A three-seat ‘trandem’ bicycle used in the final series of the TV show The Goodies is to go under the hammer at auction next month.The blue bike was used in the final series of the show starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, which appeared on ITV in 1982.The trio’s hit TV series originally … Read more
Simon Yates of Mitchelton-Scott leads the Vuelta going into tomorrow’s first rest day, with Ben King of Dimension Data winning today’s Stage 9 after attacking from the break to win on the summit of La Covatilla.Yates, who spent a fortnight in the maglia rosa at the Giro d’Italia in May before being overhauled by eventual … Read more
One Pro Cycling boss Matt Prior has revealed that he plans to wind up the UCI Continental team at the end of the season and will replace it with a women’s team from next season.The former England wicket keeper told Telegraph Sport that outside the UCI WorldTour, there is “no value right now” on the … Read more
When a cyclist who regularly rides in Surrey and Hampshire discovered our Near Miss of the Day feature recently, he put together a video showing some of the closest passes he has been subjected to.The video was submitted by Richard, who told us that after watching some of the videos we had posted as part … Read more
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) took his second stage win of this year’s Vuelta a Espana, making the most of an uphill finish to scythe past Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) in the closing metres. The time bonus brought him to 37s from Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) who remains in the overall race lead.A break of three riders – Tiago … Read more
Robbie Ferri is currently awaiting confirmation that he has again broken the record for most countries visited by bike in seven days. Travelling from Romania to the Netherlands, he cycled through 15 different countries – improving on the 12 he rode through last year.In 2016, Ferri set a record by cycling in five countries in … Read more
London United, the bus company, failed to provide details of the driver to the Met Police, so this one’s going to court.The incident occurred in Camberwell on July 2.MCR Cyclist writes: “The bus driver decided to take the ‘racing line’ and do a close pass on me in the cycle lane. This lane has restricted … Read more
New figures released by the Government this week reveal that road safety concerns are the most common barrier to cycling. In response, Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, has urged ministers to take action to make cycling an attractive option for everyone – not just for a small segment of society.Department for Transport (DfT) figures … Read more
1. Mark Beaumont backs what we thought sounded like the worst cycling event everRound-the-world record-breaking cyclist Mark Beaumont has come out in support of the event this week, which originally wasn’t allowing entrants to bring their own bikes. Since then, it’s improved a touch. The organisers have said that 1,500 people will be able to bring … Read more
It’s not every day that famous Italian shoe brand Sidi releases a new product, so the launch of the all-new Wire 2 is a pretty big deal.They were actually teased earlier this year at Eurobike but they’ve only just become available here in the UK, and I’ve managed to get my hands on a pair … Read more
