We love cycling. No, we really love cycling, and we like to dwell on the positive whenever possible. But sometimes, just sometimes, it can be – what’s the word? – challenging. Here are 18 things that we reckon every cyclist hates. Do you agree?1 Clicking down a gear, only to find out you’re already in the lowest gear … Read more
Cycling UK is urging people to ask their councils to create wider footpaths and temporary cycle lanes in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “Social distancing is likely to be the ‘new normal’ for quite some time, and that means people need more space to keep safe,” said the charity’s head of campaigns, Duncan Dollimore.Councils in … Read more
With bike sales soaring during the coronavirus lockdown, the industry has unexpectedly found itself suffering a shortage of people capable of putting bikes together. The Association of Cycle Traders (ACT) is therefore appealing for technicians free to take on bike building work to come forward. With an estimated 20,000 bicycles awaiting delivery and building for … Read more
It might seem that all bike products are made in the Far East these days, but the British cycling industry is thriving and there’s a growing choice if you want a frame or component that has been manufactured in the UK.Though choices for British-made bicycles and components are limited, we’ve highlighted 11 brands that are … Read more
Hour Record holder Victor Campenaerts has requested and been denied a doping test. The Belgian rider said he was keen to be tested in lockdown to show other riders that checks were still being carried out.The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), the non-profit organisation that manages the UCI’s anti-doping programme, has asked elite riders to continue … Read more
Riding along in the warm spring sunshine, happily enjoying the clean fresh air, abundant birdsong and blissfully empty quiet roads. This is what riding a bike is all about. Then the black cloud punched stomach sickening realisation that this bliss has taken hundreds of thousands of deaths, the collapse of the global economy, the lockdown of … Read more
Nicolas Roche (Sunweb) yesterday won the third stage of the Digital Swiss 5 e-race – but the race was probably more notable for the moment Frenchman Pierre Latour blinked out of existence while in the lead.The Digital Swiss 5 comprises five individual races on parts of the same route planned for the 2020 Tour de … Read more
So, how’s your Italian? Take on our quiz to see if you can tell us what these Italian cycling phrases and words mean.We all like to think we know a thing or two about the Giro, but even to the die-hard fan, this Grand Tour still holds a few secrets.But while we hear many French words … Read more
Bike thefts are down as much as 25% during the COVID-19 lockdown, road.cc has learned – and by 78% on the transport network, although anecdotally NHS staff, and other key workers who are still commuting, appear to remain targets for thieves.With most people in the UK only leaving their homes for essential trips, or exercise, cycle thefts … Read more
The Giro Abruzzo competition is now closed and I’m happy to say that we have two winners…Congratulations to Hedgerow and underworld99You have each won a 3-night cycling holiday in Italy! Giro Abruzzo will be in contact to arrange your prizes.Thank you to everyone that entered and better luck next time.Well, here’s something to celebrate on this lockdown weekend.Two … Read more
