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“Sense prevails!” At-risk cycle lanes saved at last minute as temporary cycling infrastructure to be made permanent in victory for campaigners

Cycling campaigners in Edinburgh have secured an important victory for the city’s active travel infrastructure, after the council finally approved the decision to make permanent several of the Scottish capital’s temporary, bollard-protected cycle lanes.With a looming deadline threatening the future of the cycle lanes, and following a protracted saga characterised by a series of delays … Read more

Quad Lock Cycle – Waterproof Wireless Charging Head

The Quad Lock Waterproof Wireless Charging Head is a solid, waterproof way to charge your phone on your bike. You need to use a Quad Lock phone case and have a Quad Lock 360-compatible mount – but once you’re invested, it’s an excellent way to keep your phone visible and charged in the worst of … Read more

How on earth has Scott worked out its brand-new Addict is now “50% more comfortable”?

Are you sitting comfortably? Scott says you will be if you’re perched on the new Addict, “50 per cent more comfortable” in fact.This isn’t another Scott Addict RC less than 12 months on from the brand last year unveiling its new 5.9kg top-end lightweight race bike. No, this is the Addict without RC on the end, which is its, still rather shiny … Read more

10 things I learnt while racing my first-ever multi-day stage race

Pack the bike on your next city break! From the Wild Atlantic Way to terrific Tuscan white gravel, here are some great alternative city break ideas that incorporate cycling

What’s on your cycling bucket list? One of the great things about being in the UK is that many of the most iconic riding destinations are more or less on your doorstep.When you think about Tadej Pogacar tearing up the Via Santa Caterina in Siena to take the Strade Bianche crown, or the chaos of … Read more

Tweed is speed: Virtual Brompton World Championship hits Zwift

Zwift has announced a whole series of updates and features for the (Northern Hemisphere) autumn, including AI-derived personalised recommendations to develop your fitness, new controllers, and the one that we’re most excited about: the Virtual Brompton World Championship. No, really. We’ll start there…Virtual Brompton World Championship“Tweed is speed,” says Zwift, with the introduction of the … Read more

Driver who almost hit group of cycling police officers head-on after being “taken by surprise” avoids conviction

A Co. Cork motorist who narrowly avoided hitting a group of cycling police officers head-on has avoided a conviction, after a judge ruled that the incident failed to amount to careless driving, despite the driver pleading guilty to the charge.41-year-old Denis O’Callaghan, who has eight previous convictions, including one for careless driving in 2006, was … Read more

“Any other course of action sets a dangerous precedent”: Israel – Premier Tech insist team will not quit Vuelta a España over Gaza protests – but race organisers hope “decisions will be made quickly”

Following a day of chaos, confusion, and anger in Bilbao, Israel-Premier Tech has insisted it will continue racing at the Vuelta a España despite the ongoing protests against the team’s participation, claiming that “any other course of action sets a dangerous precedent in the sport of cycling”.The UCI has also condemned the demonstrations that prompted … Read more

Santini Redux Speed – Women’s Bib Shorts

The Santini Redux Women’s Bib Shorts combine an exceptionally comfortable pad with a very compressive fit. As Santini’s most expensive women’s shorts, they deliver in terms of quality of construction and finishing. However, if you are tempted to splash out, my experience with both the grey and blue versions means I can only recommend buying … Read more

Bizarre new bike day headache as excited cyclist takes Canyon Aeroad out the box… only to spot a rather strange mistake; Vuelta protest fallout: “The police did a very good job, we saw people trying to take the road” + more on the live blog