A Met cycling officer has been heavily criticised online after a video was posted on Twitter showing the officer pointing out to a cyclist – who had just narrowly avoided being struck by a red light-jumping taxi driver – “how many cyclists go through red lights”.In the video below, shared online by the Twitter account … Read more
Keep today’s Near Miss handy for the next time a red-faced motorist scolds your group ride for cycling two abreast. In the above clip, a cycling club experienced two frighteningly similar overtakes on the same group ride – one while two abreast, the other while in the supposedly ‘safer’ single file formation.The cyclists, members of the … Read more
Warm down rollers, ice baths, ultrasound therapy, shots of Jack Daniel’s, fridges full of blood bags… Pro cyclists down the years have used an impressive variety of recovery methods to ensure they’re at their very best (or even beyond their best) at the grand tours.Ahead of this afternoon’s penultimate Tour de France stage, a 40-kilometre … Read more
Cycling instructors have accused Transport for London of ‘breaking promises’ after it quietly suspended funding for councils to deliver cycle training.TfL’s decision to immediately and indefinitely cut the funding – a result of the body’s ongoing financial crisis and reliance on short-term government bailouts – may affect the jobs of around 300 cycling instructors, who … Read more
We’ve got loads of bike tech news to tell you about this week, but the most unusual launch we’ve heard about comes from Insta360…Would you fit a selfie stick on your bike?Have you ever thought your bike needed a selfie stick? Let’s for a moment assume that you answered yes to that question. The word ‘assume’ is doing … Read more
The Endura Xtract Lite Bibshorts are reasonably lightweight and offer a good fit, though they’re maybe a little too lightweight if you’re riding behind them. Some might find the pad a bit firm, too, while the claimed ‘heat busting’ aspect is hard to detect compared to normal shorts.The ‘heat beating’ extras include a UPF50+ treatment, … Read more
The Two Wheel Gear The Wet Sack does its job well, keeping wet and dry gear separated in your bag, and it’s well sized for the typical things such as shoes or a wet towel. It’s simple and not strictly necessary – a plastic bag will do almost as well – but it’s much nicer … Read more
When we reported earlier this week on a cyclist whose bike had gone missing when he checked it in ahead of flying to an event abroad, we asked whether any of our readers had encountered a similar situation recently – and two have got in touch to share their own experiences, one of them … Read more
The 2022 Tour de France is over for another year, and here are the bikes that were ridden to victory on each stage.Stage 1: Yves Lampaert, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, Specialized Shiv TT 2022 Tour de France Stage 1 ITT Yves Lampaert Pic- @cauldphoto – 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) Pic @cauldphotoBelgian classics specialist Yves Lampaert was the surprise … Read more
Astana Qazaqstan has suspended Colombian rider Miguel Angel Lopez after reports emerged saying he was being investigated for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking ring in Spain.In a statement published on Twitter this morning, the Kazakh outfit said: “The news that was spread in the media yesterday evening caught us by surprise, and at the moment … Read more
