Geraint Thomas has been named as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018, Thomas beat Lewis Hamilton and Harry Kane in a public vote to take the title. Speaking immediately after his win was announced Thomas said: “I feel really to have come into cycling at the age I am. I was just going down the … Read more
Exposure’s Strada RS is a road-specific light, and with excellent build quality, brilliant beam pattern, loads of modes to choose from and great battery life, it really is all the light you’ll ever need, whether you’re out for a full-speed quick blast or an all-night epic. If you are willing to pay for it, you … Read more
Dashcam footage from a bus in Sydney, Australia has captured the terrifying moment a motorist ran a red light and hit a cyclist, almost struck a pedestrian, then crashed into another vehicle.The video, posted on news.com.au, also shows the shocked reaction to the incident from the bus driver and passengers.Fortunately, neither the cyclist nor the … Read more
This is the brand new Specialized S-Works Venge, the company’s third-generation aero road bike, and it’s faster, lighter, stiffer, better handling, easier to adjust and better looking than the old Venge ViAS. If you crave speed, this is the bike for you. There’s just the small matter of the massive price tag, but this is … Read more
Geraint Thomas says that Sky’s decision to end its decade-long sponsorship of Team Sky next season is “a huge opportunity” for the team “to start again. Meanwhile the Tour de France champion is also calling on fellow Arsenal fans to help him win tonight’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year to avoid the title going … Read more
Today’s entry in our Near Miss of the Day series features four videos sent in by a cyclist who invested in an action camera – with the first (shown above) landing the motorist with a £100 fine.The were submitted by road.cc reader Nick, who told us: “My old front light was no longer holding a … Read more
GUP’s Kwiki, a ‘Quick-Fix Sealant & Inflator’, is precisely that: a 125ml combination of latex sealant and CO2 which works to the ‘spare tyre in a can’ narrative, theoretically mending the puncture and re-inflating the tyre in one, rather like those kits supplied with some new cars. Performance is pretty good – to a point. … Read more
Lezyne’s Connect Drive Pair matches a Connect Drive 800XL front light with Connect Rear 150 to form a pretty attractive and competent package. Add in a bijou wireless controller for the handlebar, and there’s almost everything you need for a total cycle lighting solution. Of course, you might want a helmet torch or more rear … Read more
It’s now common practice for online retailers to list products that aren’t yet ready to ship out, and we’ve even heard cases whereby they are showing stock online but it hasn’t even been ordered from their distributor!As we roll towards the new year there are already a whole host of 2019 cycling products available to buy already; … Read more
What are you doing in early July? Starting on the 7th, The Pan Celtic Race 2019 is a 1,440 mile, 86,371ft, self-supported cycling adventure which will take riders through the Celtic Nations of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Sound a bit much? There’s an 824-mile shorter route option too.“With an eye on the unconventional and discovery, … Read more
