Today’s Near Miss features one of the most pointless overtakes we’ve seen in a while, as the motorist in question spent the next minute mere metres in front of the cyclist he so desperately needed to pass on a tight, busy school street. I had a case dropped by the CPS after a 7 month … Read more
Cyclists in north Texas have called for the boycott of a custom car shop after a truck driver, alleged to be the owner of the business, filmed himself blowing black smoke from his exhaust, known as ‘rolling coal’, at a bike rider.Kevin Soucie, the owner of Turn 5 Fabrication, posted the video to the local … Read more
The Easton EC90 SLX Di2 handlebar is conventionally shaped and weighs very little. As you might have guessed from the name, it’s compatible with Shimano’s Di2 internal junction box but works equally well with non-electronic groupsets. It’s not for you if you want internally routed cabling, though.The SLX is one of Easton’s non-aero offerings. We … Read more
World champion Julian Alaphilippe suffered two fractured ribs, a fractured shoulder blade and a collapsed lung after falling heavily in a shocking mass crash at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl leader crashed off the road and into a ditch after a touch of wheels towards the front of the peloton led to the nasty spill, which … Read more
Proposals for an active travel scheme in Wythenshawe have been scrapped after locals raised concerns that the plans would “not make walking and cycling easier” in the area.Initial proposals to improve and provide new cycling and walking infrastructure in Wythenshawe included the creation of a continuous route from Chorlton Water Park to Manchester Airport, with … Read more
Cycle jerseys come in a great variety of colours and designs, and I always enjoy looking at what teams have come up with over the years. It is unlikely that I will ever get to see more than a small percentage of them in real life, so seeing large images in a good quality book … Read more
The Cafe du Cycliste Leonie jacket’s insulated front panel does a fantastic job of keeping your core warm, but the limited stretch in the fabric used here can make the jacket feel tight around the shoulders, and some aspects of the fit don’t match the size guide.The Leonie has a classic fit, which according to … Read more
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar will miss tomorrow’s edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège after returning home to Slovenia to support his fiancée and fellow professional cyclist Urška Žigart following the death of her mother.“Sadly I won’t be at the start of Liege-Bastogne-Liege tomorrow to defend my title,” the two-time Tour de France winner announced on social media this … Read more
Police in Leicester are searching for an electric bike rider who collided with a pedestrian, leaving them with “life-threatening injuries”, before fleeing the scene.The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon on the Broughton Road in Leicester, near its junctions with Saffron Lane and Marriott Road.An eyewitness to the crash told Leicestershire Live that both the cyclist … Read more
The Alliance of British Drivers has described a court’s decision to convict a motorist for careless driving as “idiotic” and “pathetic sucking up the cycling lobby”.The pro-motoring pressure group was responding to footage of a close pass posted on Twitter by the Sheffield North West Neighbourhood Policing Team – and featured earlier this week on … Read more
