The reigning Giro d’Italia champion Egan Bernal has been discharged from hospital two weeks after he suffered 20 broken bones in a horror crash while training in Colombia. The Ineos Grenadiers rider only recently left intensive care after undergoing multiple surgeries on injuries sustained in a collision with a parked bus on 24 January.The Clínica … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned that the capital will become more dangerous for cyclists if almost £500 million worth of active travel schemes are scrapped due to Transport for London’s funding crisis.Plummeting fare revenues as a result of people working from home or choosing other modes of transport to get around London have hit … Read more
A trial of new road signs in East Lothian, advising motorists that they should leave a minimum gap of 1.5 metres when overtaking cyclists, has led to a significant reduction in the number of ‘dangerous’ close passes since the scheme was introduced.The pilot project, developed and led by Cycling Scotland, saw road signs installed last year … Read more
In the introduction to his book, The Cyclist’s Cookbook: Food To Power Your Cycling Life, Nigel Mitchell says, ‘It’s more a book for cyclists who love food’, which I think sums it up perfectly. Since starting to review the book it has been by my side in the kitchen and when planning my weekly food shop, … Read more
A BBC Radio 4 presenter has been criticised for asking what some have described as “irresponsible” and “poorly judged” questions about cyclists during a segment on the recent revisions to the Highway Code.On Saturday’s edition of the Today programme, the long-running news and current affairs show, Mishal Husain interviewed Kevin Fong, a doctor and television … Read more
Today’s Near Miss certainly isn’t one of the worst videos we’ve been sent over the years – but it was enough to secure the driver a £323 fine and three penalty points for driving without due care and attention.The footage, which features the second of three close passes experienced by the cyclist that day, was … Read more
The Northwave Extreme Trail Vest is a warm gilet for awful conditions. With water-resistant Primaloft insulation and some nice features, there’s much to like here.To my mind, gilets come in two types: those that disappear in a jersey pocket, and those that won’t. Pocketable gilets tend to have no insulation at all, relying on simple … Read more
A plan to encourage cycling by banning motorists from a cut-through road described by locals as a “race track” has been delayed after a petition against the proposals secured over 1,000 signatures.Last month we reported that Nottinghamshire County Council was planning to introduce an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) which would stop cars from accessing … Read more
Wolf Tooth’s 8-Bit Kit One is a very well-made, light and compact tool kit. It includes what you need to fix most of the issues you might encounter on a ride, but the minimalist design means it can be a little fiddly to use. As soon as you pick it up, it’s obvious that this … Read more
