Cyclists riding in London’s Richmond Park are being told that they must ride within the same speed limits as motorists have to adhere to there – even though both The Royal Parks and Metropolitan Police have confirmed that such limits do not apply to people on bikes.At the end of a week in which Transport … Read more
British cyclist Dan Bigham has broken the UCI Hour Record in Grenchen, Switzerland this afternoon, passing the existing record of 55.089 kilometres set by Belgium’s Victor Campenaerts at altitude in Aguascalientes in Mexico in 2019 with around half a minute to spare and setting a new benchmark of 55.548km.Campenaerts was among thousands of viewers cheering on his … Read more
After an enthralling and historic four weeks on the roads of France in July, the pro cycling world’s attention now turns to the third and final grand tour of the year, the Vuelta a España.> Subscribe to GCN+ hereOnce regarded as the neglected younger sibling of the other big three-week tours, the fashionable Giro d’Italia … Read more
It’s been a strange old week for cyclists in the UK, as some rather infuriating comments from the transport secretary Grant Shapps published in a certain tabloid led to a vicious and sometimes disturbing narrative playing out on social media, radio and even nation television. Listen to the road.c Podcast on Apple Podcasts Listen … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps insists that the government has “no plans to introduce registration plates” for cyclists – just three days after he said that people on bikes should be made to carry number plates on their bikes, then immediately backtracked on his comments, which have been the subject of intense media focus this week.Appearing … Read more
Riders at UCI WorldTeam Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux have been using a prototype of the new Cube Litening AIR C:68X SLT for some time… well it’s now been officially launched. There are also ‘SLX’ and ‘Race’ models to suit smaller budgets, and the flagship model has a frame weight of just 799g in its lightest guise.2022 Dauphine Cube Litening – 00 … Read more
