Today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day feature is one that reflects a growing sub-genre in the series – the cyclist on a roundabout who, despite wearing hi-viz and using lights, is ‘invisible’ to a motorist.This one happened back in August in Hatfield, Hertfordshire and was submitted by road.cc reader Tony, who told us: … Read more
Continental has launched the successor to the venerable GP4000, the brand new GP5000 which is lighter, has more grip, lower rolling resistance and improved puncture protection, and for the very first time (and finally some might say) is being offered in a tubeless version.It’s been 14 years since the GP4000 was first introduced, a tyre … Read more
Cateye is still onto a winner with the Volt 800 – so much so that it’s done almost nothing to the product since my review of it in 2015. The two changes it has made, however, make it just as impressive as it was three years ago. Pros: Still class-leading performance Cons: Not much The … Read more
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Andrea Tafi, the last Italian to win Paris-Roubaix, says he has found “a great team” as he aims to take part in the race next year, on the 20th anniversary of his victory.The 52-year-old, who retired in 2005, revealed his ambitions last month of returning to the scene of one of the crowning moments of … Read more
A crowdfunding campaign has been started to financially support the young family of Jonathan Cantwell, the Australian former Saxo-Tinkoff rider who died aged just 36 on Tuesday.The target is $50,000 with over $15,000 already being raised in 12 hours. The fundraiser says Cantwell “lost his battle to mental illness” after a day spent with family and friends, … Read more
Perth & Kinross Council has given the go-ahead to the 2019 edition of the Etape Caledonia following a change in organiser of the popular closed-road sportive.As we reported last month, the event will in future by managed by Limelight Sports under licence from its owner, IMG.> New organisers for Etape Caledonia, event to return in 2019Limelight … Read more
What do you love about road.cc? What drives you nuts about it? What kind of rider are you? What are you into? We’re always trying to make the site work better for our readers, and to do that we need to understand what sort of cyclists you are, and what interests you.> Take the survey!To … Read more
The Sweet Protection Outrider is a good looking, comfortable and relatively well-ventilated helmet for the money. Pros: Looks, ventilation, strap design Cons: Could be more adjustable for those with smaller heads/bigger ears The Outrider sits below the Falconer in Sweet Protection’s two-model range of road helmets, with four variations on offer: with and without Mips … Read more
