Lockdown-related changes to the UK’s transport habits are not being sustained as restrictions begin to lift, data shows. Figures from the Department for Transport show that despite a spike in travel by bike and a dip in car usage during the pandemic, cycling and driving levels are returning to pre-lockdown levels.
Featured image: Annemiek Van Vleuten at the Giro Rosa 2018. Giro Rosa Iccrea / @GiroRosaIccrea This afternoon, the UCI released the calendar of events for 2021. Among the notable changes was this: the Giro Rosa will no longer form part of the Women’s WorldTour, instead being demoted to the ProSeries category. Taking the biggest, most … Continue reading OPINION: It was time to demote the Giro Rosa
Part 1 | 2 | 3 In which I go on about anything but the actual racing. August 29 - stage 1 I’m so excited. I’m so excited. I can’t wait for the next three weeks. I love the Tour. I’m so stressed. I love Tony Martin. Oh no. OH NO. I hate the Tour. … Continue reading The Recommencement Diaries #4 – Tour de France Edition
In the run-up to the Tour de France this year, we have seen an unusual amount of nation-based teamwork on the road - firstly, unsanctioned in the Dauphiné when several French riders put in a turn for Thibaut Pinot, and then in an official capacity at the European Championships. In the British media, pre-Tour discourse … Continue reading Imagining a Tour de France with National Teams
In which the WorldTour returns after four months and 17 days of interruption, the UCI tries to fit all three Grand Tours and 116 other rescheduled races into the last five months of the season, and we all try to keep up. August 13 - Critérium du Dauphiné (stage 2) Only one major race today. … Continue reading The Recommencement Diaries #3
Part 1 In which the WorldTour returns after four months and 17 days of interruption, the UCI tries to fit all three Grand Tours and 116 other rescheduled races into the last five months of the season, and we all try to keep up. August 6 - Le Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc (stages 2 … Continue reading The Recommencement Diaries #2
In which the WorldTour returns after four months and 17 days of interruption, the UCI tries to fit all three Grand Tours and 116 other rescheduled races into the last five months of the season, and we all try to keep up. Prologue As a cycling fan, but also someone who struggles to stay on … Continue reading The Recommencement Diaries #1
Content warnings: addiction, substance abuse, suicide. For support with gambling addiction please visit http://www.begambleaware.org. National Gambling Helpline: 0808 8020 133 When we think about addiction, many of us may conjure up an image of someone dependant on alcohol or abusing drugs, not someone placing a bet on who’s going to win Omloop Het Nieuwsblad at … Continue reading We need to talk: cycling and betting
The oldest race on the calendar. An icon of British racing. Won by Brian Smith and Malcolm Elliot, Peter Kennaugh and Lizzie Armitstead, both Dean and Russell Downing. Most know Lincoln for its gothic cathedral and historic quarter, but for cycling fans, the city will always be known as home to the thrilling race which … Continue reading Race Report: Lincoln GP 2019
The CiCLE Classic is a race that everyone thinks they can win. That’s because it’s been won by sprinters, climber and time triallists, from long breakaways, late attacks and bunch sprints. But also everyone thinks they can win, because everyone knows they can lose - at the touch of a wheel, thanks to a poorly-timed … Continue reading Race Report: Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic 2019
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