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Five cool things coming soon from Douchebags, Fizik, Panaracer, Edco and Honey Stinger

Another selection of bike bits and bobs that we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

British Cycling eRacing Championship, powered by Zwift, set for London in March

Qualifiers will take place in February and are open to all

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

Some of our highlights from another action-packed week on two wheels...

Hunt launch the 35 Carbon Gravel Disc X-Wide, with a 35mm depth and 30mm width

After the success of their 30 carbon gravel wheelset with a 27mm rim width, Hunt have gone even wider at 30mm wide with these new wheels that are optimised for 40c tyres

First look: Heroïn Bikes, designed specifically for the Haute Route

These high-end boutique beauties from the new French brand Heroïn were designed specifically to cope with the demands of the Haute Route, and described as "versatile climbing" bikes

Zwift launches esports pro cycling league – Sir Bradley Wiggins to attend first round in London tomorrow

KISS Super League will see pro riders from round the world go head to head in virtual races

Uber developing electric bikes and scooters that can ‘drive’ themselves

Ride-hailing firm's Jump division has begun recruiting engineers to work on autonomous two-wheelers

SLF Motion launch the Hyper 1X oversized pulley wheel system for gravel and adventure riding

The Hyper 1X System claims to reduce drivetrain friction and increase durability, and is recommended for gravel, TT and mountain bikes

New SRAM Red eTap (or whatever they call new 12 speed electronic road groupset) will work 1x and 2x drivetrains confirms online manual

We've trawled the depths of the web and dug up a new manual from Sram for a 'Road AXS' system, that suggests it could be compatible with both 1x and 2x drivetrains by altering the number of chain links...

Videos: Award-winning B’Safe airbag cycle vest showcased at CES

Safety garment comes from French company Helite, Europe's leading manufacturer of wearable airbag systems

Is this the new Campagnolo Super Record EPS 12 speed groupset on Valverde’s Canyon Ultimate?

Movistar recently unveiled the reigning world champion's new bike, complete with rainbow stripes and what appears to be a couple of unfamiliar components...

Trek launch their first e-road bike, the Domane+

The popular endurance bike has been given a Bosch-assisted makeover with Sram Force shifting, and will set you back £5,000

Zwift raises $120 million to help fund expansion into eSports

CEO says cycling can become "first true eSport" and "a battleground" for pro teams

Lightweight launch stiffer and lighter Fernweg aero wheels and are now offering colour options for Urgestalt framesets

Lightweight's aero wheels have been made stiffer, lighter and deeper, and you can now choose from 10 different colour options for their Urgestalt carbon frame...

Video: SEAT demos 4×4 that can recognise cyclists and brake to avoid collision if driver ignores warnings

System is "no substitute for the driver's obligation to remain alert… reduce speed and maintain the safety distance when passing a cyclist", says engineer who developed it

London gets its first dockless e-bike hire scheme with Lime

US firm brings its distinctive green bikes to boroughs of Ealing and Brent

The bike rack that harvests clean energy from cycle commuters

S-Park would turn energy produced by cyclists into electricity for the neighbourhood

Peter Sagan has his own online shop, including bottle openers, rings and shower heads

Brand Sagan appears to show no sign of slowing down, with the three-time world champ selling everything from bottle openers to bandanas and much more...

The SKIINCore, a self-heating base layer controlled by an app, launches on Kickstarter

SKIINCore is self-heating, adapts to warm your body at its optimum temperature and is of course crowdfunding on Kickstarter...

Welcome to the weird world of the custom SPD Birkenstock sandal

Custom shoe makers mixing the casual with the efficient

Tech company Tespack claim to have made “the world’s first smart cycling backpack”

The Wheeler backpack promises to keep you ‘charged and connected at all times’, with LED indicators, a solar panel that creates energy for you to charge devices from and even a black box to track movements in the event of a collision…

Five cool things coming soon from Vitus, 7Mesh, 100%, Knog and SP Connect,

Another selection of bikes and bits we're testing at the moment...

Muc-Off launch range of cleaning products for indoor training

Designed to keep indoor training equipment "clean, germ-free and protected", the new products protect against the particularly corrosive perspiration that can infect your bike and trainer during indoor sweat-fests...

Hexr launch the world’s first 3D-printed custom helmet

"Because no two heads are the same", say creators Hexr, the lids are individually made-to-measure using 3D printed technology, a world first...

Bont release a heat-mouldable shoe for under £100

The Aussie cycling footwear experts have now brought their heat-mouldable tech down to an even more affordable price point, with a new version of the Riot shoe with a buckle available for £99

Helmet-mounted bike indicators and brake lights backed on last night’s Dragons’ Den – but investors later pull out

Steven Ransom included his existing HGV business in the deal - but says BBC show's PR team pulled the plug

Adam Kenway’s cool custom hill climb bike from the National Championships

The Vitus Pro Cycling rider came third at the National Hill Climb Championships at the weekend, and was atop a 5.5kg Vitesse Evo with tons of nifty weight-saving features...

Café du Cycliste launch new gravel clothing range

The premium cycle clothing brand have added a technical hooded jersey and woven shorts to their range, both touted as 'gravel-specific'...

Glove with smiley faces aims to make journeys happier for everyone

Loffi are looking to promote 'the power of glove' with their new smiley cycling glove, while a legal firm is also giving away stickers for cyclists to put in their four-wheeled vehicles...

Five cool things coming soon to road.cc from Tubolito, Storck, Giro, CatEye and Gore

Some more of the best gear, bikes and kit on test with road.cc's roving team of reviewers at the moment...