Police in Scotland are investigating after the passenger of a passing white van allegedly reached out and punched two cyclists on a rural road before fleeing the scene yesterday afternoon.Emergency services were called following the incident, which took place on Lunan Bay Road, between Montrose and Arbroath, Angus, at around 2pm on Saturday.Police Scotland say … Read more
For a rider whose greatest successes came while leading a team that prides itself on – and bases most of its PR around – meticulous attention to detail, it may come as a surprise to learn that Chris Froome has apparently spent the last three seasons riding a bike with the wrong set-up, including a … Read more
Innovv’s K6 Dual Lens camera system has a lot going for it: front and rear view, decent footage, run-times basically as long as you want. If you want to fit a system to one bike to make sure you have a record of anything that happens to you, it’s well worth considering.> Buy now: Innovv … Read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger is being sued by the cyclist he struck with his SUV earlier this year, who claims that the Terminator star’s “negligent” driving left her with “severe, permanent” injuries and hefty medical bills.Joanne Flickinger was struck by the 76-year-old former Governor of California, who was driving a GMC Yukon at the time, on 5 … Read more
George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong’s most trusted lieutenant during his asterisk-laden seven-year winning streak at the Tour de France, spent a substantial portion of his cycling career adroitly dodging doping accusations from the cynics and the sceptics.But the former American pro, who has branched out into gran fondo organising in his retirement, has also proved he’s … Read more
Just months after the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) was labelled “embarrassing” and its councillors “dinosaurs” for installing a painted, advisory cycle lane on sections of a road where protected cycling infrastructure had been ripped out two years previously, cycling campaigners are once again up in arms over the local authority’s decision to … Read more
A proposed blanket ban on the use of e-bikes in Coventry’s pedestrianised city centre will “bring unintended consequences” for active travel, discourage cycling, and “penalise responsible cyclists”, the West Midlands’ walking and cycling commissioner has claimed.A planned amendment to Coventry’s Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which will prohibit the use of e-bikes and e-scooters in … Read more
The Van Rysel Men’s Long-sleeved Road Cycling Winter Jacket Racer Extreme is a competitively-priced, water repellent and impressively windproof winter jacket. It’s really well made and contains zips and buttons aplenty for detachable thermal layers, and with its tight performance fit this is very much a serious cycling option. Van Rysel makes no claims about … Read more
There’s a lot to unpack in this edition of Tech of the Week as we move towards the winter, including a light-up lid from POC, a useful app update for Wahoo computer users, a rather fetching collab between Factor and the designer Paul Smith, the warmest ever Gore bib tights and cosy new stuff from Rapha. First though, … Read more
British premium cycling kit and accessories manufacturer Rapha has posted a pre-tax loss of £12 million for the year up to 29 January 2023, citing a downward trend in customer interest due to the cost of living crisis as well as overhead costs due to commitments made during the pandemic.Documents filed at Companies House this week reveal … Read more
