Quantcast
Channel: road.cc - Miscellaneous
Browsing all 2836 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

11 things we've learnt this week

1. Shout abuse at the pro peloton and Mark Cavendish might stop and have a word.Find out more here.  2. The world record for motor-paced cycling is 167mph.Find out more here. 3. After his exploits on...

View Article


Topless cyclist takes a tumble

Two ladies enjoying a breezy cycle ride in Italy found they were on the wrong end of some attention from a motorcyclist - and one of them takes a tumble as they flirt with him.The two women riding in...

View Article


Cycling UK gets new Cow Parade sculpture to replace one that was stolen

A fibreglass cow that was destined to raise money for the charity Cycling UK before it was stolen last month has been replaced thanks to the organisers of the Surrey Hills Cow Parade.The sculpture,...

View Article

Lizzie Armitstead late for her wedding - after getting held up behind cyclist

It may be a bride's prerogative to be late for her wedding - but world champion Lizzie Armitstead's excuse for turning up 10 minutes late yesterday for her marriage to Team Sky's Philip Deignan had an...

View Article

Tonight’s TV – Guy Martin tries to pedal an airship over the English Channel

The latest episode of the Speed With Guy Martin series airs on Channel 4 tonight and follows the mechanic, Isle of Man TT racer and all-round speed freak as he attempts to pedal an airship across the...

View Article


Martyn Ashton joins BBC1 daytime TV line-up

Road Bike Party star Martyn Ashton, left paralysed from the waist down after crashing during a stunt show in 2013, is to join BBC1’s daytime line-up as co-presenter of a programme that aims to inspire...

View Article

George Hincapie says driver pulled gun on him and his son as they were cycling

Retired professional cyclist George Hincapie says a man driving a sports utility vehicle pulled a gun on him as he and his eight-year-old son rode their bikes in South Carolina, where the retired rider...

View Article

Showstopper: Podia's custom painted Open U.P. gravel bike

Image, gallery or video: Podia Open UpShowstopper: Podia's custom painted Open U.P. gravel bike

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

11 things we've learnt this week

1. Danny MacAskill can ride on top of a rolling hay bale.Find out more here.  Lance Armstrong Photo by Maryse Alberti, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics2. Lance Armstrong still has seven Tour de...

View Article


Plymouth walkers "fed up" with dog-injuring cyclists

A couple in Plymouth have expressed their frustration at cyclists in the city's Saltram Park after their dog was clipped by a cyclist. Meanwhile the Plymouth Herald reports that another dog was...

View Article

Louis Vuitton owner LVMH reportedly set to buy Pinarello

French luxury goods powerhouse LVMH, owner of fashion giant Louis Vuitton, Champagne house Moët & Chandon and dozens more high-end brands, is reportedly set to buy the Italian bike brand Pinarello...

View Article

More details emerge of rumoured LVMH Pinarello deal

The rumoured frontrunner to buy Italian bike brand Pinarello is not Louis Vuitton owner LVMH, contrary to reports earlier this week, but rather a private equity firm based in the United States that...

View Article

They can't all be cyclists can they? Almost HALF of modern men admit to...

Maybe cyclists (and swimmers) were doing it first, but new research suggests that up to half of modern men are shaving their legs.In a survey of Men’s Health Facebook readers, 33.1 per cent of...

View Article


Aussie cyclist fined $152 for passing a stationary car

A cyclist in Melbourne, Australia, has been fined $152 for passing a vehicle that he says was stationary and waiting for pedestrians to cross the road in the city's central business district.The...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

11 things we've learnt this week

1. The auction of Robin Williams’ eclectic bicycle collection raised $600,000 for charity.Find out more here.2. An amateur rider who says he has never raced has been given a four year doping ban.Find...

View Article


Academics stage cycling "accident" to see how many passers-by stop

Researchers from Cambridge University have staged a fake cycling accident to investigate the extent to which empathy traits predict whether people will act altruistically.The study ‘Does empathy...

View Article

Cycling takes centre stage on BBC1's The Apprentice on Thursday night

Cycling will take centre stage in tomorrow’s episode of BBC1’s The Apprentice as contestants in the reality show hope to avoid being fired by crowdfunding a product aimed at bike riders and bring it to...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Soho Bikes goes viral as chalkboard message trolls the Daily Mail over...

A photo of a chalkboard outside a bike shop in the heart of London’s West End that parodied a Daily Mail headline relating to yesterday’s High Court ruling that Parliament alone should debate whether...

View Article

Nigerian footballer aims for Guinness World Record by cycling 100km while...

Nigerian man, Chinedu Harrison (or possibly Harrison Chinedu, depending on the news outlet), is aiming to secure the Guinness World Record for greatest distance cycled while balancing a ball on one’s...

View Article

Laura Trott reveals Jason Kenny snubbed her when they first met

Britain's golden couple didn't fall in love at first sight, Laura Kenny has revealed.The most decorated British Olympic couple of all-time revealed that the early days of their relationship were...

View Article
Browsing all 2836 articles
Browse latest View live