Jeremy Vine almost hacked down by 'clown' in a car; Urán sorry for baby blunder; Brit drivers set for tougher phone rules; UK's longest bike path?; Porsche buy into e-bikes; What happened to pedal cars?; Cyclist frees goat + more on the live blog

Jeremy Vine has long been fighting the good fight for cycle safety but he nearly came a cropper today courtesy of one totally oblivious motorist.

Fortunately the BBC Radio 2 presenter had his helmet camera on so was able to capture not one, but two major misdemeanours by the errant driver and their equally ignorant passenger which are now in the process of going viral across the internet. 

Fair play to the bystander who backed him up and we hope the 'clown of the day' will learn from his newfound infamy. 

His position in the cycle box should have been a clue … Friday’s Clown Of The Day pic.twitter.com/GXsdraLTe1

— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) November 19, 2021

Professional cyclist Rigoberto Urán has returned to social media to make what looks like a slightly tongue-in-cheek apology for nearly breaking the internet a few days ago when he published a video of himself riding with his baby daughter strapped to his chest.

We covered the story in this very blog so only thought it decent to offer him the right of reply. 

This time around we find the Colombian rider in his jacuzzi at home promising "I won't do it again" whilst his daughter floats around in front of him wearing the same sunglasses she was donning in the now-deleted video which caused such a stir. 

Unfortunately, we don't speak fluent Spanish so can't understand everything he's saying, but in his accompanying post he writes "I screwed up, I won't do it again 🙏 it's been a while since I was scolded so much 😭."

Comedian or clown? We'll leave it for you to decide:
 

 

 

 

 

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What's the UK's longest traffic-free cycle path (excluding MTB-type trails)?

— 🚲 Will is too honest to ever be an MP 🇬🇧🇿🇦 (@WilliamNB) November 19, 2021

This post has caused great discussion among the road.cc editorial team.

Our suggestions included the High Peak Trail onto the Tissington Trail in the Peak Distrcit, the Tarka Trail which traverses North Devon and Exmoor, and the Ystwyth Trail in Wales, but can you top those?

Porsche has furthered its move into the world of electric bikes by taking over e-bike manufacturer Greyp.

The German brand already owned 10% of Greyp but are now majority shareholders and seemingly want a larger piece of the rapidly expanding e-bike market.

They launched the Porsche eBike Sport and Cross models earlier this year and will now begin working on updating those models as part of a €15 billion investment in new technology over the next five years.

What are your thoughts on this? Should car manufacturers be investing in bike companies? Will having major players like Porsche in the e-cycling market help raise the bar even further?

Why did this innovative 'horseless carriage' never take off? 

✅ You can carry it up the stairs
✅ You can use the larder as a garage for it
✅ The materials to build it cost less than a fiver
✅ The only overheads are the occasional spot of oil and some imbrication for those poor old legs.

What's not to love?

@andyq9

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What a nice post to get the day off to a positive start!

If proof were ever needed that cyclists are a great bunch, this clip of a fearless chap freeing a mountain goat (or is it a sheep?) who'd got its horn stuck around a tree would certainly be up there.

We raised our hands in celebration just like he did when the drama reached its conclusion. 🙌

Cyclist frees a mountain goat that got its horns trapped around a tree. pic.twitter.com/ycaXksAakk

— The Entertainer.🧑‍🎤 (@haverkamp_wiebe) November 19, 2021