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Proposed bike lane rejected in favour of temporary van dwelling site due to safety concerns
Proposals to create a new walking and cycle path in Bristol have taken a step back after the council announced its intention to instead build a ‘meanwhile site’ for van and caravan dwellers.The disused railway line running under the Bath Road near Brislington has been abandoned for more than 25 years, but councillors from the … Read more
Police say “Operation SNAP has become so successful” as they continue not to investigate close passes without being able to measure passing distances
Two police forces in Wales have continued not to take action on video footage of close passes submitted through Operation SNAP.Last July, GoSafe, the country’s road casualty reduction partnership, announced it was not taking action on submitted close passes due to guidance issued by the National Police Chiefs’ Council.GoSafe interpreted the guidance as suggesting that … Read more
Dealclincher x Zwift: Save over £200 on the Zwift Ride smart bike in Zwift’s Tour Fever Sale, now down to just £899!
Heatwave getting to you? Thanks to Zwift, you can kick-start your indoor training nice and early by saving over £200 on the Zwift Ride and Kickr Core 2 bundle, and over £100 on the Wahoo Kickr Core 2!With the men’s Tour de France done and dusted, the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is currently … Read more
Assos Equipe RSR Bolide Bib Shorts S11
The Assos Equipe RSR Bolide Bib Shorts S11 are expensive and lovely. But while they’re comfortable, light and very well made, are they more so than many others manage? Arguably, no. I personally didn’t find the legs that secure either, and if left to rise too far they could cause chafing.Two aspects dominate these shorts: … Read more
Is the Tour de France becoming too fast?
On Friday afternoon, amid the deafening roar of 600,000 fans packed on a sinuous mountain road, Tadej Pogačar broke one of professional cycling’s most renowned, notorious records: Marco Pantani’s Alpe d’Huez climbing time.And not only did the Slovenian eclipse Pantani’s Alpe record – set in 1995, at the height of the EPO era, and by … Read more
Remembering Greg LeMond’s Look KG86 from 1986, the first carbon fibre bike to be ridden to Tour de France victory
Greg LeMond’s 1986 Tour de France-winning Look KG86 ended an unbroken line of winning steel-framed bikes that stretched back to the first edition in 1903. It was also a first for carbon fibre too, featuring carbon fibre tubes and aluminium lugs, joined together using aerospace glues. It was also the first bike that Look had … Read more
Cube Nuroad Pro FE
If you’re looking for a single bike for road riding, light touring and tackling rougher surfaces and light gravel then the Cube Nuroad Pro FE could well be worth casting your critical gaze over. The ‘FE’ part of the names indicates that it comes fully equipped – and it’s also very well set up. Its … Read more
A tale of two Alpes: My relationship with cycling’s most legendary climb, from Pantani to Pogačar
Words and images James Startt:As I approach my 40th Tour de France, I really can’t tell you how many times I have climbed Alpe d’Huez, but a select few stand out.There was the first time, as a cyclist before a Tour stage in the early 1990s, when I was suddenly greeted by a tuba band … Read more