Thérèse Coffey, the Conservative politician who for a brief period during the autumn of 2022 served as health secretary during Liz Truss’ stint as prime minister, has lashed out at an active travel project in her Suffolk constituency, claiming that it is “anti-driver”.Ms Coffey suggested the £5 million of funding for the Woodbridge active travel scheme … Read more
Insta360 has revealed its latest flagship action camera, the X4, aiming to build on the success of its predecessor, the X3. It features an upgraded 8K lens, a claimed longer battery life, bigger touchscreen and the addition of removable lens guards. Let’s take a closer look. Bike cameras can enhance your cycling experience, allowing you to record in real-time … Read more
It’s one of the more bizarre facets of professional cycling that on an embarrassingly regular basis we’ll see a rider throw away certain victory with an excruciating implosion centimetres from the finish line. Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes last weekend became the latest to fall foul of the most common celebration mishap — the premature victory salute — as Marianne Vos sailed … Read more
The JLab Epic Air Sport ANC True Wireless Airbuds are comfortable, have an excellent sound quality and a seemingly endless battery life. Their ear-hook design means they stay in place well, and while at £99.99 they aren’t cheap, getting the same sound quality and functionality from a more recognisable brand would cost you a lot more.> … Read more
Michelle Froome, the agent and wife of seven-time Grand Tour winner Chris Froome, appeared today to have deleted her X (formerly Twitter) account, only to reinstate it hours later – two days after publishing a series of inflammatory posts claiming that Muslims are “here to take over” and are a “drain on modern society”, and … Read more
Aldi has apologised and promised to ensure cycle parking racks are free from supermarket stock in future after one customer found themselves unable to lock their bike due to a pile of compost grow bags outside their local store.Simon Colley took to social media to raise the issue with the bargain supermarket chain, questioning: “Why … Read more
In the last fortnight, the road.cc office has become more akin to a bike shop, as new bikes have been rolling in left right and centre… but we’re not complaining, it is spring after all and that’s when we all want to ride more! So with that, we have a quartet of new bikes in this edition of … Read more
It’s time for episode 75 of the road.cc Podcast, a two-parter that is as chalk and cheese as we’ve ever recorded in cycling terms… but that’s how we like it! Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Apple Podcasts Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Spotify Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Amazon MusicThe gloriously retro ‘Go … Read more
The introduction of contraflow cycling markings on a series of narrow one-way streets in Bournemouth has raised questions among residents and active travel groups about what the benefit of opening the route up to two-way cycling is and whether the site is suitable and safe to do so.While the initial reports of community concern were … Read more
