Today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a cyclist being subjected to two close passes in quick succession by drivers of vehicles travelling at high speed.The footage was filmed by road.cc reader Rock, who caught the moment the two motorists overtook a rider to his left.The incident happened on the A38, … Read more
The LEM Gavia helmet offers safety, comfort and style. Its ventilation is excellent and a decent range of colours means you’ve got a good chance of getting one to match your bike/kit. The only potential drawback is its lower than average profile, which might interfere with certain sunglasses. Pros: Great ventilation; easy fit adjustment; comfortable … Read more
Welcome to Monday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team.
This week’s five cool things comes to you from Brussels, where we’ve picked out a few bikes and bits we found particularly interesting while snooping around the team hotels. While not all these goodies aren’t available to the public, we’ve suggested equivalent products you can buy yourself if you want to (almost) own a bike … Read more
When we heard last week that Channel 5 was airing a documentary tomorrow evening called Cyclists: Scourge Of The Streets, we feared the worst – after all, advance publicity for the show said that it would examine a so-called “war of the wheels.” An article by Guardian journalist Peter Walker today, who has seen the … Read more
Julian Alaphilippe of Deceuninck-Quick Step is the new leader of the Tour de France, launching a solo attack 15 kilometres from the end of today’s Stage 3 from Binche to Epernay and riding away to victory by 25 seconds from the chasing pack.The latter part of today’s stage as the race returned to France had an … Read more
The Aeron Lab Raceline kit from dhb will save you precious watts. Really, it will. It’s nice to wear and easy to use, too. If you’re looking for a performance fit in your jersey then it’s certainly one to consider. Pros: Close, comfortable fit; aero benefits; good pockets Cons: Hard to get on, armpits get … Read more
This is the Colnago V2-r that Ireland’s Dan Martin is riding in this year’s Tour de France. Dan Martin finished eighth in last year’s Tour, got himself a stage victory and won the overall combativity award as a result of numerous attacks, livening up the race as a spectacle in the process.UAE Team Emirates riders have … Read more
Ah, July! The weather is nice and Eurosport are showing every minute of the Tour. What could be better?Well, how about a special prize to celebrate the year’s biggest bike race?Decathlon think that’s a great idea, so they’re putting a VAN RYSEL ROADR 500 road helmet up for grabs, in this highly appropriate yellow!We had loads … Read more
Bath-based academic Dr Ian Walker has broken the world record for cycling through Europe from North to South, riding from North Cape in Norway to Tarifa in Spain in 16 days, 20 hours and 59 minutes.The 6,300-kilometre ride took Walker – the winner last year of the North Cape 4000 ultracyling race – through 10 … Read more
