Christmas morning 1977 was something of a bittersweet occasion for the 12-year-old me. In the kitchen was a cardboard box covering up my Christmas present: a brand new 10-speed Raleigh Europa racing bike, which was the sweet part of course.Unfortunately there was also a bitter taste in my young throat, because I would have to … Read more
It only starts to properly feel like Christmas round here when we’ve kicked off our festive edition of Five Cool Things! Granted 2020 has been a bit of a stinker, but you can change all that* by sending us pics of your best cycling-related Christmas pressies from tomorrow, and in return we’ll send our favourites … Read more
The Rapha Pro Team Training Long Sleeve Jersey is very stylish and has a great fit, but don’t expect it to keep you that warm.Another of Rapha’s distinctive Pro Team Training range, this long sleeve jersey is designed for ‘mild’ conditions, and therefore most useful in late spring or early autumn. I wore this jersey … Read more
British Cycling has announced the cancellation of next year’s HSBC UK | National Cyclo-cross Championships, saying that today’s extension of Tier 4 measures to further parts of southern and eastern England and the ongoing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as restrictions on travel made it impossible to plan for the event.The national … Read more
A police officer has told a coroner’s inquest that a “simple mistake” cost a cyclist his life when he swerved to avoid a van on a country road in the Cotswolds – but the victim’s fiancée says that the driver should have made space for him.David Koryczan, aged 66 and from Turkdean in Gloucestershire, sustained … Read more
Italian pro cyclist Andrea Vendrame has spoken of how he was punched in the face by a motorist while on a training ride near Treviso.The incident happened last Monday, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport, with the driver who assaulted the AG2R-La Mondiale rider initially fleeing the scene.Vendrame had the presence of mind to take a … Read more
Lambeth Council says that a low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) centred on Railton Road between Herne Hill and Brixton has seen car traffic fall by almost two thirds and goods vehicle traffic slashed in half on roads within it, as well as a big increase in cycling, according to independent monitoring.The LTN was introduced in June as part … Read more
The Kinesis Tripster ATR is a founding father of the new gravel/adventure bike scene. ATR stands for Adventure, Tour, Race; this third iteration of the bike feels like it’s come of age in terms of its adventure capability whilst keeping the comfort, road manners and reasonably light weight it’s always had for covering distance at … Read more
