Andrew Gilligan has claimed that banning people on bikes from Oxford Street under proposals unveiled yesterday by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan represents “an unqualified disaster for cycling in London.”His remarks come after the mayor outlined plans to make the stretch of Europe’s busiest shopping street from Oxford Circus to Orchard Street – which includes … Read more
A promising Belgian rider has died in his sleep at the age of 20. Bjarne Vanacker, who rode for the Trek-Segafredo development team, EFC-L&R-Vulsteke, was ‘destined to become a pro’ according to the team’s manager.According to Michel Pollentier, Vanacker was found dead on Monday morning. The cause of his death is unknown. Goed renner, goede … Read more
The London Evening Standard reports on a “vigilante dog walker” who has started wearing a GoPro in Kensington Gardens, claiming that he has experienced a number of near-misses with cyclists.Kensington Gardens has a number of shared-use paths, but Jay Miller says his two Boston Terriers have nearly been hit by bikes on pedestrian-only paths on … Read more
Compact, light and super-bright, the Exposure TraceR Mk2 ReAKT is a great rear light that fits in seconds without tools and is reliable with good battery life. Pros: Very bright, lots of modes, good run-time Cons: Expensive Fitting the TraceR to your bike is easy thanks to the mount that Exposure has developed. The light … Read more
Tonight at 6.45pm GMT we’ll be hosting a virtual group ride on Zwift with a live stream of the event… and there’s no need to worry about falling off the back (or being too far in front of us slow coaches), as with the new Group Workout feature everyone stays together! Zwift on road.cc’s YouTube channelAll the Zwifters on the ride line up as … Read more
As you may have noticed, we’ve launched two new features on the site this morning – the road.cc live news blog, and the road.cc Black Friday live blog. Here’s a quick introduction to both.The road.cc live news blog brings together not only our usual news stories but also other stories from around the site and … Read more
Strava has denied suggestions that its Global Heatmap ignores users’ privacy settings in response to claims that it features rides that start from people’s homes even where there is a privacy zone in place.Strava Global Heatmap, unveiled last week, lets you explore where people are running and riding around the world in minute detail via … Read more
Chris Froome says that after five Grand Tour wins, he is still seeing physical improvements and that ‘the numbers’ during this year’s Vuelta a Espana were better than ever before. Froome won this year’s Tour de France by 54 seconds – the narrowest of his four victories in the race.However, he claims the result does … Read more
If you already have one of a fairly large range of popular cranks, a Watteam PowerBeat kit turns them into an accurate, consistent double-sided power meter for a very sensible price, and the process of fitting them isn’t nearly as scary as it sounds. Pros: Accuracy, value for money, surprisingly easy to assemble Cons: You … Read more
Another hoard of bikes, kit and accessories has passed through road.cc HQ once more this week, and the pick of the bunch includes winter essentials, wheels and a proper do-it-all bike. Here’s a sneak preview before we deliver our verdicts… Santini Beta wind jersey£129.99Santini Beta Light Short Sleeve Wind Jersey – riding (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Promising to ‘feels … Read more
