Trek-Segafredo’s Elisa Longo Borghini has won The Women’s Tour by just 1 second following a thrilling conclusion to the race on its final stage today in Oxfordshire.When the peloton rolled out of the market town of Chipping Norton this morning, the Italian national champion, wearing the tricolore jersey, was level on time with Grace Brown … Read more
Image by Yathin S Krishnappa CC BY-SA 4.0Seeing exotic animals on a bike ride is nothing unusual these days – when I lived in north Oxfordshire, it wasn’t unusual to see alpacas, emus and even the odd ostrich when out and about for a ride. But a zebra chasing down a cyclist in California? That’s a new … Read more
Don’t confuse the Monton Urban+ Traveller Max Long Sleeve Jersey for something to keep you toasty in the cooler months, as it’s designed for hotter, sunnier days. Get your head around that and you’ll be impressed with both the performance and fit, though.The Urban+ Traveller Max is a bit different, as it’s a long sleeve … Read more
“Failure to act on this one is utterly ridiculous,” says the road.cc reader who sent in today’s submission in our Near Miss of the Day series, filmed in Greater Manchester.“75 centimetres away at 31 miles per hour,” he said.“In my incident description in the police report, I said: ‘Analysis of the video shows that the … Read more
Catch up with all of this week’s big – and not so big – bike and equipment news, including new Garmin smartwatches, a suspension stem from Cane Creek, new bags from Restrap, frame protection from Dyebro and what is being called the “world’s fastest gravel bike.”Garmin adds the 255 and the 955 to the Forerunner … Read more
Peaty’s Complete Bicycle Cleaning Kit is perhaps not quite the complete kit as billed, but it’s a great starter set of cleaners, lube and brushes, and all stored in a handy and solidly-made toolbox. All it’s seriously lacking are brushes for the small detail jobs.This set includes two different brushes, a biodegradeable bike cleaner, drivetrain … Read more
A group of police officers who saved the life of a cyclist who had ‘died’ at the roadside for almost a quarter of an hour have received an award to recognise their role in saving his life.The officers from Police Scotland’s Tayside Police Mountain Rescue Team were travelling back to base along the A94 close … Read more
This article includes paid promotion – read more about sponsored contentMaybe it’s just us, but aren’t dads just a real pain the backside to buy for? Even if yours likes cycling (we hope so otherwise this article might not be very useful to you) there’s a lot of tat out there, and sometimes it can be pretty … Read more
An enterprising stag party who paid a trip to Amsterdam to toast the groom’s impending wedding put their hangovers aside and their thinking hats on when their flight home was cancelled – by buying up 13 bikes so they could travel back to the UK on a ferry that did not accept foot passengers, but … Read more
