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£7m Cornwall Cycle Hub, including closed road circuit and BMX track, secures planning consent
Planning consent has been granted for a £7 million cycling facility for Cornwall, which will act as a legacy of the start in the county on Saturday of the 2021 Tour of Britain.Located on land owned by Cornwall Council near the Newquay Aerohub Business Park, the 54-acre Cornwall Cycle Hub is being developed in partnership … Read more
Santini Redux Istinto Men’s Short Sleeve Jersey
The Santini Redux Istinto Men’s Short Sleeve Jersey is about as aero a piece of clothing as you can get. It’s basically a skinsuit for your upper half; with streamlined pockets and a very close fit there isn’t any fabric left to bunch up or flap about in the wind. It comes at a high … Read more
Cycling club wins police grant to buy action cameras for ride leaders
A leading cycling club in the west of England will be deploying front- and rear-facing cameras on all of its club rides after winning a grant for the initiative from Avon & Somerset Police Community Trust’s Road Safety Fund.The funding has enabled North Somerset-based Portishead Cycling Club to buy multiple sets of cycle mounted cameras … Read more
road.cc Recommends episode 7 is live! Featuring 12 fantastic new products, Coffee Stop of the Month, our Recommended Route + more
The latest update to road.cc Recommends has gone live with our pick of the very best bikes and kit that we reviewed in August 2021, and we’ve added a dozen exceptional products to the mix! Not only that but as per usual we’ve put together another fantastic YouTube show to flaunt all the gear, plus we’ve … Read more
Five cool things coming soon from Merida, Gore Wear, dhb, Wolf Tooth and PRO
It may be September but summer is not over yet, what a lovely weekend for riding. Our team of reviewers were certainly enjoying it, as well as making good use of the weather to test some final summer layers. Here are some of the latest and coolest gear that we’ll have full reviews on soon.Gore … Read more
dhb Blok Bib Short
dhb’s Blok bib shorts have been around for a while – Jez reviewed them six years ago and liked them a lot. The current incarnation is just as good, and, in my opinion, looks better too. In those six years, the RRP has gone up by only a fiver to £65, which still makes them … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 632: Driver overtaking cyclist forces oncoming motorist to brake and swerve
We have a rarity for you in our Near Miss of the Day series today – a video shot from a car’s dashcam, rather than a cyclist’s action camera. However, it perfectly illustrates, albeit from a different perspective than usual, a type of close pass we regularly see in footage submitted for the feature – when … Read more
Boardman Carbon Cycle Shoes
Boardman has delivered an absolute belter of a spec list for the sub-£100 price tag on their latest Carbon Cycle Shoes. They offer decent stiffness, are well vented and the upper gives a supple feel for comfort too – plus the adjustment of the ratchet dials allows you to tweak them on the fly.It’s quite … Read more