The Tour of Flanders is cycling.Now that may seem too grandiose a statement for a race that takes place in early April, often under grey Belgian skies, and which is almost entirely raced on narrow, poorly surfaced roads through pokey villages in a largely flat country, by big, burly square-jawed thugs wrestling with their bikes.Visually … Read more
Our story earlier this week about a new smartphone app that uses AI to analyse video and enables users to report drivers suspected of speeding to the police for potential enforcement attracted a lot of comments, including from Rod King of the road safety campaign 20’s Plenty For Us, whose volunteers are trialling the app.> … Read more
A motorist who failed to brake or take evasive action before fatally striking a cyclist with his truck, claiming that he couldn’t see because the sun was in his eyes, has been jailed.80-year-old Adam Fernie was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving following a trial at Edinburgh High Court on Thursday. He was sentenced … Read more
It has been another busy week in the cycling world with loads of new clothing unveiled for spring and summer, but we’re kicking off with some spoke reflectors – no, really – that smashed their Kickstarter target in no time at all… Spoke reflectors for performance wheels – yay or nay?Flectr Zero (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Promising zero … Read more
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges says she ‘just wants to race competitively again’ after being told that she cannot compete in the women’s event at this weekend’s National Omnium Championships under current UCI guidelines.In a statement released on Friday, Bridges said that she has been in contact with British Cycling and the UCI over the last … Read more
The Apidura Frame Pack Hydration Bladder is a new twist on an old bikepacking hack – storing water in a bag, not a bottle. Well designed and made from sturdy materials, it will get your water low and efficiently stored for those really long days out.Of the three ways to carry water on your bike … Read more
Wout van Aert, whose Jumbo-Visma team said yesterday that he was “unlikely” to ride the Tour of Flanders on Sunday due to illness, will definitely now miss the race after testing positive for COVID-19.The 27-year-old headed into the cobbled classics season in fine form, winning Omloop Het Nieuwsblad at the end of Friday, and just … Read more
A driver who broke the nose of a cyclist in a vicious attack in Leeds city centre has been jailed for 23 weeks, with a judge telling him he had battered “seven bells” out of the victim.Wayne Wardell along the one-way Queen Street and when he flew into a rage after seeing the cyclist riding the … Read more
I’m so tired.I miss being tired.We’ve all got tired by riding our bikes a bit too far, or a little too fast, or an idiot mixture of both and in an eskimos describing snow way cyclists can be a thousand types of tired.There’s the general last few miles home tired.The one eye closing slightly nearly … Read more
