“When I came out of the ambulance, there was no more bike!” Vuelta a España pro crashes, dislocates shoulder again while grabbing a gel, and then loses bike – but team confirms bike wasn’t stolen

It’s certainly been an eventful start to the Vuelta a España for Visma-Lease a Bike. On the road, the Dutch team are living up to their pre-race favourites billing, their two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard storming into an early overall lead after pipping Giulio Ciccone to the line at Limone Piemonte, the grand … Read more

POC Cytal Lite helmet

The Poc Cytal Lite helmet rounds out Poc’s new flagship helmet line-up, and between the Carbon version, the ‘standard’ Cytal, and this new Lite model there’s something for just about everyone. Assuming, that is, you’ve got a budget of at least £290. The Cytal Lite’s stablemates are both hugely impressive helmets, so the question is, will this new … Read more

Hunt 44_46 Aerodynamicist UD Carbon Spoke Disc Wheelset

The Hunt 44_46 Aerodynamicist UD Carbon Spoke Disc wheelset has been designed for the all-rounder – and that’s exactly what it is. With a low overall weight, a real-world aerodynamic advantage and loads of lateral stiffness, it’s a great package, especially considering the price that undercuts many similarly specced wheels from the competition.> Buy now: … Read more

Vanelli Proline 2.0 jersey

The Vanelli Proline 2.0 jersey may not be THE yellow jersey, but it’s A yellow jersey, and given that it’s as close as I’ll ever get to leading the Tour – or even A tour, down to and including a coach tour – I’ll take it. Especially as it’s as good as it is yellow, which is … Read more

BikeOn’s clip-on power meter smashes Kickstarter goal + Reynolds “most efficient, performance oriented gravel wheel”, Insta360’s latest pocket action camera + more

This week in our Tech of the Week round-up, CycleClick’s clip-on power meter has gone live on Kickstarter and already smashed its funding goal, Reynolds has rolled out updated ATR aero gravel wheels, and Rapha has celebrated the RCC’s 10th anniversary with a collaboration featuring a limited-edition Factor Monza bike. We also have new tech from … Read more

Council claims e-bikes are banned and gives “Community Safety Wardens” powers to fine “reckless” cyclists up to £1,000

Swindon is the latest town to impose restrictions on cycling, the council launching a crackdown on “reckless” cyclists who it says are endangering pedestrians, with repeat offenders warned they could face prosecution and fines of up to £1,000. However, the communication of the rules to the public has also seen the town’s local authority tell residents that … Read more