Olympic champion track cyclist Kristina Vogel, who was left paralysed from the chest down after a training crash last June, says she still has a passion for the sport as she prepares to commentate in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships which start in Poland on Wednesday.The 28-year-old, winner of the team sprint at London … Read more
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In the Souplesse Thermal Jersey, Rapha has aimed to create a piece that excels in single-digit temperatures, but stays sleek without the bulk that padding can bring. It succeeds: in short, the Thermal Jersey offers superb warmth and comfort in a snug, performance cut. Pros: Warm and cosy, great pockets, perfect for headphone wearers Cons: … Read more
Cannondale will launch rim brake and disc brake versions of a CAAD13 aluminium alloy road bike later in the year.We told you last week about a new cyclocross bike from Cervelo, an updated Orbea Orca and a Liv Avail Advanced Disc that are all on the way, as revealed by the UCI’s List of Approved Models … Read more
What a weekend that was! It’s rare that the shorts come out and the gloves come off in February, but it was more than warm enough to do just that for us over the unseasonably warm weekend in the South West. Here’s some of the stuff our testers were trying out in the sunshine…Giro Republic … Read more
Sitting at the cafe looking over Weston Super Mare, it felt like being on the French Riviera. A little bit. The sun was shining and it was just about warm enough to remove the leg warmers.Granted, this weather won’t be around for long but it looks like you all took full advantage of the warm … Read more
Police in Surrey have launched a witness appeal after a male cyclist was killed in a hit and run collision in Lingfield yesterday afternoon.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision which happened at around 5pm on Lingfield Common Road at the junction with Cobham Close.Officers say that they are trying to trace the driver of … Read more
The latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series features a cyclist who is almost taken out by a driver on the same roundabout where he was left seriously injured – and his bike was written off – when another motorist hit him just four months ago.The roundabout is in Ruislip, West London, … Read more
We’re switching the smartphone mobile version of road.cc (the one with the swipeable nav) off this morning for two weeks while we do some some testing on the back end of the site. So apologies to those who like to swipe through the pages of road.cc on their phone. On the plus side though you will … Read more
The Bontrager GR2 Team Issue Gravel Tyre is one of two new gravel tyres launched by the company this year, with this one better suited to muddier trails where it copes surprisingly well, while still rolling nicely on the road and hard gravel surfaces. It’s an easy tubeless installation and durability is good, and the … Read more
