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London prepares to welcome UCI Track Champions League this weekend
The velodrome at Lee Valley VeloPark, built for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, will once again welcome top class action on the track this forthcoming weekend when it hosts the fourth and fifth rounds of the UCI Track Champions League, the new competition that has got underway this season.Hailed as heralding an “exciting … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 670: Another driver overtaking into oncoming traffic
We get a lot of submissions to our Near Miss of the Day series that reveal a curious phenomenon – a motorist who is so fixated on getting past a cyclist that he or she seems heedless of oncoming cars or other motor vehicles, thereby putting themselves and the driver approaching, plus any occupants of … Read more
Five cool things coming soon from Black Inc, Met, Koo, 7mesh and Moon
Did you freeze your toes off riding this weekend? Winter is well and truly here, we’ll hope for milder riding next weekend, but we’ll be out testing all the latest new gear regardless! Here’s more of the best gear on test with our team of reviewers at the moment…Koo Supernova£169Koo’s new sunnies are ultralight, 21g, … Read more
Tacx Galaxia Advanced Roller Trainer
The Tacx Galaxia Advanced Roller Trainer is designed to allow a bit of movement when you’re on the rollers, to give more of a real road feel, and it works really well. It runs quietly too, although it ain’t cheap.While many people will go for a turbo trainer, smart or otherwise, for their indoor training, … Read more
None of these please! 11 gifts not to buy for cyclists this Christmas to avoid a festive faux pas
We understand that buying presents for cyclists is a minefield. There’s all those funny words, and anything that you think they might like there’s five pages of choice on any shopping website, so the one you pick is bound to be wrong. > Christmas gift guide for discerning cyclists: what to buy for awkward cycling fansThose socks … Read more
Road rage driver who rammed and killed cyclist and then boasted about it jailed for 10 years
A woman who rammed a cyclist in Queensland and drove away from the scene, leaving him to die, and later boasted to family and friends about what she had done, has been jailed for 10 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter.Brisbane Supreme Court heard that Joanne McAuley, who did not hold a driving licence, evaded justice for … Read more
