With just over a year and a half to go until London hosts the Olympic Games, Great Britain track star Victoria Pendleton is back on TV with her latest ad for Hovis bread, touting it as the perfect start to the day and an antidote to snacking, which she adds is “just as well when … Read more
As councils around the UK assess the damage to their road networks following the coldest December on record, some must be wondering whether to stick or twist. If they fix the roads this early in the winter there is a real possibility that another cold snap will create the type of conditions that did the … Read more
Britain’s Team Sky are targeting early season success this weekend with a presence in the Australian National Road Championships road race which takes place at Mount Buninyong near Ballarat on Sunday.Simon Gerrans will spearhead the team’s efforts to take the green-and-gold jersey, with new signing Michael Rogers acting as number two in a squad that … Read more
In these times of ultra-bald tyres in rainbow colours it’s a rare thing to see a straight black tyre, like the Vittoria Diamante Pro Tech, with a file tread on the edges and a smooth central strip, it’s gives an almost old-fashioned warm fuzzy glow of nostalgic reassurance. Though there’s nothing archaic about these tyres … Read more
The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) has launched an internal investigation after it initially failed to notify the police of a serious road traffic accident involving members of the West Suffolk Wheelers and Triathlon Club. Yesterday we reported on the crash in which three riders were hurt, one critically, and it has since been … Read more
Bristol may have spent the last of its Cycling City money, as reported on road.cc in December, but elsewhere in the country, investment in cycling infrastructure is continuing with news of new facilities in Woking and Leicester.Woking, which benefits from Cycling Town status under the scheme operated by the soon-to-be-wound-up Cycling England, has unveiled new … Read more
Whether you cycle in London or use other means to get around the city, this month provides you with a chance to put questions to Mayor Boris Johnson, his transport adviser Kulveer Ranger, local council respresentatives and other transport exports at a public meeting in West London.Chaired by Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor of London and … Read more
1st ride of 2011 this morning (due to illness) and I love it, back in the saddle weaving past cars, thinking yes! I am going to ride my SS or fixed around the hills of Avon to get fit again! Lovely… Happy Riding!
Road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is urging road users to forgo new year’s resolutions they may find impossible to keep and instead focus on small changes that will lead to them enjoying the road more and help improve safety.In the charity’s own words, people are asked to “make 2011 the year … Read more
Thames Materials, the firm whose driver, Dennis Putz, killed cyclist Catriona Patel while he was at the wheel of one of their trucks, drunk and talking on a mobile phone, has responded to a series of questions posed by road.cc. That’s “responded” as opposed to “answered.” We contacted them after a road.cc reader questioned the … Read more
