Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky has capped a phenomenal season by winning the women’s elite road race as the UCI World Championships draw to a close in Glasgow.Only Denmark’s Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig could follow the attack from a small group by Kopecky on the last lap of the city-centre circuit, with the Belgian subsequently dropping her rival … Read more
Labour has reportedly dropped plans for a nationwide rollout clean air zones, similar to London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) should it regain power in the next general election.The news, reported in The Telegraph, follows last month’s by-election in former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Uxbridge & South Ruislip, which resulted in a narrow Conservative victory … Read more
The Liv Avail Advanced Pro 2 is a beautiful, women-specific endurance bike that combines great value with comfort for long days on the saddle. Although there are one or two things that I’d change if this was my own bike, the overall package delivers a great riding experience. It’s an excellent endurance bike at a … Read more
Number 10 Downing Street has led tributes to a government scientist who was killed in a crash while riding her gravel bike on holiday in Italy.Susannah Boddie, aged 27, sustained fatal head injuries in the crash which happened at around 10am on Friday as she rode down a descent above the village of Toscolano Maderno, … Read more
Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock has won the cross-country mountain bike race at the UCI World Championships, adding the rainbow jersey to the Olympic gold medal he won in Tokyo in 2021, and celebrating his victory by draping himself in the flag of Yorkshire as he crossed the line.The 24-year-old Ineos Grenadiers rider started the race … Read more
The MAAP Training Bib 3.0 shorts are super comfortable and a good choice for long training rides. Billed as ‘comfortable, durable and reliable’, they certainly deliver on this promise, though there are cheaper options we’ve tested that perform as well, if not better.Check out our guide to the best cycling bib shorts for more options … Read more
An architectural practice in Glasgow has launched a campaign calling for safer junctions in Scotland’s largest city after one of its staff members was killed in a crash involving a lorry in January. It is calling on local cyclists, pedestrians and drivers to help it gather data at the locations in question.> “Society has accepted death … Read more
Retired orthopaedic surgeon, public health expert and prominent cycling campaigner Professor Chris Oliver has passed away at the age 63.Writing on his Cycling Surgeon Twitter account, Professor Oliver’s daughter Catherine, who rode more than 3,400 miles across the United States with him in 2013 – a trip he wrote about in The Guardian – said that … Read more
We have news on the Specialized Tarmac SL8, the most out-there designs from the World Championships, and a recreated Victorian bike that Endura is riding to Glasgow, but we’re starting this week with news of a little sensor that could help you ride faster…Could this tiny sensor help increase your speed?Oxford-based company Streamlines has introduced a … Read more
After leading names in mountain biking slammed a last-minute UCI rule change that gave preferential starting places in yesterday’s world championship men’s elite cross-country Olympic race at Glentress to star riders from other disciplines, the winner of the event Tom Pidcock has said he supports their position and that the rule change “wasn’t made for me … Read more
