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Viral Facebook post about looking out for vulnerable road users

Simple Facebook post asking drivers to “please watch out for vulnerable road users” met with hundreds of comments having a go at cyclists without lights or hi-vis; Tadej Pogačar obliterates Rates KOM; MvdP cyclocross retirement? + more on the live blog

Only three sleeps 'til Santa fills your stockings with dodgy bike-shaped multitools, Park Tool pizza cutters and cycling-themed shirts and mugs... in the meantime Dan Alexander will have all your live blog action

Mon, Dec 22, 2025 08:49

Tadej Pogačar sets Strava Coll de Rates KOM, December 2024

“His training’s started well”: Tadej Pogačar obliterates famous Strava KOM – with help of lightning-fast UAE Team Emirates train – during 205km, five-and-a-half-hour winter ride

Be afraid, be very afraid… The world champion’s rivals will be quaking in their boots after Pogačar put in a monstrous ride on the Coll de Rates, one of cycling’s benchmark KOMs, to beat the previous record by 17 seconds

Fri, Dec 20, 2024 17:48

Alessandro Ballan (copyright Simon MacMichael).jpg

Team BMC’s Alessandro Ballan seriously injured in training ride crash descending Coll de Rates

2008 World Champion suffers multiple fractures, a punctured lung and has emergency surgery to remove spleen after crash on mountain descent

Fri, Dec 21, 2012 12:39