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UCI world cyclocross championships under fire due to anti-trans laws in host state Arkansas

As the world cyclocross championships come to a close this evening, the UCI’s decision to stage the event in Fayetteville, Arkansas has come under fire due to the state’s anti-trans legislation.In April 2021, Arkansas became the first state to ban gender-affirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth. Later that month Brook Watts, a longstanding cyclocross promoter in the … Read more

Fundraiser for Irish champion struck head-on by speeding motorist raises over £18,000 in three days

A fundraiser set up to support the recovery of Irish road race champion Imogen Cotter after she was struck by a car while training this week has raised over £18,000 in just three days.Cotter, who signed with the UCI-registered Plantur-Pura squad for the 2022 season, was training near her new home of Girona when she … Read more

“The day cyclists took over the roads”: The Times, Darren Grimes and TikTok react as new Highway Code revisions come into force this weekend

Revisions to the Highway Code aimed at protecting vulnerable road users came into force this weekend – and some news outlets have marked the occasion by calling for the changes to be scrapped and declaring a ‘battle of the Highway Code’ on Britain’s roads.The updated Highway Code includes not only the laws that road users … Read more

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4 ways to get better at cyclocross – try these simple tricks

You’ve done it haven’t you? You’ve done a couple of cyclocross races and you’re both hooked and demoralised. Cyclocross does that to you.So, how can you improve? Besides getting generally fitter for the specific effort of a cyclocross race, there are some technical skills that you can work on. Let’s take a look at those technical … Read more

Marianne Vos secures record eighth world cyclocross title

The first full day of racing at this year’s UCI cyclocross world championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, saw Marianne Vos underline her status as the greatest cyclist ever, outsprinting Lucinda Brand after a thrilling duel to secure a record eighth elite women’s world title.Yesterday’s victory – the Dutch rider’s first world cyclocross title since 2014 – … Read more

Velocio Winter Wool Sock

The Velocio Winter Wool Sock is supremely comfy thanks to its fluffy lower half and thinner, stretchier and bulk-reducing upper. It’s merino-based but not the warmest for really chilly pedalling, due to that relatively thin cuff, but subtle styling and great durability means they’re useful off the bike as well as on.This updated version features … Read more

Galibier Ardennes Headband

Think hat without the bulk, warmth without a weight penalty, a secure fit, and less risk of overheating, and that about sums up the Galibier Ardennes Headband. Inexpensive, comfortable and warm, and it doesn’t impede your hearing.Cold ears can be annoying at best, painful at worst. Stick a skull cap on and it can cause … Read more

“Distracted” lorry driver cleared of killing cyclist through dangerous or careless driving

A lorry driver has been cleared of causing death by dangerous or careless driving, despite prosecutors’ claims that he was distracted by a television show when he struck cyclist Arunn Niessan Marusaleen on the A40 Witney bypass in December 2018.32-year-old Tomas Mikalajunas claimed that he had not seen Marusaleen before he hit him with his … Read more

Zoe Bäckstedt wins junior cyclocross world championships

Great Britain’s Zoe Bäckstedt powered to the junior women’s cyclocross world title on a dry and fast course in Fayetteville, Arkansas.It’s the precocious Welsh teenager’s second rainbow jersey in four months and caps off an annus mirabilis which has included a junior world road race title, a silver medal in the junior world time trial, … Read more