The RideLondon-Surrey 100 sportive – the largest cyclosportive in the world in terms of participant numbers – already cancelled this year, may not return in 2021. But with event owner London Marathon Events (LME) revealing it has withdrawn its application to the UCI to hold the men’s WorldTour race which uses the same route, the … Read more
The Fix Your Bike website, through which people can obtain vouchers worth £50 towards the cost of repairing a long-neglected bike, crashed as soon as it opened yesterday evening – but even so, the first 50,000 vouchers were snapped up quickly.A message on the scheme’s website this morning reads: “Thank you for your interest in … Read more
UPDATED: A man has been charged with manslaughter and causing bodily harm by wanton and furious driving in connection witrh the death of a pedestrian earlier this month who had been involved in a collision with a cyclist who fled the scene. Ermir Loka, aged 22 and from Waltham Forest, will appear before Thames Magistrates’ on Wednesday, 29 … Read more
The latest iteration of the Trek Émonda focuses on aerodynamics more than ever before, which makes this SL6 Pro one very quick and efficient road bike. The stiff frameset offers a firm yet fun ride, while the component choice keeps the weight down to exploit that stiffness on the climbs. It’s a very good all-round … Read more
The latest version of Elite’s Direto smart indoor turbo trainer gets a heavier 5.1kg flywheel that boosts the max power to a claimed 2,300w and the max slope to 24%. Elite has also hinted at a compatible gradient simulator, though we’re rather light on details.Sitting in the mid-range price bracket with the Suito a bit … Read more
The La Passione PSN gloves are designed to match the Italian brand’s signature PSN jersey, with 13 available colours that correspond exactly with every jersey in the range. However, with their minimal padding, high level of comfort and stylish, simple aesthetic that goes with any jersey, these gloves perform well in their own right and … Read more
Police in Sussex have arrested two men after a cyclist was seriously injured by a ball bearing fired from a BB gun in St Leonards earlier this month.The 65-year-old victim sustained a serious head injury in the incident, which happened as he rode along Bexhill Road at around 6.20pm on the evening of Friday 10 … Read more
