While Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar are duking it out for the overall 2022 Tour de France win, Simon Geschke of Team Cofidis is currently leading the King of the Mountains competition, and this is the De Rosa Merak that he’s riding.Germany’s Simon Geschke is riding the Tour de France for a tenth time this … Read more
A Southampton man armed with a shovel has taken on responsibility for one of the city’s cycle paths, fearing the loose gravel surface is “an accident waiting to happen”.Mike Marx, a 59-year-old handyman, told the Southern Daily Echo he has lived near The Avenue for 14 years and has begun sweeping away loose stones and … Read more
A cyclist who raised a complaint with Kent Police after the force decided not to proceed against a van driver who cut across him at a junction has said he is “hugely disappointed” in their response which he believes sends the wrong message to vulnerable road users.Kent Police contacted road.cc reader Adrian after we published … Read more
The Late Late Show host and former Gavin and Stacey star James Corden was involved in a crash while riding a Santander Cycles hire bike through central London yesterday.Witnesses report the 43-year-old hitting the ground while trying to avoid another rider who “darted across the road” and received some choice words from Corden once he was back … Read more
Matej Mohoric claimed that he had “broken cycling” when he won Milan-San Remo using a dropper post; is he about to do the same again at the Tour de France?Matej Mohoric dropper post close-up photo credit @Sprintcycling @TeamBahrainVictorious (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) @Sprintcycling @TeamBahrainVictorious The Team Bahrain Victorious rider is well known for his incredible … Read more
Dorset Police confirmed it is investigating a collision involving a motorist towing a caravan and a cyclist near Bournemouth Airport last weekend, footage of which has since gone viral and been viewed thousands of times on social media.On Friday’s road.cc live blog we shared the footage, posted on Facebook via Car Anything, with the reaction prompting us … Read more
Evoc’s Commute A.I.R. Pro 18 backpack, which features an integrated airbag system to protect commuters in the event of a crash, will go on sale this autumn. Announced last year, we had the chance to check out Evoc’s design at last week’s Eurobike 2022 bike industry expo.Evoc says that if you crash the integrated airbag will inflate … Read more
A confident Mark Cavendish said he “knows” he will win again, speaking during his first major interview since missing out on Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Tour de France line-up and Patrick Lefevere subsequently saying the sprinter is not in his team’s plans for next season.Talking to BBC North West Tonight the 37-year-old said he is unlikely to retire while still at the top of the … Read more
