Fem van Empel came out on top in the eagerly-awaited battle of the Dutch wunderkinds, powering away from Puck Pieterse, the victim of a poor start and badly timed crash, to win the elite women’s race at the UCI world cyclocross championships in front of a boisterous home crowd in Hoogerheide.In the first of arguably … Read more
We have loads of news for you this week, including Zwift’s new Scottish world, a 13-speed wireless groupset being developed by FSA, cool new shoes from CHPT3 and Cafe du Cycliste, and a cheapo hack for avoiding punctures, but we’re starting off by wondering if we’ve finally reached peak gravel. No, really this time…Shimano offers … Read more
Cyclists in Cyprus have called for a law that came into force this week making cycle helmets compulsory to be repealed.The Mediterranean country joins Argentina, Australia and New Zealand as the only countries in the world that currently have a mandatory helmet law for people riding bikes.After the law came into effect on Wednesday, news … Read more
An 89-year-old man has died in hospital five days after he was involved in a collision with a cyclist in Linlithgow, West Lothian.Police Scotland said that the pensioner passed away in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary yesterday, reports the Daily Record.He had been taken there following the crash, which happened on Blackness Road at around 1020am last … Read more
A 93km air conditioned covered cycleway has been proposed for Dubai, with the planning firm behind the idea claiming it could make cycling and walking the main mode of transport for 80 per cent of the city’s 3 million residents by 2040.It’s an ambitious aim, but Urb, the firm that has come up with the … Read more
Hannah is a New Zealand mum diagnosed with glaucoma as a baby. Nearly 13 years ago, she suffered complete blindness. Hannah was 25, and has finished 16 marathons and two Ironman triathlons since. She’s now in a para-cycling development program and aspires to compete in the 2024 Paralympic Road Race and Time Trial in Paris. “The biggest … Read more
