Slade guitarist Dave Hill breaks elbow in collision with cyclist
The Slade classic Merry Christmas Everybody has been unavoidable in shops, pubs and at parties these past few weeks - but it was a less than happy one for the band's lead guitarist Dave Hill, who...
View ArticleRicky Gervais struggling with basic bike maintenance (contains swearing)
Who among us hasn’t at some point been reduced to colourful language by some bike maintenance task or other? Ricky Gervais has set the bar pretty low however, and we suspect he has an awful lot of...
View ArticleSir Bradley Wiggins switches to winter sports as he joins Channel 4's The Jump
Sir Bradley Wiggins, Great Britain's most decorated Olympian ever, is switching from summer to winter sports after he was confirmed to be among the contestants in the new series of the Channel 4 show,...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Sir Dave Brailsford has a whole raft of elaborate hand gestures in his armoury.Find out more here. 2. It’s possible for a three-year-old to ride rollers.Find out more here. pinarello dogma...
View ArticleDonations roll in for 105-year old record breaker Robert Marchand
Hundreds of Euros were collected on the first day of a fundraising drive for 105-year old record breaker and cycling inspiration Robert Marchand, who cannot afford to buy a new pair of hearing aids. Mr...
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Radio station beloved by London cabbies posts 'Dutch Reach' cycle safety video
Radio station LBC, which was formally the capital-only station London Broadcasting Company, has courted controversy on Facebook by posting a cycle safety video to its Facebook page.A video detailing...
View ArticleVideo: Cyclist stops mid ride to save cow's life - by delivering her calf
A cyclist in Spain had an unforgettable bike ride with friends yesterday morning – he stopped to deliver a calf after the group came across a pregnant cow in distress.Jose Antonio Faraldo, known as...
View ArticleTwitter pulls Sky journo Adam Boulton's leg as he confuses convicted spy...
It’s easy to get people’s names confused – we’ve been guilty of it ourselves at road.cc at times – but Sky journalist Adam Boulton has had his leg pulled on social media this week after mistakenly...
View ArticleVideo: Underwater cyclist rides 855m on static bike in one breath
Titles don’t come much catchier than this. An Italian man has set a Guinness World Record for the farthest simulated distance static cycling underwater without any breathing equipment.Homar Leuci from...
View ArticleNew cycling documentary tells story of Russian Olympic doping whistleblower
A new film in which an amateur cyclist set out to prove he could outsmart doping tests transformed into something rather more different when the film maker realised he was taking advice from the figure...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. A bicycle can be a vital tool in the beer-brewing process.Find out more here. 2. A Unicorn was spotted… with a power meter too.Find out more here. 3. In a cow birth emergency, a cyclist can prove a...
View ArticleTributes paid to rising cyclo-cross star Charlie Craig, who has died at age 15
Tributes have been paid to up-and-coming cyclo-cross rider Charlie Craig, who died at the weekend.Aged just 15, he passed away in his sleep on Friday night. The news was broken in a Facebook post by...
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‘How much extra carbon dioxide was emitted because of the cyclist?’ asks...
We were pointed in the direction of a question on this A-level physics exam paper from Edexcel today. The question is about how much extra carbon dioxide is emitted as a result of cars ‘queuing’ behind...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Sir Bradley Wiggins joined the reality ski jumping show The Jump because he’s afraid of getting fat.Find out more here. 2. The most effective and aerobically efficient way to climb on gradients up...
View ArticleFormer Top Gear host James May expresses love for bicycles
James May, host of pro-driving and often anti-cycling television programmes, has written about his life-long love for cycling on motoring website Drivetribe.May has been outspoken about cycling issues...
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road.cc Reader's Choice 2016-2017: vote now!
It's your time to shine! We've been busy running through our selection of the best bikes and kit that we've seen over the past year; you can see all the winning bikes here. But you lovely readers might...
View ArticleSouth Korean man cycles for 235 days to reach Anfield... but fails to get a...
A young Liverpool fan has cycled all the way from South Korea to watch Liverpool play at Anfield. After hearing that he couldn’t get a ticket and had to watch Tuesday’s Chelsea match in a pub, the club...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Astana pro cycling team has signed up trials ace Vittorio Brumotti.Find out more here. 2. A SRAM Red eTap groupset is 96g lighter than a Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 Di2 groupset, according to the two...
View ArticleSpain to bring in temporary speed limits in bid to protect cyclists
Spain’s Directorate-General of Traffic (DGT) is to reduce the speed limit on certain roads at times when there is likely to be a greater number of cyclists. Sunday mornings are cited as being an...
View ArticleWiggo injures himself before The Jump even comes to air
The first episode of reality TV ski jumping show The Jump is yet to come to air, but it’s already claimed a second casualty in the form of retired Olympic cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins.Posting a picture...
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