The Nopinz Souplesse Bib Shorts are ideal for fast riding, whether you are out for a blast or going long. The high-density pad is very supportive, providing a comfortable barrier between you and the saddle regardless of the terrain. They are very well made too, and at a price that looks good compared with others … Read more
The RideLondon Classique, the three-day women’s stage race which forms part of the RideLondon cycling festival, has been downgraded from a Women’s WorldTour race to a ProSeries event after the organisers breached UCI regulations by failing to provide live TV coverage of every stage.First held in 2013 as a one-day event, the RideLondon Classique was … Read more
We’ve had sneaky, cheeky looks at a whole bunch of unreleased products that brands didn’t want to show us yet, including Shimano 105 Di2 and an updated Canyon Ultimate road bike, but there’s plenty of new stuff out there that they’re keen to shout about too. We start with some new Hutchinson Challenger tyres that have … Read more
Ergon Bartape Road is grippy, offers a good road feel and is easy to fit – if you take your time as it doesn’t offer much stretch. At 2mm thick it’s not a bar tape for the longest rides or roughest roads, but if you’re not doing 200km audaxes every other week or spending all … Read more
A driver who claimed she did not see a cyclist when she crashed into him and was later discovered to have been making a hands-free mobile phone call at the time has been jailed for causing death by careless driving.Michael Roff, aged 57 and from Cambridge, died at the city’s Addenbrooke’s Hospital five hours after … Read more
This sounds like a cracking idea – the city of Austin, Texas plans to let local residents report motor vehicles illegally parked in cycle lanes, and as a gesture of thanks will pay them a quarter of the fines imposed on the vehicles’ owners.The so-called “bike lane bounty” – officially, the Bike Blockage Program – … Read more
A motorcyclist who was riding at more than twice the speed limit when he hit a cyclist on London’s Euston Road during lockdown in April 2020, fatally injuring him, has been jailed for 20 months.Police collision investigators estimated that 41-year-old Lewis McNeice was riding his Harley Davidson at a speed of between 62 and 67mph … Read more
The last few years have been awkward for significant bike travel, and as I like to spend a proportion of my time doing longer rides there has been a certain amount of caged tiger back-and-forth going on.It’s been disappointing to have to cancel a variety of big rides in this period of endless stalling, but … Read more
The UCI has doubled the time that an athlete transitioning from male to female needs to wait before being able to compete in women’s races.The new rules take effect from 1 July, and stipulate that athletes transitioning from male to female need to have had testosterone levels below 2.5 nanomoles per litre (nmol/L) for 24 months. Previously, … Read more
