More than 100 Scotland rugby union fans are spending this week cycling as much as 1,700 miles to Rome ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations match against Italy – and their efforts have already raised more than £350,000 for the charity established by the late Doddie Weir, who died from Motor Neurone Disease in 2022.Among them are … Read more
Cycle lanes are for a “privileged minority”, negatively impact “ordinary people”, and are making the roads more dangerous, a Sinn Féin councillor has claimed during a debate on the potential continuation of a “Netherlands-style” active travel scheme in south Dublin.A Green Party councillor, however, responded to claims that the existing bike lanes were “causing crashes … Read more
The Vitus Venon EVO-RS Force AXS All-Road bike – the road.cc Recommends Bike of the Year 2023/24 – is listed at £3,299.99 on Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles (CRC) right now, 30% off full RRP; with the well-publicised commercial turmoil at WiggleCRC, should you buy it?> Check out our review of the Vitus Venon EVO-RS Force AXS All-Road2023 Vitus … Read more
A cyclist who narrowly avoided being struck by a recklessly undertaking motorist – who last week received a 12-month driving ban for the dangerous manoeuvre – has slammed the driver’s “utter bollocks” claim that he mounted the grass verge in a moment of “panic” to avoid crashing into another overtaking vehicle in front, with the … Read more
The Anita Active Performance Sports Bra is designed for high-impact exercise. It’s by no means a budget option, with its £48 price tag tending towards the pricier end of the scale, but by heck did it keep my tatas in place. It’s one of the comfier sports bras I’ve tried, too; it’s so breathable and … Read more
Campaigners in Exeter who took matters into their own hands last month by acting as “human bollards” to enforce a bus gate that was constantly being violated by motorists – and saw two cyclists, including a child and a mother with a baby, struck by drivers – have welcomed the police’s decision to undertake “random … Read more
Jeremy Hunt has been accused of “just tinkering around the edges” of the changes required to transform the UK’s transport system and benefit those on the lowest incomes, a leading think thank has said, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer opted to keep fuel duty frozen for the 14th year in a row.As part of … Read more
The Metropolitan Police has apologised for any “stress and inconvenience” caused as it dropped its much-criticised attempt to prosecute a cyclist accused of “posing a danger to other road users” as he attempted to film a phone-using motorist – just one day before the cyclist was due to face trial for cycling without due care … Read more
The Pedla SuperFit Bib Shorts have a great compressive race fit, an excellent pad and good breathability. They are equally well suited to race efforts or long summer days on the bike. They’re pretty pricey and the legs are a touch shorter than average, but if that suits you, these are right up there with … Read more
