“We can’t be everywhere, but we could be anywhere,” seems to be the tagline to the Met Police’s close pass operation, launched today. Plain clothes officers from the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command say they will be cycling around on the lookout for tailgating, close passes and turns made across a cyclist’s path.As with … Read more
The two short time trials in this year’s Tour de France could prove decisive to the overall result with Chris Froome hoping that his performances on this Pinarello Bolide will be enough to secure victory.Chris Froome beat Rigoberto Uran by 51secs in the opening day’s individual time trial in Dusseldorf, and he beat Romain Bardet … Read more
Leicestershire Police are trying to trace a motorist who drove into a cyclist on Upperton Road in Leicester in the early hours of Wednesday morning. CCTV footage shows that as the cyclist lay strewn in the road, the driver reversed and fled the scene.The BBC reports that the incident took place at the junction of … Read more
There’s nothing like a summit finish for seeing new King of the Mountain (KoM) and Queen of the Mountain (QoM) times set on Strava. With the first stage of La Course and the 18th stage of the Tour de France both finishing atop the Col d’Izoard, there was plenty of change on the leaderboards of … Read more
What are the biggest tech trends in the Tour de France this year? We took a closer look to find out.The main observation is that really there are no radical new trends this year. Instead, it’s a continuation of trends we’ve seen introduced in the last few years, to the point that most are largely … Read more
The Chapeau! Pave Bibshorts are well made, good looking and perform really well. The Red Pad version tested kept the pressure in the right places and was comfortable after several hours in the saddle.> Find your nearest dealer hereThe Pave shorts are Chapeau!’s top of the range design and come with three different pad variants – green, red and … Read more
Britain’s biggest building society, the Nationwide, is introducing changes to the travel insurance provided to many of its FlexPlus account holders that means they will not be covered should they choose not to wear a helmet while riding a bike on a trip.In a booklet sent out to account holders benefiting from the cover, the … Read more
Team Sky’s Chris Froome is heading towards a fourth Tour de France victory in five years after crossing the line on the Col d’Izoard at the end of today’s Stage 18 alongside his closest rivals in the general classification, Cannondale-Drapac’s Rigoberto Uran and Romain Bardet of AG2R-La Mondiale. The stage win went to Team Sunweb’s … Read more
What is it?Brashly proclaimed as “the world’s best route planner”, Komoot turns your phone into a proper sat nav with voice commands. You can key in your location and where you want to get to before your ride, which Komoot saves as a planned journey, and then it records your activities as ‘completed tours’. Where it differs from other navigation apps is the … Read more
The DealCatcher is back this pleasant Thursday afternoon with some more fantastic cycling deals for you guys to tuck in to.First up is a Limited Edition, limited time, limited availability offer on Ribble’s own-brand Ribble Sportive Racing carbon road bike.Next up we’ve got a cracking – or not if this product does its job – deal … Read more
