Green Assembly member Caroline Russell says that until now serious injuries on London’s roads have been greatly under-reported. As such, she believes that the roads of the capital are greatly more dangerous than Transport for London (TfL) reports have previously indicated.In 2016, the number of those killed or seriously injured on London’s roads was 2,501. … Read more
A Kickstarter campaign has started today for the Beacon Helmet with a £60,000 funding goal, with the project born of UK-based inventor Jeff Zhang’s vision to “make cycling much safer”. It projects lasers either side of the cyclist and also in front of them to give drivers prior warning when a bike is approaching a junction. Beacon Helmet say … Read more
Registration for next year’s Etape du Tour will open next Monday, with 15,000 places available to ride the route of Stage 10 of the 2018 Tour de France, the route of which was announced in Paris this morning.Taking place in France’s Haute-Savoie department, the 169-kilometre closed-road cyclosportive will take place on Sunday 8 July, the … Read more
The B’twin 900 Ultralight Showerproof Cycling Jacket is a lightweight, compact model designed to keep you dry and comfortable in showery weather. I’ve remained temperate and generally arid for several hours a time on some very showery September saunters and faster-paced blasts.It’s made of a very thin, translucent, 100 per cent polyamide material designed to … Read more
Mango Bikes has ceased trading and is looking for a buyer. Co-founder Ben Harrison told BikeBiz that the weak pound was to blame.Mango was formed by Harrison and Jezz Skelton in 2012 while they were in university, the pair having seen an opportunity to deal with manufacturers and customers without distributors and retailers.However, with the … Read more
A recent review of the BMW G32 640iGT 2017 by Honest John reveals that when set to semi-autonomously follow road markings, the car will force drivers to execute close passes of cyclists unless they use their indicator.Honest John writes: “If the road ahead is clear apart from a solitary cyclist, you do need to signal … Read more
The route of the 2018 Tour de France has been announced today in Paris with race director Christian Prudhomme promising an open and exciting race but also emphasising the safety of riders.Highlights will include some tough stages during the opening week, a visit to the cobbles on the way to Roubaix, an ascent of the Alpe … Read more
The virtual training app Sufferfest is giving their users a more detailed picture of what type of rider they are and how to structure workouts with the 4DP training platform. Sufferfest release new Complete Training System 13 personal training apps to help you get fitThe premise is that Functional Threshold Power (FTP) isn’t enough to gauge what a rider is … Read more
This Friday (20th) we’re organising a club ride from our Bath based office, an afternoon out in the local lanes with the road.cc staff leading the way. There are only a few places left though so don’t hang about getting registered. This is no ordinary club run mind, we’ve got Cannondale UK popping by the office … Read more
Chris Froome has won the Velo d’Or, one of the most prestigious awards in cycling, for the third time.This year saw the Team Sky rider become the first man to follow up victory in the Tour de France by winning the Vuelta since the Spanish race moved to its current late season slot.He also won … Read more
