Quick Step Floors rider Fernando Gaviria has taken his third stage victory of the 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia in Reggio Emilia this afternoon.The Colombian outsprinted Jakub Mareczko of Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia) at the end of the 229km stage from Forli to take the win and keep the lead of the points classification. For the … Read more
A would-be bike thief in London was filmed this weekend in one of the most brazen attempts we’ve ever seen to steal a bicycle – given it was attached to a moving car.The attempted theft happened on Sunday afternoon on Tower Bridge Road, with the bike’s owner, Musa, being given a lift home by his … Read more
A pro cyclist taking part in the Giro d’Italia has been fined by commissaires – for asking a woman out on a date.LottoNL-Jumbo rider Victor Campenaerts unzipped his skinsuit before the start of the Stage 10 individual time trial on Tuesday to reveal a message that read, ‘Carlien daten?’ – ‘Carlien, a date?’He also showed … Read more
Assos has long been a byword for quality, and its standout products have always been its bib shorts, considered by many cyclists to be simply the best that (quite a lot of) money can buy. Costing £100, the T.MilleShorts_s7 offer exceptional comfort and fit for the money and might just be the best bib shorts … Read more
A dashcam company has released video taken on one of its cameras that shows the moment a cyclist was doored in north London by a van driver.The incident happened in March on De Beauvoir Road in Islington, reports the London Evening Standard.The dashcam was in a Volkswagen Jetta car behind the cyclist, with the driver … Read more
Team Sunweb’s bus driver at the Giro d’Italia can expect a bit of leg-pulling after setting off to the start of today’s Stage 12 of the race and leaving a rider behind.German rider Simon Geschke took to Twitter to ask for a lift to Forli ahead of the stage to Reggio Emilia. Anyone can give … Read more
A nine-year-old cyclist who has conquered some of cycling’s toughest climbs will this month tick another item off a list that could have been compiled by someone five times his age – typically with the word ‘bucket’ prefacing it – when he rides from London to Paris.Last year, Alfie Earl from Islington climbed Italy’s Passo … Read more
The City of London plans to fill a Crossrail access shaft with 2,250m3 of concrete rather than permit a 240-space automated underground bike parking unit, claiming the area could become ‘dominated by cyclists’ and citing a 100 year old law restricting use of the surrounding park. A City report discussing the proposal for Finsbury Circus was found to … Read more
Tim Moore has entertained us with two previous cycling travelogues, French Revolutions and Gironimo, and now The Cyclist Who Went Out In The Cold continues with the same successful formula. Calling it a ‘proven formula’ is not to take anything away from Moore’s achievements, both in completing an incredible cycling journey, and then writing another … Read more
Hey, we know this isn’t your usual sort of thing, but this is a little teaser story for our about -to-launch sister site off-road.cc that’ll deal with all things to do with bikes on dirt. Normal drop-bar business will be resumed presently, but in the meantime we hope you enjoy this little taster of the sort of tech … Read more
