Mark Cavendish is firmly in the WorldTour shop window as teams fight for the Manx Missile’s signature ahead of his impending departure from Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.The sprinter’s sighting at a Rapha event in partnership with Palace Skate set tongues wagging that Jonathan Vaughters’ EF Education-EasyPost could well be his next destination, but it seems there is a new suitor … Read more
With their bold lens design the Oakley Kato sunglasses may not be for shy and retiring types, but Oakley has nailed absolutely everything from my point of view. These are some of the best shades I’ve ever worn, although, as is often the case with Oakley, they are reassuringly expensive…At first, I wasn’t completely sure … Read more
On Thursday we uploaded Near Miss of the Day 815 featuring a clip submitted by a reader which shows the moment an HGV driver close passed him during a bike ride, even with double white lines in the middle of the road and an oncoming driver.Since then the road.cc inbox has been under siege from furious emails … Read more
A 37-year-old was arrested and kept in custody for questioning following, what Greater Manchester Police called, a “serious collision” in the south of the city which saw one cyclist taken to hospital in a critical condition and another suffer minor injuries.Emergency services were called to the incident on Wilbraham Road in the Whalley Range area, heading towards Chorlton-cum-Hardy, … Read more
The Redshift Arclight Pedals are a cool idea and chuck out a surprising amount of light front and rear. They are simple to use, too, being primarily fit and forget, and the overall build quality is excellent. They aren’t cheap, though, and won’t replace your standard bike lights.If you ride on flat pedals and in … Read more
Today’s edition of Near Miss of the Day features the rare spectacle of not one, not two, but three motorists leaving ample space between their cars and the cyclist they were passing. Unfortunately for the terrified cyclist coming the other way, however, these wide passes resulted in two close calls and an almighty scare.This double … Read more
Former Irish champion Imogen Cotter made her return to the peloton on Sunday – seven months after breaking her patella and radius in a head-on collision involving an overtaking driver.Cotter lined out yesterday at the pro kermesse in Berlare, Belgium, in what was her debut ride for the UCI Continental squad Plantur-Pura and her first … Read more
Hundreds of drawing pins were allegedly scattered along an Essex bike lane this morning, causing a number of cyclists to puncture during their bank holiday ride.Today’s reported incident on the Epping New Road, near Epping Forest, comes just three months after two cyclists claimed that they were assaulted on the busy road by a motorist … Read more
