London Tube map app now also offers a cycle map

The London Tube map app produced by Bappz has had a map showing the city’s Cycle Superhighways and Quietways added.BikeBiz reports that the London Tube Map app started out in 2009 as the first free Tube map application for the iPhone.An Android version has followed and it has been regularly updated with additional features since. … Read more

Hung jury may mean retrial for driver who killed Kent cyclist

A motorist from Kent who was charged with causing the death of a cyclist through dangerous driving may face a retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case.John Durey, aged 69, was killed when he was hit head-on by a Mercedes driven by Ayasha Penfold, 20, in May last year, … Read more

Limar debuts new Air Master aero helmet at the Giro d’Italia

Italian company Limar is using the Giro d’Italia, and its sponsorship of the Astana team, to debut its brand new Air Master aero helmet. It follows the launch of the Air Speed earlier this year, which has already scooped a handful of wins in the classics season, it’ll be hoping for similar success on the roads … Read more

Morvelo EFX Nth Series

Brighton-based clothing brand Morvélo is renowned for its striking colour schemes, and this EFX Nth Series jersey continues that theme. Bold graphics aren’t there to mask an average product, though, as this top is impressively comfortable and offers superb performance no matter how hard you’re riding. Pros: Soft fabric, breathable and a great fit Cons: … Read more

Near Miss of the Day 133: Breakfast-eating close pass driver fined

We’ve featured breakfast-eating motorists from across the UK here on road.cc before – here’s one showing a Maserati driver in Glasgow, while this one happened in Hampton Court – and now another one makes it into our Near Miss of the Day series, with the driver concerned receiving a fine after being caught munching on film … Read more

Safety fears raised over cycle path on viaduct in Bristol

South Gloucestershire Council has sought to reassure cyclists after safety concerns were raised in connection with a cycle path on the Bromley Heath Viaduct, which forms part of the A4174 Avon Ring Road in Bristol.In an exchange of emails seen by road.cc, a number of cyclists contacted the local authority to express their concern about … Read more

Santini Women’s Volo Bib Short C3W Pad

The Santini Women’s Volo Bib Shorts are comfortable – once you get used to the leg grippers – and have a great fit, allowing you to spend hours in the saddle through the spring and summer months. Having tested the matching jersey and found it excellent, I must confess I was a little less enthused … Read more

Chris Froome says he is confident of winning doping case

Chris Froome has said that he believes he will win the anti-doping case triggered by an adverse analytical finding for twice the permitted amount of the anti-asthma drug salbutamol during last year’s Vuelta, which he won.The Team Sky rider was speaking to BBC Sport ahead of the 101st edition of the Giro d’Italia, which starts … Read more