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Dame Sarah Storey replaces Chris Boardman as Greater Manchester active travel commissioner

Britain’s most successful Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey has been appointed Greater Manchester’s new active travel commissioner.Last week, the 17-time Paralympic gold medallist announced she would be stepping down as Sheffield’s active travel commissioner in May, and today it was revealed she will be taking the Manchester role over from Chris Boardman.Boardman left the role in January to head … Read more

Near Miss of the Day 735: MGIF driver squeezes past cyclist despite oncoming lorry (video includes swearing)

MGIF stands for ‘must get in front’, if you haven’t already heard, and sums up perfectly this incident involving a driver lacking the patience to wait a few seconds for a safer place to overtake.Instead, they push their way in front of the cyclist, narrowly avoiding a collision with the HGV in the process.road.cc reader Graeme … Read more

CLOSED! Win £1,383 worth of HUNT Aero Carbon or Alloy Wheels plus extras. Winners announced!

This competition is now closed and we can now announce the Winners!Congratulations to the following 3 winners: 1st place winner – Johan Dun 2nd place winner – Andrew Brown 3rd place winner – Glen CuttsThe Rider Firm will be in contact with you shortly to arrange your prizes.To everybody else who entered, thank you very much, and better luck next … Read more

Petition to amend road traffic legislation to refer to ‘collisions’ and not ‘accidents’

A petition has been drawn up to ask the Government to amend legislation so that “more constructive language” is used when referring to road traffic collisions.The UK Government and Parliament petition currently has 1,800 signatures at the time of writing, almost 20 per cent of the way to the point at which the Government will respond to it, and … Read more

Pub landlord says new bike lane is “a disaster waiting to happen”… then blocks half of it with barriers; TT bike raffled off for Ukraine; road.cc makes the Express; Pidcock inspires next gen of cycling superheroes + more on the live blog

Topeak Ninja Master+ Toolbox PT30

The Topeak PT30 comes with a huge number of functions, all locked away in the Ninja Master+ Toolbox, which itself gives you loads of bike-mounting options. Its small size limits leverage at times, but the tools themselves are great quality.Pretty much every job that you’ll likely need to carry out on the side of the … Read more

Take a look at Merida’s sub-£3,000 carbon Scultura Endurance 6000 with Ultegra

Merida’s Scultura Endurance carbon bike is designed for comfortable long distance riding. Although intended primarily for tarmac, Merida says that the disc brake bikes can take 700 x 35mm tyres and easily tackle surfaces like fire roads, and so it nicely fills the gap between the brand’s road race models and its gravel bikes. > 17 of … Read more

Near Miss of the Day 734: “What are you doing?” — Driver ignores cyclist at roundabout

We must have missed the part of the Highway Code which says you can ignore the road user already on the roundabout if they’re riding a bicycle…road.cc reader Lyndon said this one is “another example of how some people are just bad people.”“This happened before 7:00am on my way to work. As I entered the roundabout … Read more

Specialized S-Works Crux 2022

The 2022 Specialized S-Works Crux is an exceptional gravel bike for fast riding and it can still excel on the cyclocross course. The lightweight package is combined with brilliant low-speed stability that makes this insanely good at climbing, be it fast or technical, and it’s a blast to ride on the lanes too. This machine is … Read more

Jeremy Vine: There’s a strong argument vehicles should not be allowed to overtake bicycles in cities

Broadcaster and outspoken cycling advocate Jeremy Vine has prompted a discussion about how road users share space in urban environments, and suggested vehicle drivers overtaking cyclists in cities is “pointless”.Accompanied by one of his now-famous 360-degree camera videos, in which a taxi driver overtakes him five times only to drop back behind the cyclist at … Read more