Welcome back to the blog. It has been a nice little break from cycling which has seen me riding my bike (but for pleasure not training), doing a bit of sightseeing in the UK and decorating (not as interesting).But now it is time to start thinking of the proposed trip to Spain next March and start … Read more
A London coroner has ruled that the death of a young woman cyclist beneath the wheels of a left-turning cement mixer lorry earlier this year was accidental, a decision that has already been condemened by road safety campaigners.Rebecca Goosen a 26 year old trainee architect died when she was trapped on the inside of acement … Read more
While a great effort is made on getting people in the UK out of their cars it would appear that, for the majority of Brits at least, they just love having their car too much. According to a new study by Europcar, 73 per cent love having their own car. In the annual Europcar Observatory, … Read more
If his rivals in the British National Track Championships, which finished in Manchester this weekend, thought that eight months out of competition would blunt Sir Chris Hoy’s competitive edge, they were disappointed as the Scot came away from Manchester with three British titles.The championships were Sir Chris’s first competitive outing since the high-speed fall in … Read more
According to new research conducted at the Tehran Medical University in Iran frequent cyclists and people who spend long periods of time in a squatting position may be at an increased risk of developing arthritis in their knees. Arthritis of the knee, or osteoarthritis, is the most common type of arthritis to attack people and … Read more
We’re all used to paying a bit over the odds for a smattering of swanky Carbon. Okay, your composite bottle cage isn’t actually going to make you a better rider but capitalism would crumble if we didn’t pay over the odds for something flash once in a while. How much over the odds has been … Read more
A filmmaker from Northern Ireland will be getting on his bike for a major cycle ride across North America and the southern hemisphere for a new documentary. Dubbing himself the Cycling Reporter, Leon McCarron will be leaving New York in search of a chat and cycling 7000 miles with just one rule – he can’t … Read more
Bradford cycling group Crank It Up is opening another branch of its bicycle recycling project Cycle re Cycle. As the name suggests the successful initiative recycles old bicycles and parts given by the public, or from Bradford Council’s waste refuse site in Lawkholme Lane, Keighley.The bikes are recycled by volunteers and are then sold at … Read more
The death of a cyclist in a hit-and-run incident in Auckland in New Zealand has led police to speculate that the driver may be targeting cyclists. Dr Ian Graham Robinson, 62, was flung over the handlebars of his bike earlier this month after being knocked off it by a white Toyota Hilux. He suffered severe head … Read more
Mark Beaumont, until last month the holder of the world record for the fastest round-the-world bike ride, has thrown down the gauntlet to Scotland’s cyclists to rack up 10,000 miles in support of this year’s Children In Need campaign.The annual telethon takes place on 20 November this year, and by then Mark will have ridden … Read more
