The government’s Road to Zero strategy, published today and which seeks to lay the groundwork for eliminating almost all road traffic emissions by 2050, has been criticised by cycling campaigners for failing to acknowledge the role electric bicycles can play in helping achieve that target.The strategy foresees continuing existing grants to purchasers of electric cars, … Read more
Rotor have taken another jump forward in the ongoing gear wars and put another cog in the machine, with the launch of their 13 speed 1x hydraulic groupset, that they have simply dubbed ‘The Only One’. There are numerous cassette sizes to cover off road, mtb, gravel and CX, and Rotor even claim their 13 speed system can match or even … Read more
BMC Racing have won the team time trial at the Tour de France this afternoon to put Greg van Avermaet into the race leader’s yellow jersey.Team Sky, who were greeted with boos as they negotiated the course, finished in the runner’s-up spot, 4 seconds behind, with Geraint Thomas moving into third place overall before van … Read more
Another busy day of trawling the many halls of Messe Friedrichshafen in Germany to uncover some of the most interesting new bikes and tech, and over a quick break for coffee here are five cool things that grabbed our attention.open_omata-1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Open has collaborated with Omata, makers of an analogue GPS computer that we first … Read more
How wide is too wide? The 48mm Switchback Hill is the widest 650B tyre that Compass makes, and too wide it ain’t. It’s super-comfortable, fast-rolling, tubeless-compatible, off-road-capable and light. There’s really not a lot wrong here. At a time when people are doing roll-down tests to see if it’s worth switching to 28mm tyres from 25s, … Read more
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Wahoo’s mission to have you covered from every angle on indoor training sessions has took another leap forward with the release of the £199.99 Kickr Headwind, the first cycling-specific fan. It can be controlled via an app, ANT+ or manually, with wind speeds of over 30mph. Wahoo have also launched the Kickr Core, an entry-level version of the flagship Kickr, and … Read more
This is the Canyon Ultimate CF SLX belonging to Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde. The Movistar team is also home to Nairo Quintana and Mikel Landa, giving plenty of tactical options out on the road. Valverde currently sits 20th in the general classification and 19th in the points competition.When Stu reviewed the Canyon Ultimate CF SLX for road.cc he said, … Read more
Next year’s UCI road world championships in Yorkshire will reportedly see the debut of a new event – a mixed team time trial that will feature both men and women.The new race will replace the team time trial first introduced in 2012 but which is set to disappear after this September’s championships in Innsbruck-Tirol, reports … Read more
A woman in Australia has been charged in connection with the death of professional cyclist Jason Lowndes, who was killed shortly before Christmas last year when he was struck from behind by a driver in Victoria.The 23-year-old, who had raced for Drapac in 2016 and Israel Cycling Academy last season had been due to ride … Read more
