Transport for London (TfL) has today launched its autumn cycle safety campaign, which focuses on the dangers posed to cyclists by HGVs particularly at junctions, and has also unveiled a new lorry driver training programme which includes a cycle safety awareness module.TfL says that despite a rise in bike journeys in the capital to around … Read more
Rapha’s long-awaited iPhone app is now available to download from Apple’s app store, and what’s more, it’s free, allowing cyclists to flag up group rides and keep in touch with their fellow riders, as well as finding out what rides there are in their own area.Named Rapha Rendezvous, the look of the app is pretty … Read more
Construction of the missing link in Bristol’s cycling network gets underway today as work starts on a 44m cycle and pedestrian bridge that will link the Northern Route with Bristol city centre.Bristol is the UK’s first Cycling City, a title bestowed on it by Cycling England which has also provided the funding of £22.8 million … Read more
Straight out of Shimano’s hardware department come these Pro PLT compact handlebars. Although oversize they don’t obviously look it as rather than have a massive bulge in the clamp area that rapidly shrinks down to ‘normal’ bar size like other OS bars have a habit of doing these slim to the thinner circumference a couple … Read more
These are simple Coolmax socks for use in the spring, summer and autumn, and at £6.50 a pair – or four pairs for £20 – you won’t get too upset when they eventually wear out or won’t come clean anymore.They’re a consistent weave rather than a mesh but they keep your feet ultra-cool, and they … Read more
Lance Armstrong’s last overseas race as a professional will be at the Tour Down Under in South Australia.It will be Armstrong’s third time at the Adelaide-based event which has been on the ProTour calendar since 2008.Armstrong launched his comeback to professional cycling at the 2009 Santos Tour Down Under, and returned in 2010 to debut … Read more
What happens in the United States, and particularly in New York City, sooner or later, for better or worse, often happens in Britain.So based on a newly announced major crackdown on law-flouting cyclists in the Big Apple, it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine similar moves taking place in London and other parts … Read more
As reported earlier on road.cc, the future of the Bikeability cycle training scheme is guaranteed for the duration of the current parliament. However, with the axing of Cycling England, its chairman says the fear is that the momentum cycling gained during the years of its existence will now be lost.Cycling England chairman Phillip Darnton told … Read more
All of Fenwick’s range of cleaners are very environmentally friendly and kind to your hands, and the FS10 bike cleaner is no exception. Marketed as an ‘everyday cleanser’ for your bike it’s helpful when it comes to getting the general road grime off your steed, but no more so than a bit of washing up … Read more
Just four days after the route of the 2011 Tour de France was unveiled at the 1970s-built Palais des Congres in Paris, Giro d’Italia Director Angelo Zomegnan used the Barouque splendour of Turin’s Teatro Carignano to set out his race’s route next year.In Paris on Tuesday, Zomegnan told road.cc that the goal in drawing up … Read more
