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Sir Jason Kenny retires from track cycling — Britain’s most decorated Olympian set for British Cycling coaching role
Britain’s most successful Olympian Sir Jason Kenny has announced his retirement from track cycling, six months after winning his seventh gold medal.The 33-year-old is calling time on a glittering career that began with gold in the team sprint at the Beijing Games in 2008, and finished with keirin gold and team sprint silver in Tokyo.In total, … Read more
Stolen Goat Women’s Olive Adventure Down Jacket
The Stolen Goat Adventure Down Jacket is a great-fitting warm outer layer for riding, and everything else too, during the colder winter months. It easily converts to a gilet thanks to the zip-off sleeves, so it’s ideal for changeable temperatures – if not changeable weather. It’s not suitable for prolonged rain due to its genuine … Read more
Wales v Scotland match ball taken from Edinburgh to Cardiff by bike
When the Wales vs Scotland Guinness Six Nations match kicked off at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff yesterday afternoon, the ball travelled around 40 metres from Finn Russell’s boot … but in the preceding 48 hours or so, it spent more than 500 miles from Murrayfield in Edinburgh to the Welsh capital on the back … Read more
Nicolas Roche fears bikejacking attacks — Dancing With The Stars contestant warned against training alone
Former Team DSM, Team Sky and BMC pro Nicolas Roche has raised concerns that he could be a high-profile target for bikejackers while he trains in the Wicklow Mountains south of Dublin.The 37-year-old is back in the Irish capital, as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars, and admitted to the Irish Sun that he fears he could be a … Read more
Fuji Touring Disc 2022
Fuji’s Touring Disc is a good entry-level tourer, ideal for anyone wanting to load panniers and explore in the good old-fashioned way. The price limits the quality of some of the finishing kit, and the bar-end shifters won’t be for everyone, but it’s eminently upgradeable.Bar-end shifters, triple chainset, external cabling… I was pretty young when … Read more
Former Downing Street chief of staff denies buying £1,000 cycling kit with taxpayer money
A former Downing Street chief of staff was last night embroiled in scandal over allegations taxpayers’ money was used for £1,000 of cycling kit.Dan Rosenfield worked as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s chief of staff between January 2021 and February 2022, resigning earlier this month during the ‘Partygate’ scandal.But now the former political advisor has been accused … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 714 (updated): Police stand by comments questioning cyclist’s positioning despite Highway Code changes
Earlier this month, road.cc reader Andrew sent us this two-year-old clip, predicting it may well start quite a debate about positioning. At the time South Wales Police told him they weren’t impressed with his middle of the lane position at the roundabout, and would not be taking action against the driver… and in their latest response to road.cc, the … Read more
“Definitely radical — but makes a lot of sense”: Cycling community reacts to Chris Froome’s call for time trial bike ban
The cycling world is reacting to Chris Froome’s calls for time trial bikes to be banned in professional cycling for safety reasons, with Israel – Premier Tech teammate Michael Woods amongst those to agree.Yesterday, Froome made the case for racing all time trials on road bikes, saying it is not safe to train on time trial set-ups on open … Read more
Ciclovation Halo Touch bar tape
The Ciclovation Halo Touch Bar tape is as eye-catching as bar tapes get. Though very comfortable, the grip could be better in the drops and it’s slightly tricky to install just-so. Also, the price tag is almost as extravagant as the looks.If you want to turn heads on your rides, this features a chameleon-like finish … Read more