A motorist who struck and killed a cyclist, returning briefly to the scene before fleeing and hitting another cyclist minutes later, has been sentenced to ten years in prison and banned from driving for ten years.Agnieszka Pocztowska, 41, was riding her bike on Hungerford Road in Crewe at 6.55am on 14 September 2020 when she … Read more
Bristol Cycling Campaign has called on the local council to reconsider a diversion on one of the city’s flagship cycle routes which will direct cyclists onto a busy “unsafe” road and through a working farm while a new railway station is being built.Sections of Concorde Way, which runs through Ashley Down in Bristol, will be closed … Read more
The Boardman JNR Hybrid 26in Wheel is a bike with geometry well suited to children and with a light-enough build to not limit your youngster’s cycling fun. With good quality disc brakes and a wide-ranging cassette, it also has all the go-and-slow it needs – and in a form that can be easily operated by … Read more
Tom Pidcock cemented his place at the very top of the cycling world today at Strade Bianche, launching an audacious 50km attack and holding off an illustrious if faltering group of chasers across the white gravel roads of Tuscany to become the first male British winner of the prestigious Italian classic.In a thrilling, nail-biting finale, … Read more
Siena, the medieval Tuscan city that hosts the picturesque finale of Strade Bianche, is famous around the world for Il Palio, the semi-annual horse race centred on laps of the Piazza del Campo.However, one horse’s impromptu – and quite scary – pre-Palio ride, sixteen kilometres outside Siena, wasn’t enough to derail Demi Vollering’s chances of … Read more
Delays to the introduction of an online road safety reporting portal are putting cyclists in Scotland “at risk”, says Cycling UK – after Police Scotland took over a year to report an alleged hit-and-incident which left a rider “unable to sit down for a week”, leading to the case being dismissed.Police Scotland and the Scottish … Read more
It has been a hugely busy week in the bike world with the release of champagne-coloured shoes, some very cool shades from Koo, new Jack Wolfskin commuting clothing, and an update to one of the most versatile bikes out there, but we’re starting with a question for you…Is bike tech turning cycling into Formula One? Some pros … Read more
The beautiful, rolling Tuscan countryside. The cinematic dust conjured by the peloton as it barrels along those iconic gravel roads. The dual appeal of new-age off-road adventure riding and unabashed nostalgia. The breath-taking finish in Siena. The always-scintillating racing. It’s fair to say that Strade Bianche has it all.First raced in 2007 as the pro spinoff … Read more
The driver of a lorry bearing a message on the side warning cyclists to “Please take extra care near this vehicle” has been fined more than £562 for careless driving after, you guessed it, making a close pass on a cyclist.The rider on the receiving end of the close pass in October 2022, which saw the … Read more
How can you tell the best electric road bikes apart from the crowd? You can’t. And therein lies the magic. Today’s e-road bikes bring to the fore a new age of assisted cycling. They’re slim, light and inconspicuous, all thanks to the motor and battery being nearly tucked away inside the frame.Electric bikes, or e-bikes, make … Read more
