Ever since it launched, Zwift hasn’t let you choose which of the worlds you can cycle in (unless you know how to hack it) but today that all changes. Zwift is making Watopia an always open world and adding a guest world alongside it, which currently includes New York, Innsbruck, London and Richmond.Zwift has been … Read more
A Roman Catholic priest at a church in Chiswick that opposed plans for a Cycle Superhighway has been converted to the idea after a redesign of the part of the route in question by Transport for London (TfL).When the route was under consultation in 2017 parishioners at Our Lady of Grace and St Edward’s Church … Read more
Belgian professional cyclist Iljo Keisse has been thrown out of the Vuelta a San Juan after he allegedly rubbed his genitals against a waitress on Monday as she posed for a photograph with him and his Deceuninck-Quick Step team mates. He has also been fined by a judge as a result of the incident.The decision to … Read more
Merlin is offering a decent package here with its ROC Disc 105. An alloy frame, carbon fork, hydraulic discs and a Shimano 105 groupset all for less than a grand is impressive against some of its big brand opposition. Yeah, it’s a bit on the weighty side but it offers a very good ride quality … Read more
Here at road.cc, we often come across stories from the US about people who have used a bike to try and ride off after committing a crime, and we tend to skip over them – but today, we’re making an exception with a truly extraordinary story of a track cyclist with dreams of Olympic glory … Read more
For a pair of lightweight winter gloves, the Pearl Izumi P.R.O. Softshell Lite gloves are surprisingly effective. They’ve kept my hands comfortable in temperatures down to 5°C. They’re also touchscreen-friendly, reinforced in the right places and have a decent-sized, soft nosewipe patch for those cold days when your nostrils turn into dripping taps. Pros: Light, … Read more
The Corebike Show brings together some of the UK’s biggest brands and distributors to show their latest products, and we spent yesterday hunting out the very best of them. This year’s show saw more gravel/adventure/road plus bikes and components than ever before, so let’s start there. First a quick disclaimer: we didn’t get around the whole of … Read more
The latest version of the Exposure Switch, the MK3 DayBright, has been boosted to 475 lumens which gives it the output to be considered a ‘see by’ light rather than just a ‘be seen by’. This commuter-friendly headlight offers great quality, decent burn-times and simple-to-use modes, although as always with Exposure lights, it’ll cost you. … Read more
A Worcestershire motorist who claimed he had not seen a cyclist he crashed into and killed – despite witnesses saying that the victim had been “lit up like a Christmas tree” – has been jailed for four months.Mark Treasure, aged 55 and from Bevere, Worcester, had pleaded not guilty before magistrates in November last year … Read more
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