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UCI allows Visma-Lease a Bike to use controversial time trial helmet
Visma-Lease a Bike’s attention-grabbing, bulbous time trial helmet that debuted at Tirreno-Adriatico can be used throughout the 2024 season, the UCI has decided following an investigation.Wout van Aert, Jonas Vingegaard, Sepp Kuss and the rest of the team’s riders have been given the green light to continue to use the Giro helmet, the eye-catching shape and … Read more
Our most expensive Five Cool Things edition ever! £5k Princeton wheels, £11.5k Orbea Orca + more from Enve, Factor and Fara
We love a practical, budget-friendly product here at road.cc, but that doesn’t mean we don’t also test the very top-of-the-range from your favourite cycling brands. If we didn’t review the pinnacle of road cycling tech, it would be tougher to judge how good the affordable stuff is in comparison. This week’s Five Cool Things round-up features the … Read more
“It’s more about culture wars than what we want for the city”: Council changes controversial cycling ban that campaigners branded “psychological barrier” to people using bicycles
Worcester City Council has opted against extending a controversial Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) brought in with the stated aim of tackling dangerous cycling in the city centre, but which drew criticism from campaigners who said it acted as a “psychological barrier” to more people using bicycles.The council’s Communities Committee voted against extending the order introduced … Read more
Fizik Vento Antares R3
The Fizik Vento Antares R3 is a classically shaped saddle with a pressure-relieving central cutout. At 265mm it’s longer than today’s shorty saddles, and measuring 140mm at its widest I think most riders will find it comfortable. It’s well made, as you’d expect from Fizik, but it is a little heavier than some saddles at … Read more
Track cycling great Laura Kenny announces retirement
Britain’s most successful female Olympian, track cyclist Dame Laura Kenny, has announced her retirement from cycling.The 31-year-old won two golds at the 2012 Olympics in London before enjoying further success in Rio and Tokyo, retiring today with five Olympic golds, one Olympic silver and seven World Championship titles.This summer’s upcoming Olympics in Paris had been Kenny’s … Read more