Earlier this summer seven-year-old Rupert Brooke completed London to Paris — a 200-mile bucket list ride for many cyclists — in memory of his father and raising £35,000 for a child bereavement charity in the process.Becoming the youngest known person to complete the challenge, Rupert tackled the route over four 50-mile days, “breezing” into Paris on July 14. Donations on … Read more
These Italian-made Orro Sportive socks fit as well as they look and are very reasonably priced. They come in three colours and a wide size range that should fit most of us.Sussex-based Orro makes some sexy-looking bikes and it’s added a steadily-expanding range of clothing under its own label. Way back in 2018 I tested … Read more
Sustrans has called on the next Prime Minister to ensure that long-term investment is maintained for active travel, including cycling and walking.With Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak currently vying to become the new leader of the Conservative Party – and with it, get the keys to Number 10 Downing Street – there are concerns that … Read more
Well, it’s official. The Twitter opinions of that profile with an England flag in its username, and which will likely be active for a month before being ‘cancelled’ for racism, has become official government policy.With Michael Green (sorry, Grant Shapps) telling the Daily Mail that he would be making it illegal for people to ride a … Read more
Whoever wins the Conservative leadership election, we lose a benefactor of cycling and walking and their vital public health benefits. This is at a time when physical inactivity costs the at-breaking-point NHS £900 million a year, and driving a car is becoming increasingly unaffordable, not to mention the damage to the environment.Rishi Sunak and Liz … Read more
The UCI has sanctioned Nairo Quintana for an infringement of the in-competition ban on using the painkiller tramadol after analyses of two dried blood samples provided by the rider on 8 and 13 July during the 2022 Tour de France revealed the presence of tramadol and its two main metabolites.The Colombian has been disqualified from the race, losing his … Read more
It has been a whirlwind morning of newspaper front pages, talk show rants and social media doomscrolling since Grant Shapps’ pledge to introduce tougher rules on bike riders (and subsequent comments from the Department for Transport that a softer approach published in a second interview is a “more accurate reflection of the Transport Secretary’s view”)…> Confusion as Grant Shapps … Read more
Confusion reigned this morning as transport minister Grant Shapps’ comments in an interview given to The Times appeared to contradict his widely-reported pledge to enforce tougher rules, namely possibly introducing number plates for cyclists, as part of the current legal review.> Grant Shapps: Cyclists should have number plates, be insured and subject to speed limitsSpeaking to the national … Read more
The Carrera Subway All Weather Edition from Halfords is a mountain bike-styled urban warrior that comes out of the box with some very useful winter-riding accessories and an excellent spec for a very modest price.Halfords offers some terrific value-for-money bikes and the Subway All Weather Edition (henceforth Subway AWE, I’m lazy) is an excellent example … Read more
