Cyclist thanks bike thief for potentially saving their life
A cyclist in Aberdeen has thanked the thief who stole their front wheel for potentially saving their life.In a printed message left by a set of bike racks on Broad Street, the anonymous author of the...
View ArticleVideo: Driver tailgates BBC's Jeremy Vine then kicks out at him
Jeremy Vine, who from next month will be the host of the BBC TV show Crimewatch, got some first-hand insight of his new role while commuting by bike last week, filming an incident with an extremely...
View ArticleCyclist in South Africa stabs and kills men he says tried to steal his bike
A cyclist in South Africa may face murder charges after stabbing and killing two men he says tried to steal his bike as he headed to a popular mountain bike park.The incident, last Sunday 28 August,...
View ArticleChase of thief who stole bike from Rapha Cycle Club posted to Strava
Edward Dorsey has perhaps understandably been getting a lot of kudos for a recent Strava ride, entitled “Just your average morning ride to bike thief chase, to rugby tackling and eventual...
View ArticleThomas De Gendt's polka-dot Tour de France bike stolen at Eurobike
A custom Ridley Helium SL bike with a polka dot paintjob that was ridden by Lotto-Soudal’s Thomas De Gendt when he led the mountains classification at the Tour de France last month has been stolen from...
View ArticleCyclist put in coma by driver when she was four gets compensation 14 years later
A teenager has received an undisclosed, five-figure sum 14 years after being involved in a road rage hit-and-run. Emily Kirwin was just four years old when Carl Baxter stopped and reversed his Range...
View ArticlePolice Taser man cycling round Ipswich while brandishing sword
Police in Ipswich yesterday morning used a Taser on a man who was brandishing a sword while cycling in the Suffolk county town.According to the Ipswich Star, the man, aged 32, was waving the sword at...
View ArticlePolice raid Xeccon stand at Eurobike in Knog patent dispute
German customs police this morning raided the stand at Eurobike of China-based bike light brand Xeccon, which has been engaged in a copyright dispute with the Australian business, Knog, for several...
View ArticlePolice warn Forest of Dean cyclists to be vigilant after rider hurt by booby...
Cyclists in the Forest of Dean have been told to beware of booby traps after a rider was hurt when he crashed into branches deliberately put on a mountain bike trail.The rider sustained “significant...
View ArticleLiverpool man robbed of hand-made charity bike by man armed with machete
Police are appealing for information after an Anfield charity cyclist was robbed of his hand-made bike by a man armed with a machete. Tom Coddington had finished assembling the bike just an hour before...
View ArticleCouple charged in connection with death of cyclist in Hampshire
A couple has been charged in connection with the death of cyclist Richard White on the A338 in Fordingbridge in April. Hampshire Constabulary renewed an appeal for information last month having up...
View ArticleInquest into Oxfordshire sportive rider's death to focus on event safety
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a cyclist taking part in a sportive in Oxfordshire in May will focus on the safety aspects of the event following a pre-inquest review of the incident.Sam Rowley,...
View ArticleClarkson accuses Jeremy Vine of "selfish" cycling, while driver who kicked...
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has accused BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine of “selfish” cycling after the latter posted a video this week showing a driver kicking and swearing at him. Meanwhile...
View ArticlePolice appeal to find Peugeot driver after cyclist dies
Police believe that the driver of a blue Peugeot car may have information that will help them understand how a cyclist, who has since died in hospital, came to be lying unconscious on a road in south...
View ArticleVideo: "If you are cycling on the road then I'll drive on the path"
A group of cyclists on a club ride on Saturday got a surprise when a motorist drove across a grass verge and took to a cycle path to pass them.Members of Ely & District Cycling Club taking part in...
View ArticleWoman arrested following alleged assault on Jeremy Vine
Police have arrested a 22-year-old woman on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence after BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine passed them footage of an incident on Kensington last month.Vine was...
View ArticleNine years in jail for texting driver who killed cyclist
A motorist who was reading a text message when he ploughed into a cyclist on the A31 near Bentley has been jailed for nine years. Christopher Gard had eight previous convictions for using his phone at...
View ArticleLondon Cycle Theft Survey 2016 launched – win a bike
A new London-focused cycle theft survey has been launched by Stolen Ride and London Cycling Campaign. Participants are in with the chance of winning a Flat Bar Point AR Bike with Continental tyres...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to dangerous driving after passenger slaps cyclist’s bottom
A man from Surrey who was driving a car when his passenger opened a door and slapped a cyclist on the bottom has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and other offences, with a judge saying that the...
View ArticleMoore Large responds to police raid on Xeccon stand at Eurobike in Knog dispute
Moore Large, which earlier this year secured the exclusive distribution rights in the UK for Xeccon, says it is up to the Chinese bike light manufacturer to ensure its products comply with intellectual...
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