Site Section: Roadcc
A lifetime of cycling can lead to less knee pain, new study finds
Cycling has long been proven to be beneficial to both physical and mental health – so much so that GPs in certain parts of the UK can currently prescribe riding a bike to patients in a bid to ease the strain on the National Health Service – and now, a new study has found that … Read more
Are drones the future of close pass operations? Police in Canada to use drones as part of attempt to clamp down on dangerous driving around cyclists
West Midlands Police and cycle safety advocate PC Mark Hodson may have pioneered police close pass operations in the UK, but across the pond officers in Canada are upping the technological road safety ante – by enlisting the help of drones to spot and catch motorists driving dangerously around cyclists.As part of Ontario Bike Month, … Read more
Scott Addict RC 30 2024
The Scott Addict RC 30 is part of the company’s lightweight road race line-up, bringing a mix of stiffness, low weight and aero accents to create a very capable and fast road machine that isn’t a handful to ride at those higher speeds. With clean looks, thanks to internal routing and an electronic wireless groupset, … Read more
Dream or nightmare? JonnyMole’s Dream Machine 2.5 is a gravel bike… but not as we know it
Italian design studio JonnyMole has published details of its Dream Machine 2.5 concept bike which it reckons is “the future of gravel cycling”. It’s certainly radical, so let’s take a look. 2024 JonnyMole Dream Machine 2.5 – 7 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) “The Dream Machine 2.5 merges advanced technologies with a captivating design, featuring a … Read more
Irish politician compares cycle lanes to Berlin Wall in “jaw dropping” attack on bike lanes branded “the worst reactionary anti-cycle rant”
A Dublin politician standing for election to the European Parliament has made a “jaw dropping” anti-cycle lane rant, widely criticised by political rivals, in which she claimed the Irish capital’s bike lanes had turned the city into a “spaghetti junction” and divided it like the Berlin Wall.Described by one critic as “about the worst reactionary anti-cycle … Read more
The leaked Tour de France road bikes – New bikes from Trek, Pinarello, Canyon, Dare & Wilier
You may have already seen our coverage of multiple unreleased bikes showing up at the 2024 Criterium du Dauphine but in case you missed it, here’s a round-up of all the new bikes we can expect to drop before this year’s Tour de France…The Criterium du Dauphine has long been a favourite for testing the latest … Read more
British cyclist to miss Tour of Britain after being hit by driver who tried to “squeeze huge 4×4 past at high speed” on country lane blind bend before returning to “verbally abuse and threaten” female rider
A British professional cyclist set to compete at the Tour of Britain Women which begins this week will not be racing after suffering injuries when she was hit by an impatient driver who tried to overtake at “high speed” on a blind bend in a narrow country lane.Kate Richardson, who rides for Lifeplus Wahoo and won last month’s … Read more
Cyclist in critical condition after collision on major motorway, second cyclist also taken to hospital
An investigation is underway into a collision which saw two cyclists taken to hospital, one of the riders in a critical condition, after emergency services were called to a crash involving the two people on bikes and an Audi being driven on the M9 in Scotland.While the circumstances around the incident remain unclear, police in … Read more