Here’s something a bit different in our Near Miss of the Day series – a video of one that doesn’t feature a motorist, but rather another cyclist, who happens to be on the wrong side of the road.It happened in Cheshire this morning as road.cc reader Bob was riding at Dunham Massey, near Altrincham.He told … Read more
Sixty-six years after it was founded, iconic Italian bike brand Colnago has been sold to an investment firm based in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Set up by Ernesto Colnago in his home town of Cambiago, just to the north east of Milan, the company’s frames have triumphed in all of cycling’s … Read more
Giant has announced pricing for its 2021 TCR Advanced road bikes that we told you about last month, ranging from £1,699 for the Shimano 105-equipped TCR Advanced 2 all the way up to £9,499 for the top-level TCR Advanced SL 0 Disc. Giant says that the new models are lighter and stiffer than ever before, with … Read more
This is a big one so you might need to grab a biscuit and a cuppa for some sustenance. We wouldn’t want you to ‘bonk’ and drop out of the front group right before the Carrefour de l’Arbre.It says something about a race’s importance within cycling when it has a club that looks after the … Read more
Zipp was an early pioneer of the carbon cycling wheelset, and in launching the new 303S wheelset has shaken up the road and all-road wheel market with new technologies, high performance, a lifetime warranty and a price that you wouldn’t expect.It is quite refreshing to have a new wheelset released, and especially one from a … Read more
Zipp has unveiled a new 303 S tubeless disc-brake wheelset that’s designed for multiple types of road surfaces, including both asphalt and gravel. With a wide rim profile, it’s priced well below any of the brand’s existing carbon-fibre wheels.Zipp 303 S – 1 (1) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Read our Zipp 303 S wheelset reviewThis launch marks a … Read more
Like any industry that wants to sell things – and that’s all of them – the world of bikes relies on carefully crafted marketing to get its message out. Mostly it’s just shouting about how good their stuff is, but there are a few sneaky phrases that often land in the marketing copy that don’t really mean … Read more
Police in Gloucestershire have appealed for information after a cyclist was allegedly pulled from his bike and kicked by the occupants of a car whose driver had just made a close overtake on him.The incident, which happened at around 12.55pm on Sunday 3 May, took place in the same area where a family was verbally … Read more
