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“Bigger is better!” Victor Campenaerts’ Ridley Noah with 62T chainring + Classified Powershift hub
Victor Campenaerts’ meaty Ridley Noah has been in the headlines for a week now, since the Belgian professional cyclist took it to the Spring Classics with a rather eye-catching setup. Let’s have a closer look at the bike… Last weekend, the Lotto DSTNY rider rocked up to the start line of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with a … Read more
“Lawless” motorists driving in cycle lane force council to reinstall bollards – just weeks after they were removed
Cycle lane bollards will be partly reinstated on an Edinburgh road just weeks after they were taken away, after councillors criticised the ‘depressing lawlessness’ of motorists who capitalised on the bollards’ removal by continuously driving in the now unprotected cycle lane.In September, the City of Edinburgh Council agreed to remove the bollards on Drum Brae … Read more
Giant TCR Advanced 2
Giant’s TCR Advanced 2 has a brilliant balance of comfort and performance thanks to a stiff frameset, great geometry and plenty of exposed seatpost. It also feels very light and sprightly, which makes it a capable race bike straight out of the box.If the TCR Advanced 2 is too high (or too low) for your … Read more
Decathlon says it still has “progress to make” after cyclist points out that new “micro pockets” on women’s bib shorts can just about hold a cereal bar
French sporting goods retailer Decathlon says it still has “progress to make” and that it will continue to increase the “diversity” of its cycling clothing range – after a cyclist pointed out on social media that the new pockets on the store’s Rockrider women’s bib shorts are just about big enough to hold a small … Read more
Hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist and briefly returned to scene before fleeing jailed for 10 years
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
Cyclists call on council to reconsider “unsafe” cycle route diversion
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
Boardman JNR Hybrid Bike – 26 inch Wheel
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
Flying Tom Pidcock wins Strade Bianche with audacious 50km attack
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
Demi Vollering gallops to Strade Bianche win – despite being slowed by runaway horse on course
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