A Chelsea motorist who hit a cyclist and broke his skull has been fined £5,000 and had six points put on her licence after being found guilty of careless driving. Marianna Papachristophorou, 47, was travelling from her £5m home to Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge when she hit Jason Tann, who was riding a Santander hire … Read more
Welcome to Friday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team…
Shimano has finally recognised the growing popularity of gravel, adventure and bikepacking with the launch of a new groupset intended to meet the demands of riding a drop bar bike off-road. It’s called GRX and I got to ride it over a few days in a very wet and muddy Eifel region of western Germany in … Read more
Muc-Off’s High-Performance Waterless Wash does exactly what it says on the tin – well, bottle. It’ll give your bike a quick spruce-up after a wet or dusty ride and takes very little effort to use. It’s an expensive way to keep your pride and joy clean, mind, and won’t replace your bucket and sponge long … Read more
Single chainrings, combined with wide-ratio sprocket cassettes, are gaining popularity for their simplicity. The easiest way to get the system is to buy a SRAM CX1 crankset and install that on you bike, sans front derailleur and cables. However, SRAM Rival, Force and Red series cranksets use the same dimensions and fittings as the single … Read more
You may remember the new segregated cycle lane that was being built in Norwich with trees in the middle of it. Transport for Norwich has now filled in the pits in which the trees were planted, claiming that this had always been its intention.The cycle lane has been constructed on the footway on one side … Read more
The Rene Herse 650×48 Juniper Ridge tyres have a knobbly tread that has been designed to roll well on the road too. I was sceptical, but to be honest they are pretty good, giving a boost to your average speed on those tarmac sections between the tracks and trails. They can feel a little fragile, … Read more
Our header images this week comes from @pylypetsyuraIt might be cheating, slightly, but we’ve been plotting all of the Strava KoMs that we’ll be able to take just by sitting on the bike.The remnants of a hurricane are set to offer a 50mph helping hand if you’re going in the right direction, though that wind … Read more
Betsy Andreu, who played a key part in the downfall of her husband Frankie’s former team-mate Lance Armstrong, has thanked Paula Radcliffe for confirming what she had been told – that the women’s marathon world record holder was considered by some to be “the female version” of the disgraced cyclist.Andreu had asked Radcliffe whether she was … Read more
