It was the 8th* of September a day I’ll always remember, yes I will cos that was the day we started road.cc… okay, I’ll stop my mangled paraphrasing of the Temptations classic – at this point, it’s work is done – unlike Papa who never did any work, but I digress…What follows is an extended … Read more
If you do a lot of work on your own bicycle at home then a workstand can be invaluable, and this Park Tool PRS-25 Team Issue Repair Stand has the added bonus of folding down reasonably small so you can stick it in the back of the car or van and take to races or … Read more
A sign warning drivers of the dangers of texting at the wheel has been removed from the spot where a Kent cyclist lost his life just days after it was put up. On September 7 2013, 18-year-old Daniel Squire was riding on the A258 at Ringwould in Kent when he was hit and killed by … Read more
The London cyclist who uploaded this footage to YouTube says that the current layout of this stretch of Cycle Superhighway 3 (CS3) is seriously flawed and contributed to this very near miss.The incident occurred just west of Blackfriars Bridge where CS3 crosses Victoria Embankment.The temporary layout – a product of the Tideway Super Sewer project … Read more
A man has been jailed after a hit and run left one cyclist paralysed and two others seriously injured. Michael Bradbury drove off after hitting the three cyclists from behind on the A15 south of Lincoln at around 2am on September 10 2017 despite knowing that he had hit “something”.Peterborough Today reports that William Tweddell, … Read more
The Elite Rocko Carbon bottle cage is very light, and well designed to allow side-ish access of a bottle if your frame space is restricted by design or bag. It’s not cheap, but it works. Pros: Lightweight, allows access in restricted frames, reasonably priced for carbon Cons: Only comes in black Falling well below the … Read more
Olympic champion track sprinter Kristina Vogel has revealed she will never walk again as a result of the spinal injury she sustained during a training crash in June.The 27-year-old, who won team sprint gold at the London 2012 Olympics and the individual sprint title in Rio two years ago, was training for the German Sprint … Read more
Oscar Rodriguez of the Euskadi-Murias team has won today’s Stage 13 of the Vuelta – the first professional; win for the 23-year-old from the town of Burlada in Spain’S Basque country.Jesus Herrada , who moved into the overall lead yesterday, is still in the red jersey but second placed Simon Yates of Mitchelton-Scott slashed the … Read more
It’s been a while coming, but today Argon 18 has chosen its home race, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, to unleash its brand new Nitrogen Disc, the disc brake version of the Canadian company’s aero bike that was first introduced in 2014.The Nitrogen Disc has been developed from the ground up, the company hasn’t … Read more
road.cc is 10 in case you didn’t know… and we’ve celebrated in the best way possible, with a lovely ride around the hills of Somerset and Wiltshire followed by copious amounts of pizza and beer! Not only that, but all of our guests left with plenty of goodies to ride home with; everyone got their hands … Read more
