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Brompton stockpiles £1m in parts as contingency for “shit hits the fan” No Deal Brexit

Folding bike-maker prepares for the worst but retains positive outlook

Mon, Jan 07, 2019 19:47

road.cc Italy Week 2019: the Giro edition

Join us for great riding, great food, great hotel… and get a taste of the Giro d'Italia too

Mon, Jan 07, 2019 19:42

Video: Police appeal after driver knocks cyclist off bike

Footage of incident in Ewell first appeared last month - now Surrey Police want help identifying the people in the video

Mon, Jan 07, 2019 18:20

Live blog: Video revisits last year’s NorthCape 4000 ultracycling race, “Your bike is better than mine”, says wheelsucker, Deceuninck–Quick-Step will be using Bryton computers in 2019, are Vielo launching a road bike? + more

Is it ever ok to wheelsuck? One commuter believed he was perfectly within his rights to do so because his windblock was riding a better bike!

Mon, Jan 07, 2019 16:26

MyCyclingWeekend – The first winner of 2019

Find out who's won the road.cc schwag!

Mon, Jan 07, 2019 14:45

Pro Bikes: Deceunink – Quick-Step’s Specialized Venge and Tarmac 2019 race bikes

The best looking bikes in the 2019 peloton?

Mon, Jan 07, 2019 14:21

Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Cyclist left with broken bones after being beaten up and robbed in Newport, Gwent

Police appeal after rider attacked on towpath by gang of six men

Mon, Jan 07, 2019 13:37

Driver of fire engine to stand trial after cyclist seriously hurt

Trial to take place in May, 12 months after incident in County Durham

Mon, Jan 07, 2019 11:58

Police seek cyclist who allegedly hit van driver over head with bike lock

Incident took place in Bristol last month following collision

Sun, Jan 06, 2019 21:21

Izagirre brothers CX crash (via Tiwtter).PNG

Video: A Bridge Too Far? Izagirre brothers in spectacular cyclo-cross crash

Crash in Spain’s Basque region almost sends Gorka over parapet Ion comes down afterwards

Sun, Jan 06, 2019 21:08

Cyclist in Bari (image cropped, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 on Flickr by RealCarlo).PNG

Italian city to pay people to commute by bike

Bari, capital of southern Italy's Puglia region, hopes to double number of cyclists

Sun, Jan 06, 2019 19:25

James Fouche wins New Zealand road race title 2019 (picture credit John Cowpland via Cycling NZ).PNG

Team Wiggins-Le Col rider James Fouche wins New Zealand national road championship

20-year-old attacks to beat WorldTour pros and claim black jersey

Sun, Jan 06, 2019 13:56

Highway Code cycle helmet tweet branded ‘victim blaming’ by Cycling UK

Charity says advice allows careless drivers to evade responsibility

Sat, Jan 05, 2019 21:05

Phil Corley launches national fundraiser On Yer Bike.JPG

Former national road race champion invites you to get On Yer Bike for Brain Tumour Research

Raise money as a team (and maybe compete against each other in the process)

Sat, Jan 05, 2019 16:19

Oxford Road, Manchester (via StreetView)

Campaigners call for more investment to deliver NICE recommendation that roads prioritise cyclists and pedestrians

More funding needed “if Government is truly serious about addressing the obesity epidemic and its burden on NHS”

Sat, Jan 05, 2019 14:55

2019 Tech Trend Predictions Video – what’s going to be hot in the cycling world this year?

David casts his eye over what exciting tech we might expect in the year ahead

Sat, Jan 05, 2019 13:28

London 2012 Anti-Doping Laboratory (picture credit LOCOG)

World record breaking 90-year-old cyclist who failed dope test employs Contador defence and accepts public warning

Carl Grove “most likely” ate contaminated meat while competing at US Masters Track National Championships

Sat, Jan 05, 2019 12:45

road.cc recap: ten of our top stories this week

Some of our biggest stories from our first week back on two wheels in 2019...

Sat, Jan 05, 2019 11:00

Cybic E-Legend, Halfords exclusive in UK for 12 months

World’s first Amazon Alexa-enabled bikes will be hitting Halfords stores this summer

The Cybic E-Legend is the first to come with Amazon Alexa, meaning you can tell your bike to give directions, turn on lights, play music and much more

Fri, Jan 04, 2019 18:06

#MyCyclingWeekend – 2019 Begins

New year, same chance to win!

Fri, Jan 04, 2019 16:56

London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman.jpg

London’s cycling commissioner hits back at critics of cycling strategy

Will Norman says more routes are being funded, while new quality standards will deliver improved infrastructure

Fri, Jan 04, 2019 16:44

Geraint Thomas on Alpe d’Huez video still.JPG

Unprecedented interest since Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France success but Welsh cycling needs more investment

Figures indicate that women and children in particular are keen to take up the sport

Fri, Jan 04, 2019 15:35

Manchester Oxford Road bus stop bypass (image supplied by TfGM)

New roads should prioritise cyclists and pedestrians says NICE

Health watchdog recommends reallocating road space and charging motorists

Fri, Jan 04, 2019 12:16

The new red Boris bike livery (©Steve Bardens:Getty Images for Santander)

Live blog: Do kids who take hire bikes just want to ride? Amazon Alexa bike; record breaking year for Boris Bikes + more

All the cycling news from this site and beyond…

Fri, Jan 04, 2019 09:48

Live blog: Removable windscreen for urban bikes; banned driver charged after Essex cyclist was killed in New Year’s Eve crash, Chris Froome to ride Tour de Yorkshire + more

Meanwhile, we've been reading up on some impressive stats from the Netherlands that outline just how beneficial cycling is to the economy.

Thu, Jan 03, 2019 18:21