Ryan Mallon

1 day ago | road.cc | Ryan Mallon

“Clearly a motorist when he’s not riding a bike”: Cyclist riding in cycle lane on empty road close passed… by fellow cyclist Over the years on road.cc, we’ve published a whopping 924 editions of our beloved, not-at-all controversial Near Miss of the Day series, featuring a staggering array of close passes, dodgy MGIF manoeuvres, distracted driving, and hair-raising overtakes.

1 week ago | road.cc | Ryan Mallon

Despite Kostüme founder Ed Bartlett insisting that he wants Rapha to “succeed, not fail, for many reasons”, some have branded his public criticism of his fellow British brand “cheap” The founder of British cycling clothing manufacturer Kostüme has branded fellow UK brand Rapha’s latest women’s cargo bib short design as “thoughtless, lazy, and formulaic” due to its lack of a “simple toilet break solution” in a scathing public critique posted on LinkedIn, described by some on the platform as a...

1 week ago | road.cc | Ryan Mallon

The American brand has told retailers to pass the new 10% surcharge directly to customers, but says it could remove the charge if the tariffs change While Donald Trump’s global trade war is currently if not entirely on hold, after the US president last week triggered a 90-day pause on his threatened higher tariff rates for most countries, American brand Specialized is already preparing for the potential impact of the new import taxes – by adding a 10 per cent additional surcharge on its bikes...

1 week ago | road.cc | Ryan Mallon

An inquest has opened into the death of a 55-year-old cyclist following a crash during a Masters criterium race at Lee Valley VeloPark in London last month. Paul Atkinson, from Bognor Regis, West Sussex, was competing in the second round of the Full Gas Spring Rumble Series at the Lee Valley circuit, in the Masters 50+ category, on Saturday 22 March when he reportedly was involved in a crash with a fellow racer, senior coroner Graeme Irvine said this week.

1 week ago | road.cc | Ryan Mallon

The campaign aims to encourage a quarter of the Netherlands’ cyclists to opt for helmets within ten years, though critics say it could lead to cycling being associated with danger, claiming clamping down on speeding, dangerous drivers is key instead The Dutch government has launched a campaign urging people to voluntarily wear helmets while riding their bikes, after new road safety statistics revealed that 17 per cent of all cyclists involved in crashes in 2024 suffered brain or skull...