A cyclist from Derby is currently stuck in a hospital in Brittany after suffering a heart attack and crashing his bike while on a cycling holiday in the region.Anthony Morris, a keen cyclist who travels to France with his bike every year, also suffered a bleed on the brain in the fall, which was caused by … Read more
A custom road bike belonging to Nicolas Roche has been lost for 11 days after the retired Irish pro’s flight from Gatwick airport to Nice was cancelled at the last minute.The former Team Sky and BMC rider was travelling home to Monaco and had checked in his bike bag and other luggage when he was … Read more
One Sunday afternoon in September, Annemiek van Vleuten stood in the dazzling sunshine of Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, clad in the Vuelta’s iconic red leader’s jersey, enjoying the adulation of the crowd after yet another dominant stage racing performance.Standing on the top step of stage race podiums is something the Dutch star has become accustomed … Read more
The Orro Luxe Neck Warmer is inexpensive, light and largely seam free. It’s breathable but warm, and not quite long enough to do extra duty as a beanie hat, or to wear stretched over the head.I’ve worn lots of tubular neck warmers in various guises, and find their versatility and lightweight warmth very handy.The Orro … Read more
Cycling apparel brand Rapha and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam have launched their unique capsule collection, including this rather brightly painted fourth-generation Canyon Ultimate. We think it’s really rather pretty…should there be more art-inspired paint jobs in the cycling world? 2022 Rapha x Van Gogh museum Canyon Ultimate collection – Vincent Engel (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) … Read more
Cheshire East Council has come in for criticism after a local cyclist posted online a portion of the authority’s School Travel Plan, encouraging schoolchildren to sign a contract “indicating that they will follow certain rules when they cycle”.The council’s School Travel Plan, which appears to have been updated in 2021, sets out the measures and … Read more
The Canyon Commuter 5 is a fast and fun urban bike that provides all the performance that people who are ready to splash £1,000+ on a commuter are probably looking for. It’s not the most forgiving ride, but – ironically – considering how responsive it is, that’s actually quite easy to forgive. Perhaps most surprising, … Read more
Bike-riding activist Mike van Erp, better known by his online alias CyclingMikey, has earned a reputation for catching law-breaking motorists in the act. But last month the camera cyclist played a key role in stopping a completely different kind of suspected criminal activity – by spectacularly using his bike to take out an alleged drug … Read more
Norway’s Tobias Foss pulled off one of the surprise results of the season in Wollongong today, beating Stefan Küng and Remco Evenepoel to become world time trial champion, despite starting the race as a 127/1 outsider.While double European time trial champion Küng looked set to finally end his run of near misses and disappointments at … Read more
