The Scottish Government has pledged to double its investment on active travel from £40 million to £80 million from 2018/19 – which based on the country’s population of 5.4 million people equates to almost £15 a head.It also said that it intends to appoint an Active Nation Commissioner to deliver “world class active travel infrastructure … Read more
Cannondale-Drapac rider Taylor Phinney has been disqualified from the Tour of Britain after he crossed a railway line while the gates were coming down midway through stage two. So, I’ve been disqualified from the Tour of Britain for crossing a railway while the gates were coming down. — Taylor Phinney (@taylorphinney) September 4, 2017In a … Read more
From the impossibly light, to custom-made to classic designs, we spotted some seriously smart seats at Eurobike, and even got a fitting courtesy of SQlabs. Their procedure initially involves a fairly basic yet insightful measurement of the distance between your sit bones, then working out what type of riding you do to determine whether you need … Read more
If you have a small frame, or bikepacking luggage taking up your main triangle, the Guee Mag One is a clever combined bottle and cage that pivots out sideways thanks to its nifty magnetic attachment.Instead of a cage, the system has a mount that incorporates neodymium-iron-boron (NIB) magnets. Since their invention in 1982 by General … Read more
A Bournemouth man has claimed that he cycled past no fewer than 1,300 cars during a recent two-hour bank holiday ride. A certain proportion of those commenting on a Bournemouth Echo report apparently believe that the cyclist in question was responsible for the tailbacks he was passing.Dave Williams recorded footage of what he termed ‘carmageddon’ … Read more
London cyclists were last night joined by road safety campaigners to stage a die-in and vigil at the location on a road known as “death mile” where Ardian Zagani was killed last week following a collision with a van as he rode his bike to work.The group Stop Killing Cyclists is calling for protected cycle … Read more
Could Orbea’s Gain offer a glimpse of an e-bike future?The Focus Project Y shocked many with a concept bike that was visually indistinguishable from a regular road bike, but the bold new Orbea Gain takes the deception to another level. The aim has been to conceal all the electric features inside a bike that resembles … Read more
Sir Bradley Wiggins was one of 215 cyclists who rode from Manchester to London on Sunday to raise money for Ambitious about Autism, the national charity for children and young people with autism.Now in its fourth year, the Rapha Manchester to London Challenge saw participants ride through the Peak District, Midlands and the Chilterns before … Read more
Greater Manchester Police has apologised after one of its Twitter accounts advised cyclists “not to weave in and out of traffic at speed” following the region’s second cycling fatality in a week.The Manchester Evening News reports that following a collision on Eccles Old Road in Salford on Friday afternoon, 18-year-old Olivia Wojciechowska was left trapped … Read more
AG2R-La Mondiale has sent two riders home from the Vuelta after they were filmed holding onto a team car on Sunday’s Stage 15 to Sierra Nevada.The UCI WorldTour team said it had decided to withdraw Nico Denz and Alexandre Geniez “after viewing the video footage that showed two of our riders intentionally holding onto the team … Read more
