Some very fancy bikes were auctioned this week, most notably Tadej Pogačar’s Tour-winning Y1Rs selling for $190,500, but this lovingly restored replica of Eddy Merckx’s 1972 Hour Record-breaking ride also went under the hammer and fetched $12,065 (around £9,040).Merckx broke cycling’s fabled Hour Record at the end of his 1972 season, a year during which, on the … Read more
The long-running saga around Scotland’s lack of an online reporting portal for video footage of incidents filmed on the country’s roads has dragged on for years.Road safety campaigners, the press and road users have long-since urged Police Scotland to follow their counterparts south of the border, in England and Wales, in providing an Operation Snap-style online portal where … Read more
I love a bit of virtual riding, because it’s an incredible workout and very time efficient…. the trouble is, I have absolutely no chance against my old climbing records. My Alpe du Zwift time was set when I had more watts and less weight. Frankly, it’s just not fair!The challenge: more watts or a shortcut?Ahead … Read more
As Mathieu van der Poel’s winter cyclocross campaign nears, the Dutchman hoping to make history with an eighth world title in the discipline, some training footage has emerged showing a miraculous crash save.The video, filmed by a training partner and uploaded to Instagram, showed the moment Van der Poel somehow avoided a heavy fall after … Read more
The Topeak Turbo Morph G is great for filling large-volume tyres, but there’s a bit too much that seems ill-thought-out or unnecessary to make it one I’d recommend.This does what you really want – move a large volume of air – very well, and being Topeak it’s very ruggedly made from great materials. It also … Read more
In All That Matters Sir Chris Hoy does an extraordinary job of conveying the experience of being given a terminal cancer diagnosis, and the challenges of subsequent treatment. Obviously, he has led a very different life to most of us, and so has to manage his situation in the public eye. Not only that, his … Read more
It has been the busiest week in the world of cycling tech for ages, with new “game-changing” products, a major recall at Cube, a row about AI at Specialized, and some very fancy Colnago bikes fetching eye-watering sums at auction. Here’s the rest of this week’s cycling tech news… Legendary motorbike brand to launch new high-performance bicycle rangeRiding … Read more
An accountancy chief has been cleared of causing the death of a cyclist in a collision with a group ride on a country lane in Suffolk, the driver’s lawyer having blamed the fatal crash on “the position of the cyclists”.The collision happened on the evening of 17 May 2023 on Church Road, near Bentley in … Read more
Giant insists it will continue to protect migrant worker rights, that as the Taiwanese bike brand confirmed it has now issued complete refunds to migrant workers over allegations which saw imports of the company’s bicycles blocked by US Customs earlier this year.A statement published on Thursday suggested the necessary corrective action is progressing “on schedule”, a … Read more
