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Mentally and physically, Demi Vollering has shown why she is arguably the most complete rider we’ve ever seen at the Tour de France Femmes

Demi Vollering might be the most complete Tour de France Femmes (TdFF) rider ever. Having pulled off her second TdFF overall victory this weekend, the Dutch rider demonstrated not only the physical strength that has made her one of the world’s best, but also an ability to respond to adversity when the race didn’t go … Read more

Cycle path “creating a constant stream of arguments between drivers and cyclists” should be altered “so cyclists give way to vehicles”, demands councillor expelled from Reform UK

A cycle lane that traverses the entrance to a side road in Exeter should be changed so that “cyclists give way to vehicles”, according to an independent county councillor who posted several videos of his visit to the location titled ‘I Could Have Killed a Cyclist Today… But Whose Fault Would It Have Been?’> Why … Read more

The no-fuss commuter: Testing automatic gears on the steep hills of Bath

There’s a lot to like about a belt drive on a city or leisure bike. You get silent operation, there’s basically no maintenance, and they last more or less forever. Once it’s set up and running smoothly, you probably won’t ever need to think about it. The main downside until now has been how to … Read more

Oquo RA57LTD wheels

Oquo’s RA57LTD is an aero wheelset for high-speed road cycling, with (can anyone take a guess?) a rim depth of 57mm for wind-cheating and Oquo’s Q10 hub for hill-cheating weight. They’re very good, but not exceptional, and they’re up against some very tough competition that’s frequently also cheaper.Our Liam visited Oquo to see how it … Read more

“Why don’t you apologise? Don’t be so selfish”: CyclingMikey’s latest argument with pedestrian on shared use path sparks discussion; Local angry with cyclist “holding up the road” despite not being in lane; TdF Femmes debrief + more on the live blog

“When I crashed two years ago, she pulled full gas”: Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma’s “beef” over – but Tour de France Femmes winner hits out at public attack and online abuse

Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma both say they have settled their differences following their much-publicised row over a manoeuvre by one of Vollering’s FDJ United-Suez teammates during Saturday’s stage, as the Dutchwoman launched her stage-winning attack.However, the Tour de France Femmes winner criticised Niewiadoma’s decision to publicly call out her young French teammate in public, … Read more

It’s all about the process: Demi Vollering’s second Tour de France Femmes win cements her status as the star of women’s cycling’s greatest generation

Demi Vollering is all about the process. During her race winner’s press conference in Nice on Sunday evening, the Dutch superstar appeared keener to talk about the build-up to this year’s Tour de France Femmes than she did the fact she’s just become the first rider to win the modern iteration of the race twice.Not … Read more

ThinkRider XXPRO Direct Drive Smart Bike Trainer

Want a very capable smart trainer for the kind of money a dumb trainer used to cost you a decade ago? Of course you do, and the ThinkRider XXPRO Direct Drive Smart Bike Trainer doesn’t disappoint. It’s a great option that’s easy to use and spits out accurate power numbers. For the money, it’s simple … Read more

Schwalbe says hookless safety standards need tightening, while Cadex argues tyre beads are the real issue – we speak to the brands shaping the future of wheel and tyre technology

Wheels are huge business to the cycling world. They’re one of the biggest aesthetic choices riders makes, and one of the components we obsess over most. Once you’ve owned a bike for a while, I suspect a new wheelset becomes the most desired ‘upgrade’. The ease of swapping wheels and their striking visual makes it … Read more

“It’s so childish, I lost all respect for them”: Furious Kasia Niewiadoma claims Demi Vollering’s teammate forced her into barriers as “part of the plan”, team complains to UCI

After a tumultuous, thrilling day at the Tour de France Femmes, Kasia Niewiadoma’s Canyon-SRAM team have lodged a formal complaint with the UCI, claiming that the Polish star was forced into the barriers by one of Demi Vollering’s teammates, an incident which may have contributed to her losing the race lead in Nice.Niewiadoma, who took … Read more