The first section of a 4.5 mile cycleway on a towpath near Worcester is about to open for business.The fully-completed £750,000 pathway along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal will link the Diglis Basin near the city centre with Sixways rugby ground, to the north-east.It is due to be finished in spring when transport and tourist … Read more
Mobile mapping specialists Anquet maps are currently offering their entire range of mapping at half price. The company, which make desktop and Windows Mobile software for GPS mapping on the go, have slashed their prices ahead of the Government’s much anticipated decision to open up online map data to free usage in April. As yet … Read more
Friends and family of a young cyclist paralysed after a collision with a car have raised £10,000 for him – in one day.Dan Black, of Mathern, Monmouthshire, was paralysed below his waist and on one side of his body after the accident on December 2 last year. He was cycling to work down the A48 … Read more
The 90-year-old wife of the former Governor of the Bank of Scotland was told by a court she can continue driving, having mown down a cyclist in Edinburgh.Lady Suzanne Risk smashed into 40-year-old Robert Benn after she failed to see him at a junction.The victim, who had been wearing high-visibility clothing, was taken to hospital … Read more
A call for cyclists to take part in a North East sportive has been made by the Traidcraft organisation, which is sponsoring the Northern Rock Cyclone Challenge.The Challenge is part of a top weekend of cycling in Newcastle and Northumberland starting on June 11 with the Leazes Criterium races in Newcastle’s Leazes Park.The sportive takes … Read more
Triple Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins finished second in the individual time trial during yesterday’s penultimate stage of the Tour of Andalucia.Teak Sky rider Wiggins’s time of 13mins 4secs on the 10.9km course initially slotted him into first place, but he was eventually beaten Saxo Bank rider Alex Rasmussen, who clocked in five seconds ahead.Wiggins’ team-mates … Read more
If you’ve ever been to a cycling or outdoor trade show you may well have seen the lucky employees of Seal Skinz milling around in their socks in a plastic tub to prove how waterproof they are. These activity socks feature a fully waterproof membrane and are a great cold/wet weather choice, especially if your … Read more
Some 3,500 lorry drivers who will be employed on London’s Crossrail project over the next seven years are to receive specific training on how to drive safely near cyclists in an initiative that has been developed in consultation with cycling and road safety campaign groups and which has also been backed by the haulage industry.Delivery … Read more
The charity Asthma UK has launched a two-day charity ride along the South Coast called Beach to Beach, starting at the bucket-and-spade-friendly golden sands of Bournemouth and finishing at the more pebbly Brighton.Along the way, the itinerary takes in some of Britain’s most spectacular scenery, heading inland through the New Forest on day one then … Read more
