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Riding 100 miles in under 3 hours: how Jonathan Shubert broke the Road Records Association 100 mile record

Using mostly one gear due to a rear mech mishap, the science teacher smashed one of the most storied records in cycling with a scarcely believable time of 2:57:58. Here’s how he did it

Wed, Nov 04, 2020 14:47
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‘Mr Loophole’ says cyclists shouldn’t ride two abreast because they “don’t keep up with traffic”; Jonathan Shubert’s sub-3hr 100 miles Strava; Roglic in red after Vuelta stage 13 win; £11.8m for ‘UK first’ cycling + walking network + more on the live blog

It's Tuesday and Dan Alexander is in the saddle for another day on the live blog

Tue, Nov 03, 2020 09:11
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Five cool things coming soon from Kinesis, Lezyne, Corima, Easton and Zycle

Here’s a selection of the best bikes, components and accessories we’re testing at the moment, with reviews being uploaded soon…

Mon, Nov 02, 2020 16:55
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Five cool things coming soon from Northwave, Look, Lezyne, Water-to-Go and Abus

Another fine selection of bikes, gear and clothing that we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

Tue, Oct 27, 2020 17:22
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£500 of dhb Flashlight winter gear competition is closed

The winner of the dhb competition has been chosen

Mon, Oct 26, 2020 11:49
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Royal Parks Police accused of targeting cyclists; “Can he play centre-back?” Angry Arsenal fans to club’s Geoghegan Hart tweet; LTNs “biggest transport controversy of the century?”; Froome’s one-off Dogma F12 (+ bonus saddle tips) + more on the live blog

Welcome to Monday's live blog. Jack Sexty and Dan Alexander will be blogging you through the day, with Simon MacMichael taking over later this evening.

Mon, Oct 26, 2020 08:20
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Cyclists take over local paper’s ‘Me and My Motor’ feature after inundating them with bike submissions

Some people weren't impressed with the Southern Daily Echo's "pretty vacuous" story about someone's BMW... so the paper switched it to 'Me and My Bike' this week by popular demand

Sat, Oct 24, 2020 15:46
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Milan showdown as Tao Geoghegan Hart wins Giro d’Italia stage 20, and Jai Hindley now leads race by tenths of a second

With Wilco Kelderman cracking, Tao Geoghegan Hart and Jai Hindley are now almost completely neck-and-neck going into the final stage tomorrow, making it the closest Grand Tour in history

Sat, Oct 24, 2020 14:26
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Brompton team up with climate charity for competition to rename London’s “boring” cycleways

Britain's biggest bike manufacturers and Possible have invited the public to suggest alternatives for the lacklustre 'CS1', 'CS2' etc, with the new names and winners of the Name Our Lanes competition announced in mid-November

Sat, Oct 24, 2020 10:52
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Morrisons lorry driver ploughs through cycle lane wand; Giro stage 19 shortened due to weather conditions; Ineos (not the cycling team) blocked by XR protestors; Rider tests positive at Giro… for banned substance, not virus + more on the live blog

It's Friday! Jack Sexty is here to provide your lead live blog coverage today with other members of the team chipping in intermittently...

Fri, Oct 23, 2020 08:51
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