A motorist who reportedly fled the scene of a collision which left a cyclist with life-changing injuries, including a severed foot, has been released as local police continue to appeal for witnesses to the horrific incident.Off-duty Garda inspector Niall Flood — described in Irish media reports as an experienced cyclist — was riding along the … Read more
Pro teams and their sponsors want to stand out from the crowd at the Tour de France – it’s cycling’s biggest shop window, after all – and that often means that bikes get cool new paint jobs; here are a dozen of the best since road.cc started covering the race back in 2009.Lance Armstrong, Damien … Read more
The 2022 Tour de France riders will take on 11 sectors of pavé tomorrow (6th July) so it’s a good time to look back at the bike Lars Boom rode to a stage win over the cobbles back in 2014.August 2014: The road.cc tech team stalk the halls of the not-yet open Eurobike trade show when we’re confronted … Read more
Oxford’s ongoing Low-traffic neighbourhood vandalism problem reached “another level” this week as a gang of hooded vandals melted one of the traffic-calming bollards in an arson attack.Cllr Damian Haywood said the latest escalation is “absolutely disgraceful” after the bollards in Howard Street and Barnet Street were set on fire overnight on Sunday. Previously, some of the … Read more
Fancy a break from the Tour de France? Take a sneak peek at some of the things that we’ve currently got out for review. There’s some flashy pedals that use magnets, a Garmin that will tell you how stressed you are, a jersey that manages to be loud and camouflage at the same time… plus … Read more
The ongoing spate of south London bikejackings continued this weekend with two cyclists robbed of their bikes in separate, but very similar incidents, near Orpington.Sunday’s incidents came on the same day we reported a member of Penge Cycling Club had narrowly escaped a robbery attempt on Thursday evening near West Wickham, around five miles west of Orpington, during … Read more
