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Protected cycle lane planned for Hackney road where riders are “tailgated aggressively” by drivers
Hackney Council has opened a consultation regarding a planned segregated cycle lane on a road in Stamford hill where it says cyclists are “tailgated aggressively” by motorists who are unable to overtake because of the cars parked on both sides.The road, West Bank, is one way for motorists, who can only drive northbound along it. … Read more
Play Fantasy Cycling with road.cc!
Buckle up: it’s time for another great year of competition with road.cc Fantasy Cycling. We’ll be running competitions for every WorldTour race this season, starting with the Tour Down Under on Tuesday 16 January. Join in!What’s Fantasy Cycling?It’s simple: Pick a team of riders, and if they do well in the race they’ll score points. And the more … Read more
Zwift becomes official training partner of Prudential RideLondon
Online virtual cycling platform Zwift has been announced as the official training partner for this year’s Prudential RideLondon.The partnership will see Kevin Poulton, leading coach at Zwift, provide structured training plans for riders participating in all mass participation events featuring over the weekend.The plans, which can be followed via Zwift’s Workout feature or done outdoors, … Read more
Hunt Wheels to broadcast live wind tunnel testing on social media
Hunt Bike Wheels will be broadcasting live from their Facebook and Instagram accounts from 1pm today, as they take to the Airbus wind tunnel in Southern Germany to test disc brake wheelsets. Review: Hunt 3650 Carbon Wide Aero Road Wheelset 193 tubeless wheelsets: the most complete anywhere, priced from £124 to £2,400 Review: Hunt 30Carbon Gravel disc … Read more
Cane Creek ee Brakes
The Cane Creek eeBrakes are super-light and do the job of stopping you well, but they might also damage your bike frame. Pros: Incredibly light while still offering really strong performance Cons: Incredibly expensive and may damage your frame eecycleworks is a small US business that’s developed a handful of boutique bike products of which … Read more
Team Sunweb to race on Giant wheels in 2018
Giant has been sponsoring Team Sunweb for four years now and has been increasing the scope of its role of technical partner in that time. For 2018 it no longer supplies just bike frames, it will also provide the wheels and shoes to go along with the in-house helmets, saddles and handlebars the team has … Read more
Hill & Ellis Duke Bike Bag
Hill & Ellis’s Duke Bike Bag is a beautifully made, high-quality leather pannier. If it suits your needs in terms of volume and size, and fits your rack, there’s very little to fault – and a lot to love. Pros: Superb quality, gorgeous look that’ll only get better, the smell… Cons: Heavy, waterproof cover doesn’t … Read more
Police give Team Sky riders a refresher in Aussie road laws ahead of Tour Down Under
Several Team Sky riders were given talking-to and warning by police while training in Adelaide’s Central Business District (CBD) ahead of the Tour Down Under (TDU), which starts next weekend.A photo posted on social media on Monday morning showed riders from the UCI WorldTour outfit standing by the roadside as they were “verbally educated” and … Read more
Video: Mike Cotty takes on the Col de Pailhères
Also known as the Port de Pailhères, the Col de Pailhères is the second highest road pass on the French side of the Pyrenees, but as Mike Cotty discusses below, it’s much less heralded than the only taller one, the Col du Tourmalet.Nevertheless, topping out at 2,001 metres, it has featured in the Tour de France on five occasions … Read more