Six fire engines attend ebike battery blaze in flat
Six fire engines and 35 firefighters attended a fire yesterday afternoon, which is thought to have started when an e-bike battery overheated. The blaze broke out in a second floor apartment in...
View ArticleTunnel of Love: Lonely heart cyclist seeks “fixie enthusiast”
It’s happened to many of us. You meet someone, however briefly, then realise afterwards that it’s someone you’d have wanted to get to know better – only you didn’t ask them for contact details, or out...
View ArticleThe fastest fast food? Deliveroo rider in full Team Sky kit on a Pinarello
Deliveroo delivery riders are now a common sight in Britain’s cities, zooming around with those big boxes on their back to get that meal from A (the restaurant) to B (your sofa).And if those corporate...
View ArticleLondon bike couriers set to map the capital's pollution
A team of 50 cycle couriers from London same-day courier service Gophr are set to be equipped with carbon monoxide monitors to map the capital's pollution.The project goal is to create "the world's...
View ArticleCyclist's arm "ripped apart" by "razor sharp" Poole bridge
Poole's groundbreaking Twin Sails Bridge has been dubbed "not fit for purpose" by a cyclist whose arm was "ripped apart" by the bridge's barrier at the beginning of July.Andrew Gay, 72, who lives in...
View ArticleVideo : Cat goes riding with its owner – and joins his cycling club
A cat belonging to a keen cyclist in Russia goes for rides with its owner – and has even joined his cycling club.The cat, Semyon Semyonych, sits on the shoulders of its owner, Alexei, when he takes it...
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View ArticleWhat's the best cycling food? Help decide the road.cc People's Choice
*/ What's the best food to keep you fuelled up while you're riding? Tell us in this week's People's Choice poll.Energy bars or chocolate bars? Fruit or sandwiches? You've got to eat on longer rides,...
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View ArticleParked bike 'mystery' perplexes Cockermouth residents
Residents of Cockermouth, Cumbria are reportedly perplexed by a bicycle that has been left locked up in the town’s Market Place for more than a month and a half without its owner returning to retrieve...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Mark Cavendish and his wife Peta both have alarms set on their phones for 6pm every evening to remind him to make sure his Whereabouts information is correct for drug testing.Find out more here. 2....
View ArticleOdds slashed for Sir Bradley to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Sir Bradley Wiggins is a contender for BBC Sports Personality of the Year, with major bookmakers William Hill slashing the odds from 66/1 to 40/1 following his gold medal in the team pursuit.Meanwhile...
View ArticleCallum Skinner asks Leave.EU campaign not to use his photo
Callum Skinner, winner of Olympic gold in the team sprint and silver in the individual version of the event, has criticised a group campaigning for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union for...
View ArticleBBC takes a look inside the Brompton and Brooks factories
The latest episode of the BBC’s Inside the Factory programme focuses on bicycles. Currently available on the iPlayer, the hour-long programme sees presenters Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey pay a visit...
View ArticleCyclists near Bristol hunt hyena spotted during ride
A man who says he saw a hyena while out on a bike ride near Bristol has recruited fellow cyclists to try and track down and photograph the animal after the authorities said they needed more evidence...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Sir Bradley Wiggins will retire after competing in the Six Days of Ghent – Ghent being the city in which he was born.Find out more here. 2. Mount Evans in Colorado is 4.307m high and the Col...
View ArticleHow high should you shave your legs? 'Shorts' sculpted with razor
It's one of those eternal questions that divide cyclists, or at least those who choose to shave their legs - just how high should you go with the razor?Well, a member of the Imgur image-sharing...
View ArticleTour Series presenter Charlie Webster recovering from life-threatening illness
Tour Series presenter Charlie Webster, who was placed in an induced coma after contracting malaria following a 3,000-mile charity bike ride to Rio says she is on the road to recovery – and is also...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. 1975 Mk2 Raleigh Chopper has been ridden up the Stelvio in under three hours. Find out more here. Unicycle chimney.jpg2. It’s possible to unicycle around the edge of a 250 metre tall chimney.Find...
View ArticleRio medallist Katy Marchant meets pup named after her – who needs new home
Team GB Olympic bronze medallist track sprinter Katy Marchant has met a stray puppy who has been named after her – and is trying to help find her four-legged namesake a new home.Marchant, who comes...
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