Conservative MP Nick Fletcher has once again spoken out criticising active travel provision, this time in a letter to a road.cc reader in which he claimed cycling infrastructure in his Doncaster constituency is “rarely used” and “takes away from drivers and pedestrians”.In the letter, seen by road.cc, our reader was told the MP “would have … Read more
Remco Evenepoel is quite fast.Blowing the entire Giro d’Italia field out of the water, none of Filippo Ganna, Stefan Küng nor Primož Roglič could get close, the Belgian taking the stage and opening maglia rosa of the race by a quite incredible 22 seconds, putting an improbable 43 seconds into his chief GC rival from Jumbo-Visma. And while Remco … Read more
Cyclists don’t get many cycle lanes; when they do, we’ve seen a number of road users, from bus to car drivers to Amazon employees all try and stake a claim on them. A motorcyclist from Birmingham is the latest to feature on our Near Miss series who wanted to try out the cycle lane in Selly Oak, entering it at a … Read more
A 75-year-old from West Sussex has suffered multiple serious injuries, including a broken pelvis and collarbone, as well as soft tissue damage after falling off her bike as she hit a pothole, and has called on the council to tackle potholes quickly and keeping the roads in a better state.Greta Nunn was cycling on the … Read more
Michelin has added the Power Adventure gravel tyre to its range to provide large volume setups for those who ride mostly on the road but with the odd deviation onto tracks and trails. For their size they are quite light, and they feel supple for a tubeless tyre designed to be durable for light off-road … Read more
American fitness company Peloton has identified a defect in its entry-level bikes’ seat posts after 12 reports of injuries sustained by users emerged, including one user left with a fractured wrist, while also announcing at the same time a wider than expected loss in the current quarter, marking a ninth straight quarter of losses.The defect, … Read more
We have masses of tech news to cram in this week, including the crazy paint jobs that you’ll see on EF Education-EasyPost’s Cannondales in the Giro d’Italia, new eyewear from Oakley, SunGod and Tifosi, just-released clothing from MAAP and Pas Normal Studios, and even a lightweight and aero road bike from De Rosa, but we’re … Read more
Vittoria has finally launched the Corsa Pro tyre that has been ridden to numerous pro wins since the start of the season, calling it “the most advanced cotton road tyre ever made”. The Italian brand says that the Corsa Pro tubeless-ready clincher and tubular tyres offer more speed, wet and cornering grip, puncture resistance and … Read more
Wout van Aert is busy celebrating the coronation in his own way, collecting two local crowns on Strava in Stirlingshire, Scotland where the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships time trials will take place in August, before having a first-hand experience of being a Glaswegian cyclist — yes, on a rental OVO bike.It seems that the Flemish cyclist … Read more
