A lorry driver in New Zealand has been charged with careless driving causing death after a German tourist was killed by a truck while on a cycling holiday in the country in January.The victim, 19-year-old Mia Pusch, died after being hit by a truck on State Highway Three near Bulls just days after writing about … Read more
Police in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, will this week be out in the town centre enforcing a ban on riding bicycles on the pavement and in pedestrian zones, with £30 fixed penalty notices being issued to repeat offenders.The Welwyn Hatfield Times reported that police will be stopping all cyclists found riding their bikes in areas where cycling … Read more
A London window cleaning firm has sacked one of its drivers after a cyclist complained about his behaviour to his employers and also made a report to a new police website that allows people to log instances of bad driving in the capital.The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) newsletter reported that LCC member James Hoggarth was … Read more
A soldier on leave in Edinburgh died yesterday after falling from a pedicab in the Festival Square area of the Scottish captal’s Lothian Road, prompting Edinburgh City Council to re-examine the issue of whether the vehicles should be licensed.Christopher O’Kane, aged 26, suffered head injuries after apparently jumping out of the moving vehicle at 2.20am … Read more
A 27-year-old cyclist from London has been arrested following the death of a pedestrian in Camden during February on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter by recklessness and negligence.The victim, 56-year-old Marian Anderson from Denmark, was on her way to visit Camden Town’s markets on the morning of Sunday 21 February 2009 when the fatal collision took … Read more
A doctor in the Netherlands who specialises in treating Parkinson’s disease was astounded to learn that a patient who is unable to walk because of the condition regularly undertakes bike rides of up to 50 miles without problem. After the doctor published his findings in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors elsewhere in the … Read more
Oh what difference a wheel makes. DT Swiss has a reputation for making really top quality wheels. What has always attracted me to DT is their ability to produce a very competitive wheel whilst still being very traditional in appearance. The launch of the Tricon range of wheels marks a significant change in the design … Read more
Junior or women racers aren’t always that well served by off the peg road bikes which is why we were so keen to test the Kinesis KR210 road bike – a frame designed specifically with junior and women racers in mind. Many manufacturers either don’t produce bikes in small enough sizes or if they do … Read more
A senior Conservative politician has been caught on camera in London apparently riding his bicycle through red lights and going the wrong way down one-way streets. The Mirror, which published the pictures on its website, says that Shadow International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell rode through eight sets of traffic lights, and claims that he “narrowly avoided … Read more
Fabian Cancellara dropped home favourite Tom Boonen on the race’s penultimate climb, the Muur, to time trial his way to an impressive solo victory in the Tour of Flanders this afternoon, waving the Swiss national flag as he crossed the line almost a minute and a quarter ahead of the Belgian. Philippe Gilbert finished third … Read more
