Of the 3,898 allegations of driving offences, including close passes, using a mobile phone or careless driving, submitted in the last 15 months until March, only 10 resulted in a prosecution, an FOI request has revealed.According to the latest data published by Surrey Police which uses a third-party reporting service to collect video footage evidence, … Read more
Tory MP and road minister Richard Holden has defended the UK Government’s plan to allow longer lorries on UK roads and dismissed concerns raised by campaigners that it could increase the risk to pedestrians and cyclists.Standing in front of a sausage-roll branded Greggs lorry at the bakery’s headquarters in Longbenton to see the bigger trailers … Read more
Vitus has gone all-road with its latest offering, the Venon EVO, creating a range of bikes built around a single frameset designed to work just as well on the road as it does on the gravel, without having to make compromises on either. It’s a tall ask but on paper at least the Venon EVO looks to have … Read more
A man fell from a rental bicycle while going downhill on a wet evening at Center Parcs’ Longleat Forest site, in Warminster and suffered fatal head injuries, with the coroner’s inquest finding his death “accidental” and the site director saying that it was “strongly recommended” for visitors to wear helmets when cycling.Kieran Killeen-McGuirk was at the holiday village … Read more
The Quoc Escape Off-Road shoes work very well for gravel riding, mixed-terrain touring and cross-country mountain biking. They are light, comfortable, offer decent tread for walking in the mud, and are easy to keep clean. The only real drawback is that the sole isn’t stiff enough for those who really like to smash the pedals.If … Read more
One of the architects of British cycling’s success on the elite stage over the past two decades, Rod Ellingworth, has become the latest high-profile figure to raise concerns about the current worrying state of the country’s racing scene.The domestic scene in the UK has endured a troubling few months, with the challenging economic climate, and … Read more
The US-based Cynisca Cycling team has parted ways with its board member Inga Thompson, a former world championship silver medallist and Tour de France Féminin podium finisher who in recent years has campaigned for the exclusion of transgender athletes from elite women’s cycling, after the three-time Olympian called on riders to “take the knee” in … Read more
The Ergon BT OrthoCell Pad Set is a high-density foam kit designed to be run under your bar tape with the promise of significantly improving comfort across the board – regardless of your riding position, the handlebar or the bar tape you’re using. And after 500 miles, I’m inclined to say it does exactly what it says … Read more
