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Udog Cima Pure Black
The Udog Cima Pure Black shoes are designed primarily for climbing, but they’ll work anywhere you want a stiff, lightweight shoe with a very comfortable upper. The fit is great, as is the performance, and they compare well with others around this price.Launched in 2021, the Italian brand Udog has kicked off with a couple … Read more
Galibier Ardennes Light Winter Gloves
The Galibier Ardennes Light Winter Gloves are great. They’re warm, comfortable, slim, well shaped and well made. What more do you want? Cheap? Oh yes, they’re cheap as well.Between the name Galibier has given these – ‘Light Winter’ – and the praise I’ve heaped on them above, there’s really not much more to say. They’re … Read more
National newspaper warns of “cycling wars” after near miss video sparks media meltdown
Last week our Near Miss of the Day 752 showed footage released by Sheffield North West Neighbourhood Policing Team, in which an approaching driver passed a group of cyclists too closely, resulting in a £417 fine and five penalty points.The force added that “if anyone thinks this is an acceptable manner of driving, let this be your … Read more
MAAP Pro Bib 2.0
The MAAP Pro Bib 2.0s are impressive high-end bib shorts that are comfortable on a variety of rides and in varying conditions. There is noticeable compression without the kind of tight discomfort you can sometimes find, and the textured material on the legs gives them a fairly unusual look too.After reading Stu’s glowing recommendations of … Read more
Taxi driver who killed cyclist avoids jail after lawyer’s hi-vis and lights defence
A defence lawyer successfully kept his client, a taxi driver who hit and killed a cyclist in a midnight crash, out of jail after asking the judge to consider the cyclist’s lack of reflective clothing and flashing lights.At a sentencing hearing at Oxford Crown Court, Michael Goold argued Robert Mallinson had been “very difficult to … Read more
“I have no doubt his intention was to kill me”: Aggressive kerb-mounting driver tries to ram cyclist off bike after being caught using phone
A London cyclist has recalled the frightening moment a driver and passenger, angered by the bike rider recording the motorist using their phone, chased after him and tried to ram him off his bike.We shared a video of the incident, which happened last July in Forest Hill, south London, on our live blog yesterday, but got in touch … Read more
Chris Froome’s mechanic agrees with his boss: “I’m not a huge fan of disc brakes”
Chris Froome’s mechanic Gary Blem says that disc brake technology isn’t yet at the level required for professional road racing and that in time Froome will again be “unstoppable” – and, before anyone makes the joke, that’s not a reference to his brakes.Gary Blem is a mechanic for Team Israel Premier Tech and has had … Read more
Don’t want to miss a minute of the Giro d’Italia? Watch live racing on demand with GCN+
With a very exciting Ardennes classics season over and done with after a very eventful Liège–Bastogne–Liège, it’s almost time for the Giro d’Italia already… and of course, you’ll be wanting to follow all the action from stage 1 in Budapest to the potentially nail-biting final individual time trial in Verona! > Subscribe to GCN+ hereFor those of us … Read more