Kent cyclist hospitalised after riding across live rail
A cyclist in Kent is being treated in hospital this evening after he apparently rode across a live rail on a Southeastern railway line.The incident happened at around 1140 this morning at Harrietsham...
View ArticleSky's Adam Boulton delivers full-blooded anti-cycling rant in Sunday Times
Sky’s Adam Boulton really has his finger on the pulse. You probably thought that everyone in the country was 100 per cent sold on cycling, but in a Sunday Times article, he exclusively reveals that “a...
View ArticleFirst Ride: Shimano Ultegra R8070 Di2 Disc groupset
Image, gallery or video: Ultegra main.jpgFirst Ride: Shimano Ultegra R8070 Di2 Disc groupset
View ArticleMelbourne cyclist dabs for Google StreetView car
A Melbourne cyclist has made the most of a short ride behind a Google StreetView car by adopting a dab pose for the photographs it was taking.The Telegraph reports that while riding along Cecil Place...
View ArticleUniversity of Groningen adds special bicycle rack for Nobel Laureates because...
The University of Groningen has created a special bicycle rack for the Nobel Prize winner Professor Ben Feringa to recognise his achievements.It is a custom that at universities around the world, Nobel...
View ArticleEurobike 2017: saddles round-up and SQlab saddle fitting video
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View ArticleVideo: Miami cyclists seen riding through Hurricane Irma during live news report
It's certainly not your typical Sunday spin, as two cyclists are captured live on CNN news riding through 100mph winds in Miami. Six reasons to use StravaAs the reporter's attention turns to the pair...
View ArticleRenovo creates bikes out of old Glenmorangie whisky casks
Renovo Hardwood Bicycles has collaborated with a famous Highlands distillery to create the Glenmorangie Original Bicycle out of old whisky casks.BikeBiz reports that the casks used to make the...
View ArticleCycling app of the week: Wahoo Fitness
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View ArticleGraeme Obree's record-breaking Beastie bike expected to fetch £10-15,000 at...
Graeme Obree’s Beastie bike is expected to be the star lot at an auction of more than 20 items from the former world champion and Hour record holder’s career go under the hammer in Glasgow next...
View ArticleCycling app of the week: Beanhunter
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View ArticleBad ads update + What you can do to help us stop them on road.cc
Annoying ads are still being annoying but not as annoying as they were, that’s the gist of this update to the news story I wrote a few weeks back about what we’re doing - with your help - to rid...
View Article11 things we've learned this week
1. If anyone can help in the fight to reduce cycle-related collisions, it's Chris BoardmanChris Boardman and Andy Burnham.jpgThe British Cycling policy advisor, Manchester's cycling and walking...
View ArticleScotland's Shand Cycles bought by metals group Liberty House
Scotland-based Shand Cycles has been bought by an Indian tycoon who has pledged to rejuvenate the UK bicycle manufacturing industry.London-based Sanjeev Gupta, whose Liberty House metals group bought...
View ArticleMark Beaumont selling his record-breaking round-the-world bike on eBay
Mark Beaumont is selling the Koga Kimera Premium bike that he rode around the world on in less than 80 days to set a new Guinness World Record, with the highest bid on eBay currently standing at...
View ArticleLance Armstrong sticks boot into David Walsh over character reference for...
Lance Armstrong isn’t exactly renowned for letting bygones be bygones. As such it perhaps shouldn’t be all that surprising that the former cyclist should express his delight at the news that David...
View ArticleData visualisation highlights scale of bike theft problem in England & Wales
A data analyst has used police data to produce a visualisation that starkly illustrates the scale of bike theft in the England & Wales. Meanwhile, separate analysis of data from the same source has...
View ArticleNew world record for most countries cycled in seven days
A man from King’s Lynn has broken the Guinness World Record for most countries cycled in seven days. The Eastern Daily Press reports that Robbie Ferri had been aiming for 14 countries but had to settle...
View Article11 things we've learned this week
1. This is our kind of wrap battle... Watch as Rigoberto Uran races his team mechanic in a bar tape wrapping battle. The result is probably as you'd expect, but the Cannondale–Drapac rider holds his...
View ArticleHave you been watching Britain by Bike with Larry and George Lamb?
Sometimes it’s hard to avoid the feeling that Channel 5 is hell-bent on skirting as closely as possible to Alan Partridge’s TV pitches with their output. It’s not quite Youth Hostelling with Chris...
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