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Cyclist slams “pure discrimination against people on bikes” after being refused entry to ferry and left stranded – despite paying for motorcycle ticket

A cyclist has criticised what she believes is the “pure discrimination” faced by people on bikes using ferry services, after she was refused entry by Irish Ferries – despite booking a motorcycle ticket – and left stranded at night and forced to take a lengthy, complicated detour to make it home a day later.Tipperary-based Elaine … Read more

“I’ve never seen something like this”: Is Tadej Pogačar’s “bonkers” 81km solo Strade Bianche victory modern cycling’s greatest ride?

“Bonkers… absurd”. It doesn’t happen too often, but Eurosport’s British champion-turned-ever effervescent commentator Adam Blythe was lost for words.Because, just like the showers that turned Tuscany’s famous white roads an earthy brown during the previous 15 minutes, with 81km to go of this year’s expanded version of Strade Bianche, Tadej Pogačar changed the complexion of … Read more

The ‘don’t call it an endurance bike’ Pearson Forge, all-road Argon 18, new wheels from Hunt + more in this month’s road.cc Recommends selection

Spring has sprung and so has this month’s curated selection of the best bikes and products reviewed on road.cc in February. 11 products make it into our latest road.cc Recommends selection which features bikes from Pearson, Argon 18 and Tern, wheels from Hunt and clothing from MAAP, Gorewear, Velocio and Iris. While these 11 are … Read more

Jagwire Sport Zip Tie Cutter

The Jagwire Sport Zip Tie Cutter is an excellent tool for anyone regularly working on bikes who wants a professional, safe, zip-tie-trimming finish delivered to common-sense home and workplace safety standards.Bikes Love Zip-ties. It’s a rare bicycle indeed that doesn’t have at least one or two zip-ties on its person somewhere. And the golden rule … Read more

“Rogue director” blamed and role terminated after women’s cycling team suspended by UCI for “fraudulent” dressing of mechanic as rider to avoid disqualification

The women’s cycling team that made headlines across the sporting world this week, after the UCI dished out sanctions including a one-race suspension for the entire team, have blamed its “fraudulent actions”, namely dressing a mechanic up as an ill rider to avoid disqualification from a race, on a “rogue director” and said he would not be working … Read more

Valves exposed: the whole squalid truth! Well, kind of…

We’re tackling valves – everything you need to know about them, including the options open to you and whether or not you should use the dust cap.We’ve always liked to bring you hard-hitting journalism here on road.cc. Historically, who can forget Eurobike 2011: The rise and rise of the chain catcher, for example? Cutting-edge stuff, I … Read more