Mark Cavendish’s Dimension Data team have confirmed that the Manx sprinter broke a rib when he crashed during the team time trial at the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico yesterday.The injury to Cavendish, who was resuming racing after recovering from concussion sustained in a crash at last month’s Abu Dhabi Tour, comes less than a week … Read more
Here at road.cc we frequently get asked bike buying advice, both on the site, via social media and email, and we love to help you all out as much as we can. So in a new, possibly regular, series we’re going to publish the questions and our answers. Just like magazines with their readers’ letters section.Let’s start … Read more
“What we really mustn’t do is lose all our fitness,” I remember saying to Simon, my husband, after circumstances forced us to retire early from last year’s Deloitte Ride Across Britain.We’d spent months building up to the event, which sets you the challenge of cycling 100 miles or more for nine consecutive days from Land’s … Read more
UCI president David Lappartient has said that the governing body should open an investigation into Team Sky to address the allegations contained in the report published this week by a House of Commons Select Committee examining how to combat doping in sport.The report, compiled by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, said that the … Read more
A van driver in Bristol who fled the scene of a collision with a cyclist, driving over and crushing the bicycle which still had a toddler strapped into the child seat, has been handed a community order and banned from driving for nine months.Robin Tippett, aged 22 and from Pucklechurch, pleaded guilty yesterday to failing … Read more
Rapha have just released their Explore apparel range, which includes bib shorts with pockets, a technical t-shirt and a base layer. With this collection following the launch of the new Aussie Grit apparel brand, it appears that gravel clothing may be becoming a thing. rapha_ss18_Argentina_Brevet_135-por-1024×1536 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The Explore Cargo bib shorts are Rapha’s first with pockets. There is storage on both … Read more
Green Oil’s Agent Apple is a good degreaser that’s made from environmentally friendly ingredients. Don’t let that trick you into a false sense of security: this is a full-strength concoction and you should treat it with respect. It’s fairly expensive, so you’ll need to be sold on its eco credentials to choose it over cheaper … Read more
The head teacher of a school in Derby has threatened to ban pupils from riding their bikes in the school grounds.The Derby Telegraph reports that Zoe House, head teacher at Lees Brook Community School in Chaddesden, wrote to parents following an unspecified number of incidents “involving students travelling to and from school on bikes.”She said … Read more
The latest entry in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a type of driving that often crops up in these videos. with a motorist putting a cyclist, the occupants of a car coming in the other direction, and themselves at risk simply to save a couple of seconds.The footage was shot in Newcastle under … Read more
