April’s great for cycling, isn’t it? Sure, the weather’s not quite up to June, July, and August standards, but Bank Holidays!As we embark on our second Bank Holiday weekend in a row, and our third state-sanctioned day off in two weeks we want you to show us how you’re taking advantage of all this extra … Read more
Team Sky has confirmed that Geraint Thomas and Mikel Landa will be team leaders at the 100th Giro d’Italia when it starts in Sardinia a week today (May 5). Thomas had suggested that he and Landa would be co-leaders at the race when he spoke to road.cc in December.“I think we’ll both go in on … Read more
The time had finally come. Months of preparation, training and fretting about tyre choice had all come to this, the 2017 Dirty Reiver, the premier long distance gravel event in the UK. There was a lot of interest in doing the event amongst the road.cc team this year, even my report on last year’s debut event … Read more
Ahead of the Tour de Yorkshire starting today, defending champion Thomas Voeckler helped Yorkshire Bank Bike Libraries mark a milestone as he handed over the 5,000th bike to the initiative.Launched after Yorkshire hosted the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in 2014, last year alone 36,000 children were able to ride a bike thanks … Read more
Bradley Wiggins prefers to eat his chicken in peace. The Tour de France winner posted a video in which he was disturbed by a singing waiter while tucking into a chicken feast. Wiggo wasn’t best pleased… Find out more here. This year will see the 100th staging of the Giro D’Italia, which will end with a time … Read more
Portugal has shelved plans to make cycle helmets compulsory for people riding bikes after a consultation was met with huge opposition by from the public.The country’s government had proposed making cycle helmets mandatory under its 2020 National Road Safety Strategy, according to the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF).Opponents of the proposal, launched over the Christmas period, … Read more
Lancashire Constabulary has appealed for witnesses after cyclist Jonathan Stewart Lee was killed on Freckleton Bypass on Wednesday following a collision with a Vauxhall Astra van.The collision took place on the A584 Preston New Road at around 5.50pm with both Lee and the van travelling towards Freckleton.Following the collision, Lee was taken to Royal Preston … Read more
A tourist bus driver has been convicted of assault after he shoved a cyclist off his bike into oncoming traffic following a confrontation. Paul Birchmore had allegedly hit Angus Fitzgerald’s rear wheel three times while driving a Big Bus Tours double decker northbound over Waterloo Bridge, triggering the row.Alec Williams, prosecuting, said there was ‘some … Read more
The Lazer Cosmo helmet with Aeroshell is a road helmet that comes with a cover – the Aeroshell in the name – to improve aerodynamics when you don’t need as much ventilation or are prepared to sacrifice ventilation for a tiny bit more speed. It does a great job both with and without the cover, … Read more
Bowman Cycles has been busy. The British company is only a couple of years old but in that time has been evolving its model line, and this week founder and designer Neil Webb popped into the road.cc office to show off his latest additions. There are three new models: the Palace:R, Layhams Disc and Pilgrims Project … Read more
