1. Luke Rowe and Tony Martin apologise after mid-stage spat sees both expelled from Tour de France
Luke Rowe of Team Ineos and Jumbo-Visma’s Tony Martin have apologised in a joint video interview after both riders were expelled from the Tour de France following an incident towards the end of Stage 17 into Gap (their appeals fell on deaf ears).
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2. Trek's new Domane: more comfortable, more aerodynamic
The latest version of the Trek Domane has launched, an endurance bike that has seen plenty of success at the highest level since being introduced in 2012 -and it’s a ground-up redesign that increases both speed and comfort...
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3. Potentially lethal traps laid on cycle trails in Peak District
In recent months, thick branches have been cut down and fixed at head height along a bridleway in Bradwell, carpet tacks have been laid across a road in Bamford and a wall of rocks has been constructed across a path in Aston in the Peak District.
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4. Cycling and the Law: why a cyclist being successfully sued for colliding with a pedestrian is actually good for cyclists
Specialist cycling solicitor Mark Hambleton explains why a recent high-profile case reinforces a key principle that usually supports cyclists in their compensation claims following collisions with motorists.
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5. Teacher believed to have broken the 133-year-old record for fastest time to cycle Land's End to John O' Groats on a Penny Farthing
A teacher from Matlock is claiming to have broken the 133-year-old world record for the fastest time cycled from Land's End to John O' Groats on a Penny Farthing, raising almost £8,000 and counting for Children in Need in the process.
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6. Peter Sagan slams the CPA over failure to act heatwave at Tour
From our Wednesday live blog, Sagan told ITV about the struggles in temperatures that were in the high 30's, and says the Professional Cyclist's Union (CPA) "have to do something": "I think so yes, I don't know why we pay them."
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7. Cycling UK urges transport secretary to tackle “active travel crisis”
Cycling UK has urged secretary of state for transport Chris Grayling to tackle what it describes as an “active travel crisis,” calling on him – and presumably any successor with a cabinet reshuffle imminent – to quadruple funding for walking and cycling in England by 2025.
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8. Driver who killed cyclist suffered from “automatism” claims defence
A driver convicted of causing the death of a cyclist by careless driving was suffering from “automatism” at the time of the fatal collision, according to his defending barrister.
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9. Katusha vs Movistar: two Canyon Ultimates, two very different builds
While the most obvious differences are the paint jobs, the Movistar and Katusha teams are using pretty much entirely different components on their Canyon Ultimate CF SLX framesets. We managed to get hold of both Alex Dowsett's and Mikel Landa's Canyon Ultimate CF SLX to take a closer look...
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10. "I took some risks" admits Alaphilippe of storming descent from Galibier as Quintana wins stage
Movistar's Nairo Quintana attacked the remains of the day's break on the Col du Galibier to ride away to a fine solo victory by more than a minute and a half from AG2R-La Mondiale's Romain Bardet, who moves into the lead of the mountains classification. What's going to happen this afternoon? This tour is wide open and going down to the wire...
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Excellent - I think I'll replace my emergency tube that is a real squeeze to get into the little Topeak bottle cage bag thingy.
I'm genuinely shocked by his their reaction.
I enjoyed this guy I captured with his hound on New Oxford Street a few years ago.
That's perspective though - not a small number of americans would consider the current UK government "socialist"....
I know this is a bit late but one thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is the extra wear and possible damage to the cycle lane surface due to being...
*bursts back into the room hours after the conversation has moved on*...
Damn, that sucks. I generally feel pretty relaxed with my bike on Avanti trains because the compartment is locked and I don't have to worry about...
They are ugly, and presumably require registration to use them. But the argument "it should be car parking instead" is absurd. Surely a camera and...
It's endemic now. Watched a skip lorry jump two reds within 100m on my commute this morning. No intention of stopping.
I strugle to think other as cool bikes as this. If my city was flatter and I fitter, I would drool over it....