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Updated: Matt Page smashes the Rapha Festive 500... in one day, on Christmas Eve

Raising funds for the Cardiac Risk in the Young charity, the road.cc and off.road.cc contributor completed the Rapha Festive 500km challenge - usually completed within eight days - on Christmas Eve!

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Cherie Pridham hopes to help Chris Froome win fifth Tour de France title

Israel Start-Up Nation sports director also reflects on reaction to her ground-breaking appointment

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Sutcliffe Cycles and Repairs via Facebook

Preston bike shop closes after six decades

Sutcliffe Cycles shut its doors for final time on Christmas Eve

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2020 Giro d'Italia Geoghegan Hart LB/RB/CorVos/SWpix.com

Tao Geoghegan Hart back racing today at Challenge of Stars

Vifrtual event on Bkool sees climbers take on the Stelvio and will be broadcast live

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roadcc xmas 2020

Five cool things at Christmas 2020: show us your cycling-related gifts for the chance to win some road.cc socks!

Show us your best cycling Christmas pressies and win socks, it’s that simple! We’ll be judging after Christmas day and revealing the winners on 27th December, good luck…

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Good Samaritan gives free bikes as Christmas presents after flooding heartbreak, + more festive cheer; Bike lanes "complete waste of money" says Royston Smith; Cycling Infra World Cup; Man who hit cyclist on stolen motorbike jailed + more on the live blog

Welcome to the road.cc Christmas Eve live blog, with Jack Sexty blogging you through until about mid-way through the afternoon when he'll be too drunk to continue typing. Merry Christmas!

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Tom Pidcock wins men's elite 2020 national cyclo-cross title (picture credit Alex Whitehead SWpix.com)

British Cycling cancels 2021 National Cyclo-cross Championships

Tighter coronavirus restrictions and ongoing uncertainty make it impossible to stage event, says governing body

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Broken bike (CC licensed image by garryknight, www.flickr.com)

“Simple mistake” cost cyclist his life when he swerved to avoid van, police officer tells inquest

But David Koryczan's fiancée says driver should have made space for him

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Andrea Vendrame (picture credit AG2R-La Mondiale)

Italian pro cyclist punched in face by driver during training ride

AG2R-La Mondiale's Andrea Vendrame has presence of mind to take picture of vehicle's licence plate after assault

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Railton LTN (Sarah Berry)

Car traffic down by almost two thirds inside one south London low traffic neighbourhood

Railton LTN in Lambeth also sees goods vehicle traffic slashed in half

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road.cc's top 10 tech stories of 2020

Check out the most-read road.cc stories of the past 12 months, including the biggest bike launches and some unexpected entries

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Cyclist 'nearly decapitated' by pallet-spilling driver; Barriers removed on bike lane... because drivers kept crashing into them; Study coming on Kensington cycle lane; G launches cycling club; Derbyshire cops 'road tax' gaffe + more on the live blog

Jack Sexty will be manning your live blog today for old time's sake, bringing you plenty of cycling-related news while trying not to make too many spellin mistaykes along the way

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Near Miss of the Day 515: Aggressive and abusive van driver gets the sack

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country

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coronavirus - cyclists rides past social distance warning

What does Tier 4 mean? British Cycling updates Covid-19 guidance; Bikes on the pavement vs 4x4 crashing into a playground; Danny MaCaskill in Rhyl; Cyclist (wisely) stops at green light; More inconsiderate parking + more on the live blog

Alex Bowden takes a rare and doubtless error-strewn turn on our live blog

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Canyon pauses shipments to UK customers, blaming Brexit uncertainty

German brand says it plans to resume deliveries after 11 January once situation becomes clearer

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Raleigh Motus Grand Tour riding-1

E-bike sales have more than doubled during Covid-19 pandemic

One pound in every five spent on bicycles during the pandemic was spent on e-bikes

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Christmas comes early for West London cyclists as Chiswick cycleway finally opens … after 10-plus years of planning (+ videos)

Route through major thoroughfare has been bitterly fought-over with local Tory councillors opposing it for years

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Ineos Will Fall (via Annick De Ridder on Twitter)

Ineos Grenadiers team vehicles targeted by environmental campaigners in Belgium

Four arrests made following vandalism at team’s service course linked to group opposing planned petrochemicals plant in Antwerp

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Utrecht cyclists (picture credit Visit-Utrecht.com)

Go Dutch to help prevent air pollution deaths, urges Sunday Times

Newspaper’s appeal follows year in which it has published a succession of anti-cycling articles

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2021 Canyon Commuter 3

Canyon refines Commuter range for 2021 with seven new models

The updated design of Canyon’s urban bike has smoother aesthetics and greater compatibility for commuting needs

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Five cool things coming soon from Giro, Ratio Technology, Megmeister, author Simon Warren and Sealskinz

Check out the latest gear and clothing that we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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Video: The new e-SILEX - e-discover the path unknown

A beautifully shot video shows Merida's new e-SILEX in all its glory

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Lord Blencathra (screenshot)

Lord calls for bad parking cyclists to get six months in prison; Festive ice rink or triathlon lane? Good luck riding in this bike lane; Snow way past; Pro races cancelled due to Covid-19; Alex Dowsett will do your nan's shopping + more on the live blog

It's the start of a new week and Dan Alexander will be getting you through Monday on the live blog

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Birmingham eCargo bike scheme (via Birmingham City Council)

Birmingham launches e-cargo bikes in time for food deliveries to the vulnerable over Christmas

“Another step towards achieving net zero carbon in Birmingham,” says councillor

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Tao Geoghegan Hart back racing … virtually, and on Boxing Day (best lay off the turkey then)

Giro d'Italia champ to feature in virtual challenge put on by Bkool and organisers of Italian Grand Tour

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