Former Italian pro Filippo Pozzato is in hospital being treated for severe pneumonia after contracting Covid two weeks ago. Pozzato, who won Milan-San Remo, two stages of the Tour de France and a stage of the Giro d’Italia during his 19-year career, said Covid is not “bullshit” and called himself an “idiot” for being unvaccinated.The 40-year-old … Read more
The Shimano Dura-Ace R9200 groupset brings an extra level of refinement to what was already a brilliant design. The shifting has somehow become smoother, the braking is marginally better, and the system as a whole is far more user-friendly. It might have taken Shimano a few years to catch up with the wireless competition, but … Read more
A gang of bike thieves cut through a lock outside Surrey Quays shopping centre in Rotherhithe, south-east London, yesterday taking a bike as shocked onlookers rang the police.road.cc reader Martin arrived when the four thieves were already in the process of stealing the bicycle, an act which only took a couple of minutes. Three of them had … Read more
The Balkan countries of Southeast Europe are a colourful collection of cultured peoples and wild lands. One of the smallest countries in the region is Montenegro, no bigger than Northern Ireland with one third of the population. Once a Yugoslavian state, Crna Gora (Black Mountain) gained its independence in 2006; and although contentious, its newly found independent identity … Read more
Some Huddersfield motorists have been left baffled by Kirklees Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s plans to promote sustainable alternatives to driving. Part of the measures included in the consultation would see an end to informal parking arrangements on Wakefield Road and new segregated cycle lanes built instead.The proposed plans also include upgraded pedestrian crossings, … Read more
A Louisiana appeals court has asked for a review of the 91-year sentence handed to a drunk driver who hit nine cyclists, killing two. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeal said the judge had failed to sufficiently spell out the reasons for handing out the maximum sentences, the harshest in state history for vehicular homicide.Consequently, the ruling concluded, judges … Read more
Park Tool’s TL-6.2 is a very strong yet reasonably compact lever set, capable of hauling the toughest bead onto a rim. Unfortunately it’s let down by a thick exposed metal tip that is hard to work under a tight bead without risking rim or tape damage.We aren’t fully clear whether Archimedes was a bike mechanic, but … Read more
Around 1,000 cyclists converged on Glasgow yesterday from all over Scotland, joining a further 200 how had ridden for Edinburgh plus local riders to take part in the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice march as the city hosts the COP26 conference.More than 20 Pedal on COP rides converged on Glasgow from as far … Read more
The Knog Blinder Skull is an unusual rear light that offers decent illumination and loads of flash patterns, most of which feature a skull-shaped output. If the skull doesn’t do it for you, you can also buy variants with more conventional patterns. But come on, you’re here because this one has a skull, right? That’s … Read more
We’ve said this before, but at the risk of sounding like a broken record, we’ll say it again – no close pass is acceptable, but somehow it’s seems worse when it comes from a fellow vulnerable road user.In this case, it’s a motorcyclist – with an L plate on the back of the bike to … Read more
