A study of travel habits in seven European cities has found that people who ride their bikes daily have the lowest body mass index (BMI) of any class of transport user – unless the bicycle in question is an electric one, in which case they rank second only to motorists in terms of obesity levels.The … Read more
Bora-Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan has won today’s second stage of the Tour de France and with race leader Fernando Gaviria of Quick Step Floors among the riders involved in a big crash with two kilometres remaining, the world champion leads the general classification and takes over the yellow jersey.The crash happened in the middle of the … Read more
Another year, another trip to Germany for Eurobike, the world’s biggest bike show. Only this year we decided to ride 230km from the Eurobike Media Days event in Austria last week to Friedrichshafen, so the legs are definitely a bit tired today. But we’ve loaded up with bread and coffee and have stomped the huge … Read more
Police Scotland have appealed for witnesses after a cyclist was killed in a collision involving a lorry in Perth yesterday.The fatal crash happened in Main Street in the Bridgend district of the Scottish city at 11.50 am on Saturday morning.A statement from police said: “Police Scotland can confirm that a woman has sadly died following … Read more
Le Col’s HC jersey is a great performer in varying conditions and feels great to wear, but it’s almost crazily expensive and only available in navy blue.Pros: Great fit, luxury feel, high performanceCons: Expensive, colour won’t be to everyone’s tasteI’m going to be frank: from the outset, I wasn’t sure I was going to like … Read more
Cannondale is consistently one of the most popular bike brands with road.cc readers and with new 2018 bikes starting to arrive in the shops, here’s an overview of the new range, with highlights including the revamped Synapse endurance bike. There’s also the race-ready SupserSix Evo, Synapse Alloy SE, CAAD12 and CAADX SE.Cannondale 2018 Synapse Carbon (Image Credit: … Read more
An on-board camera attached to the bike of Lotto-Soudal rider Jasper De Buyst captured Chris Froome’s spectacular crash on the opening stage of the Tour de France this afternoon.The crash happened less than 10 kilometres from the end of the 201-kilometre stage and leaves Froome 51 seconds down on some of his rivals in the … Read more
Quick Step Floors rider Fernando Gaviria is the first wearer of the yellow jersey of this year’s Tour de France after claiming victory in today’s opening stage – but Team Sky’s Chris Froome, who is aiming to wear it in Paris three weeks tomorrow for a record-equalling fifth time saw his title defence get off … Read more
England may be playing Sweden in the World Cup quarter final this afternoon, but it’s a Brazilian football legend who has provided the inspiration for the cycling shoes that Mark Cavendish is wearing on the opening stage of the Tour de France today as he seeks to home in on Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 … Read more
Two participants in the Royal Windsor Triathlon have been banned from future events organised by Human Race after they passed a horse at speed – an incident that was branded “completely irresponsible” by Cycling UK. One participant has been banned for 12 months and the other for life, while a police investigation into the incident … Read more
