A Bristol cyclist says a Transit van driver attempted to run him over while he cycled through the city centre this week. Eugene Conlon said that when he subsequently confronted the motorist, the man replied: “I’m going to kill one of you bloody cyclists”.The Bristol Post reports that Conlon had been riding along St Thomas … Read more
“We had a couple of pitch black tunnels there in the final just to spice things up, Giro-style,” said race leader Simon Yates, in Mitchelton-Scott’s latest video, covering stage seven.The team’s sporting director Matt White said there had been “a couple of sketchy tunnels” in the closing kilometres of the stage.Speaking about the experience of … Read more
1. Dear miss of the day: close pass with a deer Near Miss of the Day has so far featured trucks, cars, vans, buses, taxis, motorbikes, tractors, a mobile home, a bin lorry and even a police car – but this is our first ruminant. Nigel recorded the footage while riding to collect his car from … Read more
Bahrain-Merida’s Giovanni Visconti has proclaimed himself happy to be alive after he hit a Groupama-FDJ team car while riding at 60km/h during stage six of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday.Cycling News reports that the incident took place with about 50km to go.“We were going 60km/h. I’d been to get bottles and so was in the … Read more
You can’t beat gels for their convenience, and it’s hard to better Torq gels for tastiness, with Cherry Bakewell and Lemon Drizzle a far-cry from the often awful cough syrup taste sensations of so many gel products I’ve choked on over the years. They’re fairly priced and deliver a solid dose of carbohydrate, making them … Read more
Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) outsprinted Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) to take stage seven of the 2018 Giro d’Italia. Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) finished safely in the bunch and retains the overall lead.The 159km stage from Pizzo to Praia a Mare was always likely to end in a bunch sprint, but with two stage wins to his name … Read more
Happy Friday everyone! If you’ve been following Dave’s bamboo bike build then you’ll know that he’s mostly been sanding things. But it all changes this week, with the tubes all mitred and stuck together. It’s time to get gluing!Our kit from the Bamboo Bicycle Club comes with hemp sheet and 2-part epoxy for sticking your … Read more
Bearded extreme adventurer Sean Conway has broken the record for the fastest crossing of Europe by bike unsupported, riding from the westernmost point of Portugal to Ufa in Russia in 24 days, 18 hours and 39 minutes. Why your next bike should be a touring bikeUsing a signature steel performance tourer by Stanforth Bikes dubbed the Stanforth Conway (read all … Read more
A study into paranoia and urban cycling published in the journal Psychiatry Research found that 70 per cent of London cyclists believe drivers mean them harm. The findings are consistent with the stress-vulnerability model of everyday paranoia, which predicts an association between environments high in threat and the presence of paranoia.323 people who regularly cycled … Read more
Recently I was cycling along a ‘shared use’ (cycle) path when I was attacked by a Jack Russell. Luckily, no great harm was done because the dog’s bite didn’t break my skin, but what would have happened if my encounter and injuries had been more serious? This seems to be a question that many cyclists … Read more
