Surrey County Council has called on the Government to revise current regulations covering sportives, lamenting that it has no power to regulate such events.Get Surrey reports that the council was recently contacted by local resident Alison Dicks, who said: “I live in the Chiddingfold area and we are all sick to the back teeth of … Read more
Nearly 1,000 cyclists have been fined in Peterborough during the first three months of a Public Space Protection Order being introduced in the city earlier this year.The PSPO bans people from cycling on Bridge Street, and also forbids people from littering, spitting and other activities the Peterborough City Council deems anti-social within the city centre.In … Read more
The father of an Oxford cyclist killed when she fell and was hit by a bus has called for more cycle lanes in the city in the wake of his daughter’s death. An inquest into the death of Claudia Comberti heard that she had most likely fallen after her foot slipped on the pedal of … Read more
The new Stelvio waterproof jacket from Italian company Sportful is one of the most waterproof and breathable rain jackets on the market right now, with an impressive performance as a result of being tested by professional cyclists in the most demanding races, but it’s horribly expensive when compared with the game-changing Gore One Active jacket. … Read more
It’s that time of year when indoor cycling suddenly gets a lot more appealing, and just in time for all those people dusting down Zwift or looking to get into it for the first time, there’s a new course expansion to the original Watopia virtual world.It’s called the Mayan jungle and provides 10km+ of new … Read more
In one of the more surprising videos we’ve seen this year, Channel 4 newscaster – and president of the charity, Cycling UK – Jon Snow has been filmed in central London taking a pair of bolt-croppers to a chain securing a parked bike.Footage of the bizarre incident, which happened outside the ITN News building on … Read more
The city of Paris has unveiled the next generation of its Vélib’ bike-sharing scheme, which will hit the streets of the French capital from 1 January. Lighter than their predecessors – and brighter in colour – three in 10 of the new bikes will be electric-assist models.The new bikes will weigh 20kg against the 22.25kg off … Read more
The Kryptonite Avenue R-50 COB is a bright, eye-catching rear light with some useful modes for making you conspicuous. Unfortunately, its mounting system means few bikes will be able to get the most out of its side visibility windows. With most modes having running times of five hours or less, its battery capacity leaves something … Read more
Ever since I got back from not finishing the 2017 edition of the Transcontinental the first question people asked me was “Would you do it again?” The next question was usually “Would you like some cake?” I’ve answered to both in the positive.Unlike many of those that attempt long distance events like the Transcontinental who … Read more
Our Near Miss of the Day series has highlighted plenty of examples of poor driving that put cyclists at risk of serious injury or death.But equally, there are many drivers out there who do show ample consideration when driving near vulnerable road users, and here is a striking example filmed by road.cc reader Jonny Marrs.He … Read more
