Box Hill, the most popular climb for cyclists in southern England, will be closed to all traffic including bicycles over the Easter weekend in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. The closure will run from tomorrow, Good Friday, through to next Monday.The National Trust, which owns and manages the beauty spot, announced on … Read more
The Shimano PD-M540 SPD pedals sit between the venerable M520 and XTs in the company’s line-up. I’ve run a wealth of SPD patterns and ‘homages’ over the last 30 years, and I’m finding the M540s hard to fault. You can save a few quid and plump for the M520s or a mid-range alternative for daily … Read more
*Voting is now closed for the semi-finals, see ya in the grand final!* So here we are, it’s the road.cc Full Kit Ranker semi finals… will your favourite cycling jersey ever ever make it through to our grand final? Best get voting to make sure it has the best chance of being crowned the greatest of … Read more
Sometimes in our Near Miss of the Day series we feature submissions from outside the UK – and today is the first one we have had from Canada, showing a driver overtaking a cyclist so closely that they actually make contact with him.It was filmed in Abbotsford, British Columbia, by road.cc reader and YouTube user … Read more
Misleading pictures published by a number of media outlets of cyclists apparently riding in groups in London’s Regent’s Park, supposedly in defiance of rules of social distancing, are leading to an increase in aggression against riders by motorists, according to a group that represents cyclists who use Regent’s Park. The Royal Parks, which is responsible … Read more
We may be in lockdown but that doesn’t mean there isn’t shiny new stuff to talk about,* although it does mean that Liam isn’t allowed within two metres of Dave any more. Which, to be fair, is a lot closer than he’s allowed to get to Taylor Swift without breaking the terms of his restraining … Read more
British Cycling is to furlough 90 members of staff – around one third of its workforce – due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the governing body’s CEO has confirmed.The organisation said that it was forced to make the decision for financial reasons as it faces a drop in income of up to £4 million in … Read more
Canyon have just launched their debut e-road bike, the Fazua-powered Endurace:ON AL. Based on the geometry of the existing Endurace and shipping with Fazua’s Black Pepper firmware update to further improve the motor system, the online bike giants have specced this electric road racer with reliable componentry and have introduced it at a very competitive £2,799 price point. Buy … Read more
