Julian Alaphilippe has proven uncatchable by his rivals in the past two editions of the UCI Road Cycling World Championships – but the back-to-back rainbow jersey winner has been caught by the Google Street View camera car while on a ride in southern Spain.The 29-year-old, who last year won La Flèche Wallonne for the third … Read more
Police are appealing for information after a pair of men on a moped stole two bikes at knifepoint in Halewood, near Liverpool, on the evening of New Year’s Day.Merseyside Police say they received a report at around 9.50pm on Saturday 1 January of a robbery in an alleyway at the junction of Boundary Drive and Portway.Officers … Read more
Chris Froome has revealed that a knee injury, which he says was due to overtraining, means he will have to delay the start of his 2022 season.The four-time Tour de France winner broke the news in a video posted to his YouTube channel.Froome, who joined Israel Start-Up Nation last year after a decade with Team Sky … Read more
The Moon Rigel Max is a very clever light, with an Intelligent Operation mode, a VLS mode that allows you to control the lumen output, and a power-off when it detects no movement. Basically, it’s customisable. Even the battery life is decent considering the illumination on offer, although, as I found with its 1,000-lumen sibling, … Read more
A jail sentence and driving ban handed down before Christmas to a motorist who had been drinking when he killed a cyclist then fled the scene highlight the need for reform of the law, say campaigners.Milan Gugyel was sentenced to five years 11 months in jail at Derby Crown Court last month after admitting causing the death … Read more
“New Year, new home,” goes the Facebook post from Team Jumbo-Visma as it unveils an amazing new service course – or headquarters in non-cycling parlance – in the Netherlands with a stunning fly-through video shot by drone.There’s a lot to take in during the two-and-a-half-minute film of the facility at ’s-Hertogenbosch, capital of the province … Read more
A woman who pushed a boy off his bike in Southport then boasted about it on Facebook, saying “next time he won’t be so lucky,” has been fined for assault.Sefton Magistrates’ Court heard that Helen Henry-Bond shoved the 15-year-old from his bike and into a flower bed outside Dukes Bar in Ainsdale in April this … Read more
The Nopinz Pro-1 Gilet is designed to offer protection in changeable conditions without hindering performance. The fit is excellent and the windproofing is good, but the pockets on the rear and the fiddly zip means it’s best put on and left on.At 162g the Nopinz gilet is midweight, and near the top end of what … Read more
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Image: Proper Cycling MagazineThe 12-year-old cyclist Xander Graham, who went viral back in September after outpacing the Tour of Britain peloton by riding alongside them on the pavement, has been announced as one of six riders on a new ‘multidisciplinary’ team called Jukebox Cycling. The team has also recruited retired pro cyclist-turned popular YouTuber Phil Gaimon and cyclocross … Read more
