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Fizik Vento Antares R3
The Fizik Vento Antares R3 is a classically shaped saddle with a pressure-relieving central cutout. At 265mm it’s longer than today’s shorty saddles, and measuring 140mm at its widest I think most riders will find it comfortable. It’s well made, as you’d expect from Fizik, but it is a little heavier than some saddles at … Read more
Track cycling great Laura Kenny announces retirement
Britain’s most successful female Olympian, track cyclist Dame Laura Kenny, has announced her retirement from cycling.The 31-year-old won two golds at the 2012 Olympics in London before enjoying further success in Rio and Tokyo, retiring today with five Olympic golds, one Olympic silver and seven World Championship titles.This summer’s upcoming Olympics in Paris had been Kenny’s … Read more
Belgian cyclist, teammates with Remco Evenepoel at amateur level, dies after being hit by truck driver
Jonas Bresseleers, a 24-year-old Belgian cyclist who was once in the same amateur team as Remco Evenepoel, has died in a fatal collision with a truck driver.Bresseleers was riding his bike in Meer, a village in the Antwerp province of Belgium, on Thursday evening. As he approached the intersection at Maxburgdreef from Tolberg, he was hit … Read more
Orro Venturi STC SRAM Force eTap Tailor Made 2024
The Orro Venturi STC aero road bike has undergone some subtle tweaks that have made it lighter, with cleaner, smoother aesthetics. The great thing is, though, Orro hasn’t touched anything that would affect the ride quality, handling or speed: this is still an incredibly smooth, ‘real world’ fast, comfortable and fun bike to ride.For more … Read more
Cycling is being made “more dangerous by design”, claim campaigners after cyclists refused infrastructure and told to avoid busy junction by council
Norwich Cycling Campaign has slammed the council’s suggestion that cyclists avoid a busy junction which is not “designated as a pedalway” and instead stick to other routes, after it ignored cyclists’ plea for additional infrastructure in the wake of a new bus scheme, with fears that cycling is being made “more dangerous by design”.A major … Read more
Government continues “angry rhetoric” against low traffic neighbourhoods despite its own report showing more people support LTNs than oppose them
Weeks after it was reported that the official enquiry into low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) was subject to a cover-up attempt by the UK Government, the report has now been made public and it reveals that there are more people in favour of the traffic calming measure than in opposition, while they also prove to be generally effective … Read more
“Thieves 0 – Team 1”: Bahrain Victorious hit with bike theft attempt on Milan-San Remo’s eve, but Sonny Colbrelli came to the rescue
On a day when the sun-drenched streets of Italy overlooking the azure Ligurian Sea were set alight by the peloton in the first monument of the season as riders chased each other down for glory, perhaps action as dramatic if not more, had already taken place on the preceding night at Bahrain Victorious’ hotel.As bike theft threatens … Read more
Velocio Merino 210 Winter Collar
The Velocio Merino 210 Winter Collar is a high-quality neck warmer that works well in all sorts of conditions. During testing I used this when the temperature was either in single digits or below freezing, in the wet, the dry and even in snow – and I found it effective at keeping me warm, and … Read more
“Fining is one of the few options left”: Council proposes charging cyclists £100 for riding on High Street
Southend Council has launched a consultation to impose stricter no-cycling rules in the town centre that could see cyclists being ordered to pay £100 for riding on the High Street.Cycling is already banned in Southend’s city centre, however Martin Terry, councillor responsible for public protection, insists that the rule is frequently broken and that fining … Read more