The number of cyclists killed on Great Britain’s roads rose by 40 per cent during 2020, according to figures released today by the Department for Transport (DfT). It attributes the rise to greater distances being cycled – but the charity Cycling UK believes poor driving is behind the increase.Publishing Reported Road casualties Great Britain, provisional results: … Read more
The road.cc Podcast is here! It’s something we’ve had brewing for a while and now after ok’ing it with our subscribers, we’re now officially launching the road.cc Podcast into the wild. It’s available on all the usual podcast platforms with new episodes landing once a fortnight, and will offer something different to your usual cycling pod … Read more
The DMT KR3 knit shoes combine a super-stiff carbon sole with flexible knit upper, which may seem counterintuitive, but the result is a flexible fit that doesn’t lose much, if anything, in terms of performance.Breathability is clearly a major factor for DMT, which perhaps isn’t surprising from an Italian company. Alongside the knit upper you … Read more
Made from a high proportion of recycled material, the Rapha Men’s Classic Bib Shorts offer excellent levels of comfort from both the fabric and the pad, plus a great fit. Good attention to detail like the rear key pocket all add to the quality and design, though they don’t come cheap.The biggest update to the … Read more
A cyclist who regularly submits videos of close passes to Staffordshire Police has described the force’s attitude towards such footage as “absolutely vile” after he was told in an email that it would only consider referring drivers filmed endangering cyclists for prosecution when injury or damage had happened – and then, only where there is … Read more
OTE’s Orange Hydro Tabs taste good and have a diverse mix and concentrations of different salts to keep you hydrated. As far as hydration tablets go, they offer pretty much everything you really need, though there are better value options out there.The thing about hydration tabs is that, broadly speaking, they all do very similar … Read more
UPDATED: Hampshire Constabulary have confirmed that while its Operation snap portal is being updated (see below), cycists can still report incidents to it online. A spokesperson for the force told road.cc: “Due to an upgrade to our processes which is under development, the website has been temporarily out of action to allow these works to … Read more
Police in Leicester have urged people to be vigilant after a motorist impersonating a police officer flagged down a cyclist and demanded to see his ‘licence’.Leicestershire Police say that the incident happened at around 9.45am on Monday 21 June.The cyclist, riding what was described as a high-value bike, was riding along Ethel Road when a … Read more
A stolen bike was put back in the place it had been taken from after the owner put up a poster addressed to the thief which said, “We know who you are.”The child’s bike had been stolen from a communal garage in Velez-Malaga, with a woman reporting the theft to the Policia Nacional, according to … Read more
