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Assos Equipe R Bib Shorts S9
The Assos Equipe R Bib Shorts S9 perform really impressively for their price – the trickle-down effect from the more expensive RS and RSR ranges here is strong. They offer most of the performance with very few compromises being made.During this test the temperature never rose above about 8°C and that only briefly, so most … Read more
286 close pass submissions to West Midlands Police resulted in one prosecution, FOI request reveals
Of the 286 reports of careless, inconsiderate, or dangerous driving around cyclists considered by West Midlands Police in 2022, only one resulted in a prosecution, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.According to the figures released by West Midlands Police, the pioneers of the award-winning and now-ubiquitous Operation Close Pass, 213 of the alleged close … Read more
Silca Ultimate Bike Wash
The Silca Ultimate Bike Wash is a powerful yet safe hand wash for your bike. It smells nice, doesn’t contain any nasties and you’ll get about 16 washes a bottle, which works out at about £1.88 per wash. It’s not cheap, but it does appear to be quite effective – the high level of slickness … Read more
“Callous” road rage driver, who left cyclist lying in road with life-changing injuries after deliberately slamming on brakes, jailed for 21 months
A motorist has been branded “callous” and “a danger to other road users” by a judge, after he close passed a cyclist and deliberately slammed on his brakes twice, causing the rider to smash into the back of his vehicle, before leaving his victim lying in the middle of the road with a broken pelvis.Michael … Read more
You can now have a coffee stop and ‘teleport’ on Zwift — virtual training platform releases new spring and summer updates
Indoor training giant Zwift has announced a bunch of new features coming to its virtual cycling world in the upcoming months. These include a ‘coffee stop’ feature, improved group ride functionality and real-world climbs. Most of these updates are rolling out in the next couple of months, so let’s dive into the details of what you can expect… Coffee Stop2023 … Read more
This year’s Paris-Roubaix was the fastest ever — is it all because of aero bikes?
This year’s Paris-Roubaix was a thrilling spectacle over two days. On Saturday, we saw Canadian Alison Jackson (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) make history as the first-ever North American to win Paris-Roubaix Femmes. On Sunday, the men raced over the cobbles faster than ever before, with the winner Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) averaging nearly 48km/h over the 256km … Read more
