A somewhat contradictory predicament is currently playing out in Spain when it comes to active travel; as in the same year that its Ministry of Transport just approved the allocation of 600 million euros to promote urban cycling, its Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation wants to bring ‘personal mobility vehicles’ under regular motor vehicle regulations, meaning … Read more
Elisa Longo Borghini has won the second edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, with the Italian champion’s Trek-Segafredo team also clinching third place through Lucinda Brand, who finished behind runner-up Lotte Kopecky of Team SD Worx in a chasing group that finished 23 seconds behind the winner.> New Trek Domane breaks cover at Paris-Roubaix… and is instantly rode … Read more
As we already knew, a new Trek Domane endurance bike is coming soon – and now we know what it’s going to look like, with Elisa Longo Borghini riding it to a stunning victory in the Roubaix Velodrome this afternoon. Elisa Longo Borghini wins Paris Roubaix Femmes (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)> Trek to launch new Domane range 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒-𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐈𝐗 𝐅𝐄𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐒! 🏆 … Read more
Last month, the Austrian mathematician who defeated the world’s best to claim a road race Olympic gold for the ages said that she would avoid joining a WorldTour team for the foreseeable to “have my own sponsors” and set up my own team”; and it looks like one of those sponsors might be UK bike brand Factor, with Kiesenhofer … Read more
For today’s instalment in our regular series we’d rather not have to run, a dangerous driver doesn’t appear to grasp that what she did was dangerous and illegal – even stopping to tell the victim that she’d brought it on herself. Warning – upset driver footage I usually don’t stop for ‘the chat’ after prompt and constructive feedback … Read more
The Lindarets Terske Travel Disc Brake Rotor Lockring Tool is a super-light and compact solution to Centre Lock woes, at least for those times when carrying a foot of steel with a regular tool on it just isn’t going to work. Your bike will need 12mm thru-axles with decent wall thicknesses and externally-notched rings to … Read more
There are fresh hopes that the Tour de Yorkshire could be back next year, after a Manchester-based company bought certain assets of former co-organisers Welcome To Yorkshire, which went into administration last month after local authorities pulled the plug on funding it.First held in 2015, the year after the region hosted the Grand Depart of … Read more
The latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows the moment a driver passed a cyclist “inches from my handlebars” – but police did not consider that the driving was poor enough to warrant referring the case for prosecution.Richard, the road.cc reader who sent us the clip, told us: “I was cycling … Read more
An environmental campaigner who is opposed to plans for a £1.7 billion tunnel at Stonehenge is calling on cyclists passing the UNESCO World Heritage Site this weekend to help with his ‘citizen science’ research into ‘rubbernecking’ drivers there by providing camera footage and Strava or other GPS data.Andrew Nicolson, who has previously given evidence against the … Read more
