As the United States comes to terms with the Supreme Court’s decision to remove the constitutional right to an abortion, over half of the elite women’s field at the US national crit championships took the knee in protest during the pre-race national anthem.Coryn Labecki, Kaia Schmid, Heidi Franz and Alexis Ryan were among the riders … Read more
It’s getting towards peak launch season in the cycling world – and we can tell you to expect some big, big things this side of the Tour de France starting on Friday – with loads of new stuff appearing from some big brands over the past week. We start with a leftfield bike launch from Cannondale…Whoa, … Read more
The Topeak TubiHead Upgrade Kit is an upgrade for pretty much any pump using a 10mm hose. It cleverly removes the valve core, allows maximum airflow for inflation, then lets you reinstall the valve core without losing pressure. Pretty nifty if you have a tricky tubeless setup.It’s an age-old truism that air flows faster when … Read more
Update 10/09/2022: road.cc reader Tom got back in touch having heard a response from Thames Valley Police regarding this double close pass from the same driver. The force told him: For your information we have identified the taxi driver, a female. She had already seen the headcam footage online. She has since left that job. She … Read more
Sir Bradley Wiggins has said that any team other than Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl would be “crazy” not to take Mark Cavendish to the Tour de France.The Manxman, who was part of the Team Sky line-up that supported Wiggins in 2012 when he became the first British rider to win the race, looks set to miss … Read more
“How would you like to be on camera now, Mikey?” That’s the question a shirtless Range Rover driver posed to Mike van Erp, whose videos of law-breaking drivers have led to hundreds of motorists being fined or prosecuted.> “Tired of road crime” – CyclingMikey on episode 16 of the road.cc PodcastThe bizarre scene happened earlier this … Read more
Pas Normal Studios’ Sleeveless Base Layer is a supremely comfortable bit of kit that does what such a layer should. One thing to bear in mind, though, it seems to have been designed to perform optimally with PNS’s own bib shorts, and teaming it with anything else might leave you feeling a bit short changed … Read more
It’s no secret that drag is a big deal; in fact, at a typical racing speed of 40kph, drag makes up about 90% of the total resistance. It’s therefore little surprise that manufacturers are going to great lengths in order to tame it, and when we spotted what is rumoured to be the new Madone … Read more
A Conservative MP has urged the government to bring in a law relating to causing death by dangerous cycling, something ministers have been promising for several years now but which has not yet entered the statute books.In a question put to Mark Spencer, the Tory MP for Sherwood and Leader of the House of Commons, … Read more
