Junior World Champion Harry Hudson has fractured his vertebra in a training crash with a motorcyclist. The collision occurred last week near Girona, when the 18-year-old, from Harrogate, was descending a climb on a training ride.Writing on Instagram, Hudson described the crash as “pretty scary”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by … Read more
Orla Chennaoui lives and breathes live television. The TNT Sports presenter’s voice stretches across the open-plan office at Stockley Park, her energy and enthusiasm not waning in any conversation.We’re at TNT Sports’ Headquarters, invited to interview executives, watch The Breakaway, and see how the sausage of live cycling broadcasting gets made. It’s Blockhaus day at … Read more
The Fulcrum Soniq ALX Alloy SRAM XDR T/L Disc Brake Road Wheelset is positioned as the firm’s top aluminium offering for all-road and gravel riding, combining modern rim dimensions with several of the brand’s signature technologies. They’re really high quality wheels with the emphasis on durability.The Soniq ALX wheels come with a neat pair of … Read more
Spanish pro cyclist Jaume Guardeño has been transferred from intensive care to a specialist neurological injury rehabilitation centre, just under two months on from a training crash involving a motorist which left him in critical condition.Guardeño, who rides for Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and finished 14th at last year’s Vuelta a España, was airlifted to Tauli … Read more
Politicians in Greenock have joined calls for a controversial cycle lane to be ripped out and replaced with short-term car parking, arguing that the infrastructure is currently being underutilised by the town’s cyclists – because it is “frequently misused” by car and van drivers parking in it.The cycle lane on Greenock’s West Blackhall Street was … Read more
France’s Look has redesigned its Geo City Vision urban pedals with integrated LEDs to offer greater visibility while slashing the price to £75 a pair, which is a 40% reduction on the previous model.Best known as the company that brought the road cycling world clipless pedals back in the Eighties, Look introduced its Geo City … Read more
A major new roads project in Hereford, which the local council says will “boost safety for all users”, has been criticised by local active travel campaigners, who claim it does not comply with national standards for cycling infrastructure and will fail to slow down drivers while also pushing cyclists and pedestrians into conflict.The scheme, focused … Read more
Estarli has unveiled a new E-cargo Longtail 2.0 electric bike with a maximum load capacity of 250kg, a redesigned lower-step frame for easier use, and the Estarli Cycle Systems mid-drive motor and Enviolo drivetrain that are intended to provide “exceptional hauling and climbing capability under load”. Designed and built in Hertfordshire, Estarli sees it as … Read more
Canyon’s Grizl has become the last word in gravel adventure, and last year, the brand updated its carbon model complete with a mental, banana-laden handlebar. True to classic Canyon form, the original bike’s carbon goodness has been brought to an alloy frame as the brand reckons that it has ‘radically refined’ the new Grizl AL.Similar … Read more
