The Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) select committee is to question sports minister Tracey Crouch over what it perceives as ‘intimidation tactics’ towards Jessica Varnish. The matter relates to her case against British Cycling and UK Sport in which she is alleging sex discrimination and unfair dismissal. If Varnish’s case is successful, it is … Read more
Cycle campaigners have expressed fury that contractors have blocked a stretch of shared use path where a rider recently fell into traffic and died.Just 100 yards away from the spot where Tim Atkins died on the narrow corner of Burrfields Road and Eastern Road outside the Harvester pub in Portsmouth, Colas installed a temporary speed … Read more
Cardiff council is looking to enter into a five-year deal with British Cycling to encourage more cycling in the city. The £500,000 a year deal would see the city centre closed for a free non-competitive mass bike ride.The BBC reports that the annual ride would be for around 8,000 people.A report to the council’s environmental … Read more
A promising sprint cyclist who broke her neck in a horror crash has spoken of her desire to compete again.Vicky Barnes fractured her neck and back, dislocated her pelvis and slipped a disc in her neck, in a crash at the Six Day meeting in the Dutch city of Rotterdam early last year, as we … Read more
Nearly 100 cyclists a year are injured by potholes that the council deems too small to fix, leading to calls to invest in Britain’s roads.Figures from the Department for Transport, analysed by the Times, show that “poor or defective” have led to 467 cyclist injuries over the last five years.The paper highlighted the case of … Read more
A man from Swindon says he is planning on wearing a body camera because “nothing is being done” about reckless cyclists. John Bowie says he has been hit multiple times and claims to have been the victim of numerous assaults as a result of disagreements with cyclists.Bowie told The Swindon Advertiser: “Over the time I … Read more
1. This probably isn’t the best way to go about securing your pro cycling career… Watch as this pro rider plus team staff attack a Swiss team halfway through a Stage at the Tour of Hainan. In a statement, the CCA said that it “holds zero tolerance toward any uncivilized behaviour or violence and has asked all … Read more
There’s not a huge amount to say about Lusso’s Jessica Multifunctional Neck Warmer. It’s a cut above the average in that it has seams top and bottom, where most tend to have just a raw edge. It adds an extra bit of protection on cold mornings, as do all the ones I’ve ever tried, but … Read more
The UCI is stepping up its efforts to combat motor doping with the appointment of retired professional cyclist Jean-Christophe Péraud as its manager of equipment and the fight against technological fraud.The 40-year-old retired in 2016 following seven seasons racing at UCI WorldTour level, the last six of those with AG2R La Mondiale.In 2014, he finished … Read more
