Australian track and road cyclist Georgia Baker, who rode in the team pursuit at the Olympic Games in Rio last year, is recovering after undergoing heart surgery.The Orica-Scott rider was taking part in the Women’s Tour in the UK in June when she was suddenly struck by chest pains.The 22-year-old, whose father Patrick died from a … Read more
A Dublin bike mechanic who rugby-tackled a youth trying to steal his bike, with the incident caught by CCTV footage that went viral online says it was “instinct” that led to him taking on the would-be thief.A video of the incident posted online by his employers, Clontarf bike shop 360 Cycles, went viral after they … Read more
‘Bikes are booming!’ ‘Bikes are not booming!’ Both statements are true: it just depends on what you are measuring and over what period. The message from Bike Boom, by Carlton Reid, is that despite appearances, bike usage is not as good as it has been, and is certainly not as good as many of us … Read more
Police are seeking the family of an 83 year old cyclist who died after being hit by a car in Glasgow.Jean Watson was cycling north on Cumbernauld Road at around 8am on Thursday when a grey Citroen C1 collided with her on a slip road between the A752 and the A80.She was taken to the … Read more
Jobseekers in Yorkshire are getting a taste of Norman Tebbit’s medicine with a council push to get them on a bike and finding work.Cheap bikes and cycle training are being offered as part of a £1.5m Department for Transport grant to promote cycling and walking to work across West Yorkshire.The scheme is being run by … Read more
Campaigners have released a film of what a cycle path running through a disused tunnel could be like, as they push for a network connecting Halifax to Bradford and Keighley.The Queensbury Tunnel Society want to re-open the tunnel as a cycle path – in direct opposition to plans by Highways England’s Historical Railways Estate.The Historical … Read more
Mansfield in Nottinghamshire is proud of hosting the start of a stage of this year’s Tour of Britain, as well it should be – since the race was revived back in 2004 it has gone from strength to strength, and local authorities and tourism agencies are keen to welcome it and the media coverage it … Read more
Welcome to our live blog of the fifth edition of the Transcontinental Race, which began in Geraardsbergen, Belgium on Friday 28 July with the riders heading across Europe to the finish at Meteora in Greece. Riders are free to choose their own route, but must pass through four checkpoints on the way. These are at the … Read more
The Feedback Sports Ride Prep Tool Kit is a comprehensive set for modern bikes. It includes tools to cover both disc and rim brakes, a very solid chain tool, and brilliant tyre levers for when your thumbs just aren’t enough. A chain-whip and lockring tool would have rounded this set out for me.Let’s start with … Read more
The Chinese government has issued new guidelines to regulate dockless bike-sharing services. It has asked local governments to take bike sharing into account in their transport planning and encouraged the firms involved to set up electronic fences indicating appropriate areas for parking.There are tens of millions of shared bikes on the streets of China with … Read more
