cameras

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's London

Fri, Jul 24, 2020 13:42

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Fri, Jul 24, 2020 13:33

Palestinian cyclists attacked in the West Bank after following Komoot route

Komoot says its service is not optimised for route planning “through areas of political unrest”

Fri, Jul 24, 2020 11:03

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Jeremy Vine mistaken for Cycling Mikey; Reading high street cycling crackdown after 2 cyclists killed in 24hrs; British Cycling’s race return plan approved; Garmin debacle continues; Cracking GoCycle x Clarence Court comp + more on the live blog

Welcome to Friday's live blog, with Jack Sexty in charge throughout the day plus the odd contribution from the rest of the team

Fri, Jul 24, 2020 08:37

Garmin Connect ransomware attack – site still down after 24 hours

US firm yet to officially confirm cause of downtime with several of its other services also hit

Fri, Jul 24, 2020 08:25

Is this Specialized’s new Tarmac SL7? Specialized’s Ride app has a mystery bike preview

We've got no specifics, but it looks like a Venge that's been put on a crash diet… so think aero

Thu, Jul 23, 2020 19:51

“Silent majority” of Britons back active travel infrastructure – but vocal minority drown them out

Research for #BikeIsBest campaign finds massive support for measures to encourage cycling and walking

Thu, Jul 23, 2020 18:42

Your complete guide to Mavic’s 2019 road wheel range August 2018

Mavic – Court names successful bidder for troubled wheel brand

Entrepreneur who built one of France's leading DIY chains leads rescue for iconic brand

Thu, Jul 23, 2020 16:11

Ducati launch the e-Scrambler, a trekking e-bike “inspired by the Ducati Scrambler world”

The Italian motorbike brand have launched a brand new pedal assist bike with a Shimano motor system, racks, lights and mudguards as standard and e-bike specific tyres from Pirelli

Thu, Jul 23, 2020 14:18

Garmin Connect is down worldwide – but there’s a workaround

Outage has lasted several hours now, causing frustration for users

Thu, Jul 23, 2020 13:31

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“Coward” driver “used car as weapon” against cyclist

Judge tells Damon Browning he was lucky to avoid jail following road rage attack in Exeter

Thu, Jul 23, 2020 11:35

Loop Mount, a nifty phone mount for bikes has smashed its Kickstarter funding target

The CNC machined aluminium mount folds away when not needed

Thu, Jul 23, 2020 10:34

Conversion kit wars: Vekkit accuse Swytch of ‘photoshopping image’… but Swytch say incident was due to bizarre mix-up

The makers of the Vekkit e-bike kit issued a statement claiming Swytch had doctored one of their images. Swytch have now apologised, saying it was down to a mix-up in which the image was mistaken for a product design concept

Thu, Jul 23, 2020 09:45