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11 things we've learnt this week

1. Wiggo’s new shoes, designed by Jimbo Phillips, were inspired by a Paul Weller guitar that was inspired by a Roy Lichtenstein artwork that was inspired by a panel from a DC Comics publication.Find...

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11 things we've learnt this week

1. Double Tour de France champion Chris Froome can get a 200-person bike ride together in two hours.Find out more here.  2. A Boris Bike has just been returned a year and a half late.Find out more...

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11 things we've learnt this week

1. World Champion Peter Sagan could be in line for an annual salary of €4 million.Find out more here. 2. Around 1,200 cyclists per hour use London’s brand new East-West Cycle Superhighway in the...

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Man claims new wheelie Guinness World Record – at 53

A 53-year-old man from Crofton, Maryland, USA, believes he has broken the world record for longest wheelie ride in one hour. Richard Flanagan rode 16 miles on his back wheel and must now wait for his...

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Pedal (and app) powered advertising service pays you to ride your bike - in...

Two business students in Newcastle are launching a scheme that will let cyclists earn money while riding their bikes by carrying advertising on the frame and wheels.Called AdBike, vinyl stickers...

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Bristol Naked Bike Ride rerouted to avoid neo-Nazi & anti-Fascist clash

Bristol had been due to play host tomorrow to one of the more bizarre sights in the city’s rich history with an English Defence League rally on College Green set to be opposed by anti-fascist...

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How a stolen bike set Muhammad Ali on the path to greatness

Today, the world is mourning the loss of Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest’ – and as a man who transcended his sport like no other, that self-given epithet is entirely appropriate. But had it not been for a...

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Lance Armstrong launches weekly podcast

Launched yesterday, the Forward Podcast will come out weekly and will see Lance Armstrong interview a variety of guests. So what’s it all about? We had a listen to try and work that out.Armstrong’s...

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Which is the best song about cycling? Help decide the road.cc People's Choice

*/ What's the best song about bikes or cycling? Tell us in this week's People's Choice poll.Sex and drugs and rock ’n’ roll — and cycling? Ever since Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) popular...

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Floyd Landis launches cannabis company next door to Lance

In a bizarre, if not totally unbelievable turn, Floyd Landis - Tour de France champion, stripped of his title for doping - is set to open a recreational cannabis company, Floyd's of Leadville, in...

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11 things we've learnt this week

1. Lance Armstrong loves a McDonald's breakfastFind out more here. Deer - 1.jpg2. A deer can take out a mountain biker quite easily.Find out more here.3. As can a bear, not surprisingly.Find out more...

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Novak Djokovic banned from cycling around Wimbledon grounds

World number-one men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic has been banned from cycling on the grounds of the Wimbledon Championships by the site’s owners – for safety reasons.According to Mail Online, an...

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11 things we've learnt this week

1. The new Shimano Dura-Ace Groupset features Synchronized ShiftFind out more here.2. Andre Greipel fancies himself as a bit of a singer.Find out more here.3. Under the Licensing Act, pubs in England...

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Accidental triathlete mum to race for real next year

Cycling sensation Alison Carrick of Haslingden, Lancashire, who rode the entire 21km cycling section of a local triathlon by accident last month, has decided to sign up and race the full course in...

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Ohio driver sends shocking 4th July parade message to cyclists

Organisers of a Fourth of July Parade in Columbus, Ohio have been criticised on social media for allowing a vehicle to take part that had a bicycle attached to the bonnet, a pair of legs sticking out...

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Cyclist survived lightning strike - because he was wearing headphones

A Croatian man who was struck by lightning while cycling survived because he was wearing headphones, according to the website of local magazine, 24 Sata.Zoran Jurkovic, now aged 41, had been riding his...

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Foreign family of four found cycling on motorway

A family of four, who are believed to be from outside of the UK, were escorted from the hard shoulder of the A74(M) motorway in Scotland on Friday.Police received reports from drivers that two adults...

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Inflatable 'lorry skirt' rolling out to prevent cyclists being dragged under...

An inflatable skirt that guards the area between wheels under heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in a bid to protect pedestrians and cyclists is being adopted by a London construction company.Meanwhile, in...

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Pennsylvania cyclist chased by rabid groundhog

A cyclist in the United States had to use his bike to fend off a rabid groundhog that was chasing him, according to police in Pennsylvania.The incident took place last Thursday in the state that is...

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Andy Samberg to produce and star in pro cycling mockumentary for HBO

American actor and comedian Andy Samberg is to produce and star in an HBO mockumentary set in the world of professional cycling. Tour de Pharmacy is described by the Hollywood Reporter as “a...

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