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Ride all the way down the long road, do a time-trial turn at the mini-roundabout at the end and head home just to get the days mileage up to 80.78.2 just wouldn’t have done.

It’s a slow news day and someone at the Press Association has been digging through their ‘inbox’ from last week…www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gCrh2ALrsQCyY76eNsEk9uYVYNnQBe interesting to see if anybody picks it up – the CTC have already nailed it once – looks like they may have to do it again

road.cc now with added blogs…

There’s a new button on the road.cc nav-bar. As of today we’re blogging. We’ll be using our blogs to tell you about what we’re up to, stuff we’ve seen on our travels and, of course, to sound off occasionally about things that gets our goat!As well as the usual members of the team we’re also … Read more

Off to sunny* Portugal… to meet the Tour de France winner (hopefully)

Off to the Cervelo Test Team launch. Should be fun, Carlos Sastre is on the team never spoken to a Tour de France winner before (although I was standing next to Lance Armstrong when he got off his bike after winning the 2005 Tour, but that’s another story). If you want me to ask him a … Read more

British Cycling launches schemes to increase access for riders with a disability

British Cycling has launched three new initiatives aimed at increasing access to cycling for riders with a disability. Details of the schemes were announced today at Manchester Velodrome. They include: A specific race series designed for cyclists with a disability New coach education materials to support coaches working with riders with a disability Details of … Read more

Shimano R132 SPD-SL Road Shoe

Comfort and stiffness are what you want in a road shoe. It’s not the easiest combination of qualities to make work but the Shimano R132 SPD-SL delivers both.As I said when we first looked at them at the back end of last year, I’ve always rated Shimano’s cycling shoes for their combination of performance and … Read more

Rollapaluza keep it in the family at “Brass Monkey” Round 3

On a cold January Wednesday the Imbibe bar in South London played host to 150 thrill-seekers, 70 of whom took up the challenge to race with the remainder keen to expend almost as much energy cheering. In the female event Rachael Przybylski once again triumphed, but she’s not unstoppable, part time Rollapaluza MC Stelle put down the … Read more

Altercation

Both knees – skin missing.Right elbow – compact hole.Tights – hole.Shorts – hole.Undervest – hole.Handlebar Tape – holed and scuffed.Saddle – scuffed.As a cyclist, no matter how right you are, and no matter how any motorists get out their car to tell him he was driving like a twat, you sometimes come off worse, although … Read more

CTC slams “Cheap PR stunt that demonises cyclists”

The CTC – the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation has hit back at claims by car insurance company LV= that “inexperienced cyclists taking to the roads in the last 6 months have resulted in a 29% increase in road accidents involving cyclists”.According to the CTC, the figure appears to be no more than the difference in … Read more

First look: Winkku indicator mirror

Terrified of turning right? Maybe you need a cycle mirror with a self contained LED indicator and running lights. just such a device landed in the road.cc office last week – it’s called a Winkku.Indicators for bikes are not a new idea – we’ve seen our fair share of gizmos trying to solve this particular … Read more