Riding

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

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Five cool things coming soon from Specialized, Bergamont, Exposure, IGL and Assos

Some more of the best bikes, gear and clothing we've been testing recently, with reviews coming soon...

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CHPT3 collaborate with POC for new helmet and sunglasses

David Millar's CHPT3 and Swedish helmet and apparel brand POC have teamed up for a special version of the Ventral SPIN helmet and new eyewear, inspired by Girona's Devisa forest

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Zwift’s Ride With Reason fundraising drive returns in November

Help raise money for four good causes by completing Zwift challenges

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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...

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Five cool things coming soon from Triban, Rapha, Bontrager, Castelli and DeFeet

Some more of the best bikes, kit and gear we've just got in for review...

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Zwift becomes official training partner to L’Etape du Tour

L’Etape du Tour Training Club is coming to Zwift soon...

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Robert Marchand out of retirement and back on the boards – a month shy of 107th birthday

French centenarian spend an hour at Velodrome National on Friday - but UCI wouldn't sanction new record attempt due to health fears

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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'...

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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...

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Live blog: “We were all children of our era” says Lance Armstrong’s ex-manager Johan Bruyneel after he is handed lifetime ban, odd video of texting cyclist appears on social media (fake news?) + more

All today's news from the site and beyond...

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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...

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Zwift New York is coming soon

More new roads and climbs coming soon to Zwift

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100% launch the Glendale ‘vintage inspired’ performance sunglasses

Performance-orientated but vintage inspired according to 100%, the Glendale shades are perfect for cycling or hanging out with your gas-guzzling American muscle car in Peter's case here...

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Speed machines: Disc brake tri bike round-up from the Ironman World Championships 2018

In the build-up to the 40th edition Ironman Triathlon World Championships at the weekend, plenty of eye-catching new bikes were launched - and pretty much all of them with disc brakes...

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Look launch all new 795 Blade RS

The new aero bike from Look promises a 5% aerodynamic advantage over its predecessor, and there are both rim and disc brake versions

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Pinarello launch the Bolide TR+ and TR triathlon bikes

Team Sky's TT bike of choice has been given a tri-specific makeover that says goodbye to the UCI, with added fuel boxes that improve the aerodynamics of the frame...

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Specialized launch brand new S-Works Shiv Disc tri bike, with huge 1.5 litre ‘Fuelcell’

Specialized have moved their flagship triathlon bike onto disc brakes, with a massive rear hydration tank and an integrated box built into the downtube that holds up to 12 gels...

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Five cool things coming soon from Forme, Fabric, Everysight, Giro and RooDol

Another selection of the best gear, bikes and kit we're testing at the moment...

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

Some of our biggest and/or favourite stories from this week on two wheels...

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Bikepacking with the kids just got easy on the Go East Lothian Trail in Scotland

Bikepacking with the kids just got easy

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Thomas De Gendt and Tim Wellens bikepacking home to Belgium after Il Lombardia

Lotto-Soudal pros to take the scenic route home after final race of the season

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Kask launch new Mojito X road and Mojito X Peak ‘gravel’ helmets

Kask have revamped their popular Mojito lightweight road lid, and also added a peaked version to keep out the grit and rain during gravel rides...

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What it takes to ride the Road World Championships – the pros on Strava

Plenty of pro riders have uploaded their Road World Championship rides to Strava, and here we delve into some of their efforts to see what it takes to ride with the best...

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First look: Scicon’s new Elan racing saddle

Best known for their high quality bike boxes and bags, Scicon have created a carbon fiber reinforced saddle "for the most demanding athletes", and one has just landed in the office...

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Five cool things coming soon from Giant, Castelli, Dexshell, Blinkers and Merlin

Another fine selection of kit and gear that road.cc's reviewers are testing at the moment...

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Breaking down Strava’s “simpler, clearer” privacy controls

Who can see your profile page and activities? Have you set up a privacy zone?

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Vélo Birmingham and Midlands officially launched! + Our top big sportive tips

New date, women-friendly focus and entirely new route that heads east out of Birmingham and takes in the Coventry cobbles

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Five cool things coming soon from Zefal, Zwatt, Vittoria, Torq and Sweet Protection

Another round-up of the hottest products we're testing right now...

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Cyclists aged 83 years apart complete Land’s End-John O’Groats within days of each other

Rhoda Jones, four, is believed to be youngest rider to complete End to End and Donald Wells, 87, the oldest

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