A London bus driver has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of a cyclist who suffered fatal injuries when she was struck by his vehicle last April on the capital’s busy Oxford Street.The victim, 25-year-old artist, photographer and designer Jayne Helliwell, died in the Royal London Hospital four hours after being hit … Read more
Sometimes you want to make a bold colour statement with your bike, but which colour to choose? Brown is very on trend, but so is teal and that whole Eighties purple and yellow look is gonna be big. Such are the dilemmas facing the fashionalble cyclist about town. Here’s a bike to solve that problem … Read more
Ragley dipped their toes in the (sort of) road water last year with the Rodwell CX frame and they obviously found it to their liking, because for 2011 there’s a new road frame in the range, the Cragg Vale. Ragley will continue to make the Rodwell next year too.And what is the Cragg Vale? Well, … Read more
Around three weeks ago we reported on the start of a campaign to save the historic Herne Hill Velodrome, the last remaining venue from the 1948 Olympic Games still in use today. In the intervening period the campaign has gathered momentum and garnered further publicity, including a report on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme and … Read more
World cycling’s governing body, the UCI, has provisionally suspended the Xacobeo-Galicia rider David Garcia Da Peña after announcing that the Spaniard tested positive for EPO during last month’s Vuelta, in which he finished 11th overall, the second drugs test the 32-year-old has failed during the race.Last Thursday, the same day that the UCI announced that … Read more
There’s lots of good stuff going on at this weekend’s Cycle Show including a final chance to win a Cervélo P4 bike courtesy of sports nutrition supplier ZipVit Sport and an opportunity to get a little shaken if not stirred on the i-ride stand.ZipVit is offering the Cervélo TT/tri bike, worth a cool £7,999, as … Read more
We know that road.cc users are big fans of cycling-related smartphone apps, but equally we’re aware that whenever we flag up a new one for the Apple iPhone, inevitably the question will be asked of when it will be available for the Android platform.One app that’s been well received by iPhone users since its launch … Read more
Australia enjoyed another stellar day on the track at the Indira Gandhi sports centre in Delhi, claiming three of the four cycling gold medals on offer to take their total to six out of seven in the first two days of track competition at the Commonwealth Games.Anna Meares, who 24 hours earlier won gold in … Read more
The record for the furthest distance covered in one hour has always been considered one of the most prestigious in cycling. There are currently three versions, two of which are sanctioned by the UCI along with a third which allows recumbent bikes using fairings. There is, however, no record that we know of for riding … Read more
An American newspaper is speculating that the federal grand jury currently investigating doping allegations surrounding seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong may call for blood and urine samples taken from the Texan to be retested for traces of plasticizers, which in turn might provide evidence of illegal blood transfusions.The existence of tests that … Read more
