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These are the 5 things I do for a pre-ride bike inspection, new or used to ensure a bike is safe to ride.

The Australian, who was voted as president of the riders' union in March, also wants to build bridges with the peloton.

The Italian is too often a lone voice speaking out for the benefit of all riders.

'To me the UCI lost all credibility. They showed that they don’t give a damn,' Jumbo-Visma rider tells VeloNews.

A study with automotive safety specialist Autoliv points to a concept worth furthering.

Video and radar offer layers of safety measures for any rider.

The Secret Pro has had enough of the 'lip-service' approach to safety and wants actual change.

Opinion: Needing a recall isn’t good, but there are positives to such things.

Strava allows all mobile app users to share live tracking of their activities with designated followers.

Police shot a man who reportedly drove a pickup truck into the Bike the Bluff bike race in Show Low, Arizona, injuring multiple cyclists.

Aussie telco Telstra has partnered with clothing brand Arenberg on a helmet prototype spruiked by Anna Meares.

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Only if it can also change their mindset.

The young Briton was lucky to avoid serious injury.

The E3 SaxoBank Classic will use innovative new barriers to increase safety in the final kilometer of the race. The barriers also prevent fans taking out riders with selfies.

Young American unable to contest final sprint of Tour de la Provence having crashed with spectator leaning over the race barriers.

Several riders were angered by the presence of unmarked obstacles in the chaotic finale at Thursday's stage of the Tour de la Provence.

Most pros are OK with the ban but see more meaningful ways to make the sport safer - and more equitable.

First the super tuck, and now the popular breakaway position get the ax from the UCI, starting April 1.

Several riders in peloton call for officials to focus on course safety ahead of sanctioning the use of the top tube descending position.

The UCI plans to phase out the controversial — if unquestionably popular — descending position. We debate the merits of the 'super tuck.'

The UCI approved new rules that officials believe will make race finish lines safer, six months after a crash at the Tour of Poland called into question the overall safety of sprint finishes.

There have been scores of adaptations. What has been the most impactful?

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This rear-facing radar provides warning of approaching vehicles, and their relative closing rate. And it just might save your life.

Swedish insurance company Folksam oversaw a test of 27 popular helmets for safety. Four of the top-ranked helmets are available for consumers in the United States.

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The Garmin Varia rear-facing radar alerts you to traffic approaching from behind, up to 153 yards away.

"We’re on a race track and there’s Ferraris going around, there’s four or five restaurants here, so it’s not so bad. You know, we've got an internet connection, coffee machines, and so it could be worse. It's very, very comfortable."

In the basement of a hotel packed with businessmen, tourists, and cycling media from around the world, a medical team was slowly but surely working through the guests in the hotel, calling them down to be tested for Covid-19.

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When it comes to rider safety, Bontrager is alone off the front.

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In interactions between vehicles and cyclists, being seen is all-important. Now, with a weight of research backing them, Bontrager are on a mission to make cyclists more visible.

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Tom Van Damme also calls for the end of race radios, which he says leads to more aggressive riding

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A reader asks just how dangerous is cycling on American roads and what we can do to make it safer.

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