Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Interview: As the Vuelta a España hits the mid-way point, there was one rider who should have won the Spanish Grand Tour, Robert Millar was ‘flicked’ over the win in 1985 and then came close […]
Five cool things coming soon from Northwave, Look, Lezyne, Water-to-Go and Abus
Just the Vuelta to go, and then it’s back to mostly focussing on our own riding until sometime next year are being well! Here are some of the best bits in our testing pile this week… Water-to-Go Active bottle £29.99 We first reviewed a Water-To-Go bottle back in 2015, with the generally favourable test report mentioning […]
Near Miss of the Day 490: Van driver makes close pass on cyclist into oncoming traffic
This is one of the more common types of close pass that we see, and it’s one that makes you reflect on the attitude of some drivers towards road safety – not necessarily that of other people, but their own. In the near-500 videos we have shown in our Near Miss of the Day series […]
Hit-and-run drink driver faces jail for seriously injuring cyclist on end to end ride
A hit-and-run motorist who was four times over the drink-drive limit when he hit a cyclist riding from John O’Groats to Land’s End has been told by a judge that it is inevitable that he will be jailed. Stephen Evans failed to stop after he crashed into Jean-Pierre de Villiers near Combe Martin in Devon […]
Exposure Lights: Intelligent illumination for better riding
How much can the simple bike light be improved? Just how high-tech can a headlight get? Exposure, a U.K. firm specializing in bicycle lights, thinks there is room to grow. The lights they’ve already created contain an innovative array of unexpected features that range from better night riding on mountain bikes to making urban and […]
The best bike lights for 2020
With our clocks about to fall back, the dark days of outdoor riding are truly upon us. For a significant portion of the year in Canada, whether you’re commuting, enjoying a trail ride or getting in some training kilometres on the road, lights are important. Beyond the benefit of cutting through the dark, lights improve […]
What we know so far about the mysterious new Oakley sunglasses
An new pair of Oakleys has been spotted on Team Ineos Grenadiers’ Chris Froome and Deceuninck–Quick-Step’s Sam Bennett. The unique looking glasses, still unreleased by Oakley, have drummed up quite the stir on the internet. Sam Bennett wore them to victory on Stage 4 of the Vuelta a España on Friday. On Sunday, Froome conveniently […]
Tell us: What are your thoughts on riding two abreast out on the roads?
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer involved in road collision with cyclist Highway Code should be changed to erase confusion over cycling two abreast, say campaigners Egan Bernal says it will take a while ‘to be pain-free again’ as he continues recovery Let’s block ads! (Why?) Credits : cyclingweekly.com
Five talking points from stage seven of the Vuelta a España 2020
Michael Woods puts in late attack to win solo from the breakaway on stage seven of the Vuelta a España 2020 Vuelta a España 2020: Check out Chris Froome’s one of a kind Pinarello Dogma F12 Geraint Thomas said he couldn’t watch Giro d’Italia 2020 but praises Tao Geoghegan Hart Let’s block ads! (Why?) Credits : […]
Michael Woods wins his second career Vuelta a España stage
For the second Vuelta a España stage in a row, Michael Woods was in the day’s breakaway, but on Tuesday, instead of being the runner-up like on Sunday, Rusty earned the win. It was his second career Vuelta victory, his first coming on Stage 17 of the 2018 edition. Richard Carapaz kept the leader’s red […]
VUELTA’20 Stage 7: Wonderful Woods Takes the Win!
Like PEZ? Why not subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive updates and reminders on what’s cool in road cycling? Vuelta Stage Report: A day of wind and attacks in northern Spain. The finalé of stage 7 into Villanueva de Valdegovia was a crazy affair of attack and counter attack from the leading group. In […]
Fleet Street fury over campaigners' calls to clarify ‘two abreast’ cycling rule
Columns in The Times and the Daily Telegraph are both peddling anti-pedalling rhetoric following calls from cycling campaigners to clarify rules regarding cyclists riding two abreast as part of a consultation, which closes at midnight today, into proposed changes by the government to the Highway Code. I can’t keep abreast of what cyclists want is […]