Something tells us Aaron Ramsey won’t be nudging Rob Page to save Geraint Thomas a space on the plane to Qatar next month…The podium finisher at this year’s Tour de France is a proud Arsenal fan, and this week offered to take fellow Gunner Remco Evenepoel to the Emirates for a game, although on the evidence … Read more
A cyclist from Southampton — left with three broken teeth and a £1,400 dental bill after a pothole sent him flying from his bike — has demanded action from the council who, he says, needs to adopt “a duty of care” to improve the city’s “very poor” infrastructure and road surfaces.James Noel told the Southern Daily Echo he was cycling from work … Read more
It has been a mega-busy week in the bike tech world with new products dropping like prime ministers, and we have new stuff from big brands like Rapha, Gore, Selle Italia, and MAAP. We’re starting, though, with news of LoreOne shoes that are said to be the world’s fastest. They’re certainly among the most expensive … Read more
England’s Chief Medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty — whose high-profile role and appearances at news conferences during the Covid pandemic made him a household name in the UK — has been appointed to a new team advising Active Travel England.West Midlands’ Mayor Andy Street, Chair of the Office of Rail and Road Declan Collier and Arup’s Global Transport Leader … Read more
The Amp Human PR Lotion is a bicarb-based rub that you apply directly to the skin. It’s claimed to boost your performance and reduce muscle soreness. Bicarb has been scientifically proven to improve cycling power and PR Lotion is a quick and effective way of reaping these benefits without the usual associated gastrointestinal issues. It’s … Read more
A distracted driver who was browsing social media apps moments before he hit and killed a cyclist then claimed that it had been his infant son using the phone has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.Off-duty police officer Lynwen Thomas was killed when Simon Draper, aged 42, crashed into on the A40 … Read more
Scott’s Performance Crew Socks offer everything you could want from your cycling footwear: comfort, breathability, strength and the ability to keep nasty niffs at bay. There is some tough competition on price though.Like quite a few cycling brands, Scott has chosen Q-Skin yarn for its socks. It’s a composition of 96% nylon and 4% elastane, … Read more
A trial of road safety technology being deployed in the UK for the first time has led to hundreds of motorists being caught breaking traffic laws, with a senior roads policing officer saying he is “shocked” at the number of offences recorded.The trial, using equipment developed by the consultancy AECOM and run jointly by National … Read more
People living in a village in Cheshire are calling for a junction used as a rat run by motorists to be made safer following the death of a cyclist there in August this year.Roger Dutton, aged 75 and from Holywell, Flintshire, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Christleton, a village on … Read more
