Olympic mountain bike champion Nino Shurter could reportedly be censured by his superior officers in the Swiss army after baring his behind in front of the White House in Washington, DC for a photo posted on social media.The Instagram picture of the 33-year-old, winner of a gold medal at Rio 2016 having previously taken silver … Read more
A strong Netherlands team have won the first-ever team time trial mixed relay to be held at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships as the week-long event got under way in Yorkshire today, with Great Britain claiming a surprise bronze medal.The format saw three men ride the circuit in Harrogate, with the three women setting … Read more
Cervelo’s speciality since it founded in 1995 has been high-end road race bikes, but that all changed this year with the launch of the Aspero, its first foray into the gravel bike market. What we have here is a rapidly fast full-carbon gravel racer that marries the performance of Cervelo’s road bikes with some smart … Read more
A girl in Kentucky has died after a brake lever on her bike’s handlebars severed an artery in her neck after she hit a kerb while riding her bike on Tuesday, her ninth birthday.A friend of the family of Charlene Preslee-Kay Sipes have set up a GoFundMe page in her memory, reports the Courier Journal.LaRue County … Read more
This isn’t something you’d typically come across on a club run; footage posted to Twitter shows the moment a group of cyclists stopped mid-ride to rescue a deer that was drowning in a pool of water inside a ruined building in Southern Spain.The video shows the riders pulling the animal to safety by its antlers … Read more
The MP for Hartlepool says he will speak to Cleveland and Durham Police about what he says is a pattern of attacks where cyclists are being pushed off their bikes by people travelling in passing cars.One Hartlepool cyclist suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractured collarbone after being pushed off in July and three such incidents … Read more
Sir Bradley Wiggins says that not going back to try and win the Tour de France again following his 2012 victory remains his greatest disappointment.After the route for the 2013 Tour de France was announced, Sir Dave Brailsford said that Chris Froome would be Team Sky’s designated leader.Brailsford argued that the more mountainous course would … Read more
Transport for London (TfL) has pleaded with Londoners to treat Santander Cycles hire bikes with more care. A Freedom of Information request has revealed that around 200 a year are scrapped after being damaged beyond repair.There are 11,500 bikes across the capital. The London Evening Standard reports that 10,782 broken pedals needed replacing last year, … Read more
1. Edinburgh’s dockless bike stations close due to ‘wanton destruction’The dockless stations for Edinburgh’s Just Eat Cycles bike hire scheme are to close due to unexpectedly high levels of vandalism. The Scotsman reports that all 31 ‘virtual stations’ are to be closed. Just Eat Cycles said that as well as significant damage, 50 bikes had … Read more
Geraint Thomas has withdrawn from the elite men’s time trial event at the UCI Road World Championships on Wednesday. The Welshman said he didn’t feel he was in good enough shape to compete for victory. He remains a member of the road race team for the following Sunday.Thomas said: “I’ve tried to get back into … Read more
