We’re all back to work and somewhat gutted that the warm weather has sharply slipped away, but those of us of the paler persuasion are grateful of the chance to let our burn lines subside! Here’s some of our pile that we’ll be continuing to test to the max in the decidedly cooler climes this week…Topeak Versamount£7.99topeakversamount-mounted (Image … Read more
Heidi Alexander, the Labour Member of Parliament who last year called for tougher laws to be introduced against people who cycle dangerously, has been appointed by Sadiq Khan as his Deputy Mayor for Transport.The Lewisham East MP’s constituents include Matthew Briggs, who launched a campaign for the law to be toughened after his wife Kim … Read more
Sportful’s Total Comfort bib shorts offer exactly what the name suggests, total comfort whatever distance you’re riding. A thicker pad than the usual provides extra comfort for mile after mile and is housed in a pair of bib shorts that fit perfectly, with a nice level of compression through the legs. Pros: Totally comfortable Cons: … Read more
As you may know, Greg Van Avermaet is a long-time user of Strava – his 2016 gold medal-winning ride in the road race at the Rio Olympics got more kudos than any other activity on the social network that year.Now, he’s posted his latest success – Sunday’s fourth and concluding stage of the Tour de Yorkshire … Read more
As our Near Miss of the Day series and many other stories here on road.cc demonstrate, more and more cyclists who regularly ride on the road are buying action cameras pure;y and simply so they have evidence of poor driving, rather than it being their word against that of the motorist.One recent purchaser is road.cc reader Matt, … Read more
The Kask Valegro is a lightweight and well-ventilated helmet with a fairly low profile, although I haven’t found it as comfortable as other models in the range. Pros: Lightweight, very good ventilation, easily adjusted fit system Cons: Narrow pads so try before you buy The Valegro was developed in response to Team Sky’s request for … Read more
The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) has urged Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to use his powers to close gates to Regents Park as part of the plans for Cycle Superhighway 11 (CS11) from Swiss Cottage to the West End.Nearly two years have passed since the results of a consultation on the route – including the … Read more
Astana have apologised for the incident at the Tour de Yorkshire yesterday in which a volunteer marshal was almost run over by one of the Kazakh team’s support cars, with the Kazakh outfit’s driver ploughing through the bollard the marshal had been warning the riders and race convoy about.> Video: Astana driver almost hits Tour de … Read more
Yorkshire could host the start of the Vuelta, with Sir Gary Vereity – the man who brought the Grand Depart of the Tour de France to the region in 2014 – confirming that discussions have been held with the owners of the Spanish race.Unipublic, who own the Spanish race, are part of the ASO group, … Read more
