Riding

Tour o’ the Borders & Prudential RideLondon – RideCatcher

From the Scottish Borders to an overnight Bath to Exmouth Exodus - this edition of the RideCatcher covers two weeks and a country

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Video: Vittorio Brumotti back doing top-notch road bike stunts

Italian trials legend heads to Livigno in Alps - plus, a chance to see Road Bike Freestyle 2 again

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#mycyclingweekend: Broken bones, hardcore rides, and a multi tool winner

You sent us photos of your most gnarly injuries and most exerting rides this week + we have a BTwin 300 Multi Tool WINNER

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The toughest #mycyclingweekend – WIN a BTwin Multitool

While the Tour de France is tackling massive Alps, can you be crowned road.cc's most combative #mycyclingweekend rider? Prove it.

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Thanks for the memories this #mycyclingweekend + competition winner

We had a fantastic weekend of memory making, and a few of you chipped in with your favorite on-bike moments

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#mycyclingweekend: Share your favourite cycling memories and WIN a multitool

Whether it was climbing a mountain or watching your child learn to ride, your favourite memories could win you a B'Twin Multitool

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Mixed welcome as Lance Armstrong rides Tour de France route

Disgraced cyclist joins fellow cancer survivor Geoff Thomas, whose ride has so far raised £600k for charity

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Last-minute events with the RideCatcher

This week the RideCatcher has found 5 events for which you can just roll up and ride

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Police escort Brazilian cycling team off highway in Toronto

Riders head off on training ride for Pan Amercican Games - but stray onto busy road where bikes banned

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#mycyclingweekend – Anyone for Cricket?

There were some big rides this weekend, including 300 cyclists riding 240km on the first two days of the Ashes Cycle Challenge

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Strava launch Col du Glandon segment challenge for next weekend’s L’Etape du Tour

Heading out to ride the route that will be tackled on Stage 19 of the Tour? Join the community and log your ride

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Ride some of France’s iconic hill climbs on traffic free roads for FREE this summer

Find out how to cycle spectacular mountain passes without the bother of cars

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#mycyclingweekend – A Friday pint, or a Friday ride?

Whether you're tackling a pint of beer or a mountain pass, we want you to share it with us!

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Exclusive road.cc discounts for Revolve24

The chance to ride the 24-hour Brands Hatch cycling event for free with road.cc writers + a 15% for all road.cc readers

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Last-minute UK cycling events from Oxford to Glasgow

Catch last-minute places on five of the best cycling events in the UK this weekend - use road.cc RoadCatcher as your guide

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Video: Mike Cotty climbs France’s highest road, the Col de la Bonette

Loop around summit is highest point ever reached in Tour de France - which has tackled climb just four times

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Gloucester cyclist sets new World Record for fastest crossing of Europe from north to south

Lee Fancourt aims to set 10 new Guinness World Records over next year - this is first of them

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#mycyclingweekend – Heatwave goodbye to that one

The heatwave cooled down in spectacularly stormy fashion over the weekend, while the wind shook-up the Tour de France

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Video: how do bikes stay up?

The three mechanisms that allow riderless bikes to stay up - and the part that remains a mystery to science

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#mycyclingweekend – The Tour de France is… over there

It may be a little further from home this year, but we're still pretty excited! How are you celebrating this #mycyclingweekend?

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Video round-up: Undercover Tinkoff-Saxo trials rider, pro peloton antics, + more

Vittorio Brumotti undercover at Tinkoff-Saxo, Kristian House knocked down, Rigoberto Uran, David Millar, + the closest pass ever

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Last-minute cycling events: Holme Moss, Bike Bath + more

There are still last-minute places for some of the best UK cycling events this weekend, check them out with the road.cc RideCatcher

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#mycyclingweekend – Big events, big rides, and big mountains

You guys went big this #mycyclingweekend, and so did we! Check out the stunning scenery, mountains, and a new Cannondale

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Riding a bike for an hour extends cyclist’s life by same time, say Dutch researchers

Study finds average cyclist in Netherlands lives six months longer than non-riders

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Videos: Mike Cotty climbs – and descends – the Col d’Aspin

Pyrenean pass has been a regular feature in Tour de France since first mountain stage in 1910

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Video: Graeme Obree Battle Mountain film gets world premiere in Edinburgh next week

99-minute feature follows Scot's 2013 quest to beat human powered speed record

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Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish confirmed for RideLondon

Bumper crowds expected as Wiggins returns to capital in August

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#mycyclingweekend – The Father, the Sun, and the holy cyclist

Witness the return of #mycyclingweekend as we celebrate the summer solstice and Fathers Day with edition 15

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19-year-old cyclist spends gap year aiming to be youngest person to ride around the world

Tom Davies from London currently two thirds of the way through 18,000-mile journey

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US Secretary of State John Kerry keen to get back on bike … but David Letterman less so

Kerry reveals how crash in which he broke his leg happened

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