The number of cyclists killed on Britain’s roads dropped from 141 to 111 in 2021 compared with the year before — a reduction of 21 per cent — although the number of reported serious injuries, slight injuries and overall casualties all increased.The figures come from the Department for Transport, which has published its annual report into the reported … Read more
Sir Bradley Wiggins has backed a new NSPCC safety initiative to better protect children from abuse in sport, saying it must be made easier for “all people in sport” to recognise issues.The 2012 Tour de France champion and five-time Olympic gold medallist earlier this year revealed he was groomed by a coach as a teenager, and said he … Read more
The Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona next weekend got us thinking… what are the craziest TT bikes ever made? This 1993 Zipp 2001 is certainly well up there, and since being banned in UCI races at the turn of the millennia, it’s gathered a cult following in the world of triathlon. 1993 Zipp 2001 TT bike … Read more
If you were to make a list of the most terrifying wild animals you wouldn’t want to encounter on a bike ride, a goat probably wouldn’t be very high up the list… but if that goat happened to be a mountain goat, and a particularly massive one that has been compared to numerous American football players … Read more
As road.cc noted on Friday, the A57 Snake Pass road in Derbyshire is once again closed, but this time a 5.6 mile (9km) section is shut to all road users from the outset; however, cyclists can still reach the summit from one side of the famously windy road if they are prepared to do a U-turn, … Read more
Cycling UK and the British Horse Society have joined forces to denounce the “tunnel vision” of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for not planning to make England’s next National Trail, Alfred Wainwright’s famous Coast to Coast, open to cyclists and horse riders along the whole route, and failing to consult either group about it. The Coast … Read more
