Have you ever fancied participating in a UCI WorldTour team’s training camp? Well, this month you can, thanks to a partnership between virtual riding platform Zwift and South African outfit Team Dimension Data.The aim is to create the world’s biggest training camp – and Zwift users around the world are invited to join the likes … Read more
Having observed a similar operation run in Hampshire last week, Sussex Police has said it is “evaluating Close Pass to see how well it would work on the county’s roads.”Hampshire police officers last week stopped both motorists and cyclists as part of the force’s Give Space, Be Safe campaign.Similar to West Midlands Police’s original initiative, … Read more
British startup company Lid is seeking crowdfunding for its Plico foldable urban helmet. The helmet is a multi-section design, the side pieces pushing into the centre to save space when you’re not wearing it and want to carry it in a bag, say.Each segment is made from recycled EPS (expanded polystyrene) with an in-mould polycarbonate … Read more
Bad news for pedaller-revellers thinking of paying a visit to Amsterdam – the city has called time on its beer bikes. You’ll have to go to Wisconsin now.Beer bikes – known locally as bierfiets – are mobile bar tables that are pedalled along by multiple drinkers. As you might imagine, they can be fairly rowdy … Read more
Sigma’s Nugget Flash rear light has changed very little over recent years and it’s easy to see why: it’s a versatile, easy-to-use design that ticks all the boxes for a commuter light. Stick on a competitive price tag and it’s a winner all round.‘Nugget’ is a perfect description of the light: a compact (approximately 4 … Read more
Cake and cycling go hand in hand – who doesn’t like a slice of something sweet on a mid-ride café stop? – but Sophie Faldo has elevated it to a new level.Named the 2017 Great British Bake Off winner on Channel 4 yesterday evening (or on Twitter that morning, if you follow the show’s host … Read more
A Middlesbrough motorist has been jailed for eight years and banned from driving for ten years following her release after she admitted causing a cyclist’s death by careless driving while over the legal alcohol limit. The court heard it was the fourth time Shelleen Wardle had been prosecuted for drink driving in the last 13 … Read more
A seasonal near miss today with a driver apparently floundering when faced with the entirely unexpected challenges presented by darkness and a fogged up windscreen. If only autumn could arrive annually, motorists might then have a fighting chance of not pulling out into the path of cyclists.This is the third time in a week our … Read more
A London property developer has been jailed for two years and three months after he deliberately ran over a cyclist in a road rage incident. Clifford Harper then got out of his BMW and told Peter Corfe, “I will run you over again if I have to.”Mail Online reports that Harper and Corfe had traded … Read more
