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Tour of Britain stage neutralised and diverted after motorcyclist suffers “serious injuries” in unrelated crash on route

This afternoon’s final stage of the Tour of Britain was diverted and temporarily neutralised after a motorcyclist crashed and fell into a river, reportedly sustaining serious injuries, in an unrelated, non-racing incident along the route.A six-rider breakaway, two minutes ahead of the peloton and including Great Britain’s Oliver Wood, was about to crest the summit … Read more

Campaigners blast “hugely disappointing” decision to abandon “failed” cycling schemes, four years on from hosting world championships

Cycling campaigners in Harrogate have criticised the local council’s decision to abandon long-awaited projects and proposals which focused on improving cycling infrastructure in the North Yorkshire town, describing the now-scrapped plans for an expanded cycleway on the Otley Road as a “failed project”.Earlier this week, North Yorkshire Council unveiled a £585,000 package of ten sustainable … Read more

CYKOM Pro Cycling Quiz Board Game

The CYKOM Pro Cycling Quiz is a great idea, but unless you’re a super nerd in all things cycling, it’s a very challenging game to play. The build quality and gameplay also leave a bit to be desired, for the price point.The idea of this quiz game really excited me. As a cycling nerd, I … Read more

“I’ve got three balls, anyone need a spare?” Tom Pidcock laments Tour of Britain abandon due to infected saddle sore

As the Tour of Britain finally exploded into life on the roads of Gloucestershire this afternoon, after six days of relatively flat, sedate, though nevertheless debate-provoking racing and seemingly nailed-on sprints, one pre-race favourite was notably missing from the long-awaited action. Tom Pidcock, who was expected to challenge race leader Wout van Aert for the … Read more

New barriers on infamous ‘car park’ cycle lane vandalised, as councillor calls for “robust” protection “before someone gets seriously hurt”

Bolt down barriers recently introduced on a controversial city centre cycle lane, infamous for the number of parked cars and bins regularly strewn across it, have allegedly been vandalised, just two weeks after the Department for Infrastructure claimed that the new protective measures would make the lane “inaccessible to cars”.The plastic barriers were installed at … Read more

Is this the ultimate bike-packing machine… or a very cool 1990s mountain bike? Plus more tech news from Rapha, Trek, Bianchi, Orbea, Muc-Off, Fizik and loads more

We have a crammed edition of Tech of the Week lined up for you, including cool new bikes from Bianchi and Mason, just-released clothing from Rapha, 7mesh and MAAP, and even a bike without any wheels, but we’re kicking off by wondering whether Van Nicholas’ new Nootau is really the ultimate bike-packing machine… or just … Read more

“Almost like the plane ran over it!”: UCI Worlds Gran Fondo rider’s Cervélo wrecked in flight transit, but Air Canada denies any responsibility

A Canadian rider, who participated in the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in Scotland last month, has revealed that her brand new 2023 Cervélo Soloist, 2020 Cervélo P-Series and her time-trial helmet were severely damaged with several chips, cracks and dents, when flying back with Air Canada, however the airlines has denied any responsibility for the damages.Diane Bomans from Saskatoon … Read more

“Depressing” decrease in cycling traffic due to government’s “flawed” decision to slash active travel budget, says Cycling UK

Cycling UK has called latest findings showing that cycling traffic dropped by 5 per cent from last year “depressing”, blaming the UK Government’s “flawed” decision to slash the active travel budget, despite lagging behind its modest target of doubling the number of cycling journeys by 2025.The new statistics for cycling traffic were published by the Department for … Read more