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Oxford Cycle Workshop scoops national award for innovation in co-operatives

The Oxford Cycle Workshop has received national recognition beyond the cycling industry after winning the Innovation in Co-operative Enterprise award at the annual Co-operative Congress being held in Birmingham this weekend.In scooping the award, the community-owned enterprise beat off competition from Co-operative Energy, Community Renewable Energy North West, Revolver Co-operative Ltd and Whomadeyourpants? Limited.Nominations for … Read more

Driver who killed charity cyclist while retrieving sat-nav convicted by jury

A motorist who killed a cyclist as he checked that his satellite navigation device was still working after it had fallen off the windscreen has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.The victim, 37-year-old Arthur Platt from Lyndhurst, Hampshire, had been taking part in a charity ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End … Read more

Halcyon Akita

A new bike marque to the Road.cc office, this one. The unisex Halcyon Akita is billed as a ‘hybrid trekking’ bike, with the emphasis on value for money. At £300 it’s pitched at the same market as Edinburgh Bicycles’ Revolution hybrids, and the lower end offerings of some of the big brands. It has a … Read more

30% hotter than the sun…

I like that phrase. It means absolutely nothing to us really, nothing tangible anyway, but it certainly gets the message across. I find it funny how we Brits have to measure everything in our own colloquial unit system to give it some kind of bizarre real world meaning. The Europeans must really struggle with our … Read more

Giro d’Italia problems cost race director Angelo Zomegnan his job, reports Italian press

Angelo Zomegnan, race director of the Giro d’Italia, has organised the Corsa Rosa for the last time according to reports in Italy, following a meeting between his bosses at RCS Media Group and RCS Sport.The Italian website Tuttobiciweb reports that Zomegnan, aged 56, had been involved in differences of opinion with his superiors during this … Read more

Nature’s Kiss Recovery rub

Recovery cream? This has to be a gimmick, I thought. But I’m always partial to a dash of sweet-smelling unguent, so I gave Nature’s Kiss Recovery rub a try. And here’s the thing: it works.Usually after a long sportive or a hard all-day training ride, I have a protein drink, then do a bit of … Read more

£7.6 million Cycle West project unites South West England with Normandy and Brittany

A £7.6 million project has been launched to promote cycle tourism on both sides of the English Channel, bringing together local authorities on both sides of La Manche as well as ferry operators whose vessels sail across it.The 17 partners in the Cycle West initiative – tagline Côte à Côte à Vélo – include the … Read more

Critical Wedding Mass – Cleveland couple tie knot in front of 300 fellow cyclists

Church bells were replaced by ones on bicycles as a couple in Cleveland, Ohio used the occasion of the city’s monthly Critical Mass ride yesterday to tie the knot in front of 300 fellow cyclists.It was a shared passion for bicycles that brought graphic designer Amy Hawk and artist Bob Peck together, and one of … Read more

ExSpider LED seatpack 6.0×4.5

This 6×4.5 inch seatpack is new from the peculiarly named manufacturer ExSpider, which is better known for car accessories. It looks like a useful pack for essentials, with enough room to carry tools, a spare tube and a couple of energy bars, plus the additional feature of a built-in LED rear light. Problems began to … Read more

Edvald Boasson Hagen’s Tour de France in doubt after shingles diagnosis

Edvald Boasson Hagen, named yesterday in Team Sky’s line-up for the Tour de France which starts a week tomorrow, is said to be doubtful for the race after contracting shingles. According to local news reports in Norway, the 24-year-old was already showing signs of a rash when he successfully defended his national time trial title … Read more