The Abus Hud-Y Helmet is well-styled for urban use and comes with commuter-friendly features including a bright USB-rechargeable rear LED. It’s a little on the expensive side, though, and the narrow fit won’t suit everyone.One of several urban styled helmets in Abus’s range, the Hud-Y is similar to the Urban-I 3.0 MIPS I tested last year, … Read more
Land’s End to John O’Groats record holder Christina Mackenzie says she is “disgusted” by the driver who “left her for dead” in a hit-and-run in Stirlingshire last month.The collision left Mackenzie with “excruciating pain” from a fractured pelvis which required 10 days of hospital treatment, and she now faces up to a year to recover fully from … Read more
The big news out of France is B&B Hotels – KTM could be Mark Cavendish’s new team…We say ‘could’ because just as the whispers spread through the media a spokesperson for the team denied the report and instead said all would be revealed at the team’s official presentation on October 26th.> “I’ve got a big year next year”: Mark Cavendish … Read more
This weekend The Times newspaper shared the news that the average speed of traffic in UK cities had slowed by up to 2.5mph in the three years since before the pandemic, with transport data firm Basemap’s analysis showing drivers travelling at weekends take longer than during weekday rush hours.The numbers showed that motorists in urban … Read more
Shimano’s RX8 all-terrain range aims to “blend” the brand’s top performance features of mountain bike and road racing footwear. The new RX801 model claims to balance pedalling performance and off-the-bike capability with a more breathable design and super stiff and efficient carbon outsole. Shimano says the new RX8 and RX8R (Rally) models have been “optimised for gravel racers, gran fondo riders, … Read more
French road race and time trial champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot says she feels fine and is already looking ahead to the 2023 season, just over a month after suffering a stroke on the eve of the world championships in Australia.In an interview with the Brittany-based newspaper Le Télégramme, Cordon-Ragot revealed that she is due to undergo … Read more
Gardaí investigating a hit-and-run incident in Dublin last weekend, in which a motorist appeared to deliberately strike a cyclist from behind as one of the car’s passengers filmed the collision on their phone, have arrested a man.As we reported on the live blog earlier this week, the victim was cycling just outside Dublin Airport on … Read more
A Deliveroo employee was attacked by a teenager wielding a knife after the pair collided with each other while cycling on a London bike lane.24-year-old delivery cyclist Ludovic Mihalca told the Mirror that he was picking up an order in Southwark in July when three youths who were also riding bikes “jumped into the cycle … Read more
