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Saturday, 20 May 2017

BBC News

• Cyclist Becky James' mother breaks pelvis in bike knockSilver medal-winning cyclist Becky James urged people to

The Guardian

• Mother of champion cyclist Becky James injured in cycle crashChristine James was hit sideways at speed by a car while cycling near her home in Abergavenny, south WalesThe mother of a world champion cyclist has been injured after being knocked off her bike. Becky James, 25, who won two golds at the 2013 World Championships and two silvers at the Rio 2016 Olympics, urged people to “PLEASE think once, think twice, think BIKE!!!!” after her mother Christine’s crash in Monmouthshire on Thursday.The champion cyclist added the words “My poor Mumma” and the image of a broken heart as she retweeted a photograph of her injured mother, who she said was lucky to es...

Wales Online

• Mother of Olympic cyclist Becky James has been injured in a road accident Christine James was injured while out cycling in Monmouthshire

Green Miscellany

• Vanmoof launches thief proof electric bicycleThe bicycle manufacturer Vanmoof claims to have made its latest electric bike thief proof. The Electrified S includes a built-in tracking function that allows the bike to be located should it be stolen. So confident is the Dutch company, that it guarantees to replace a bike that’s been pinched if it cannot be traced within two weeks. The high-tech features… The post Vanmoof launches thief proof electric bicycle appeared first on ETA.
• End of the road for bicycle that was too advanced for productionThe team behind the Denny – a radical new interpretation of the urban bicycle – are appealing for a new manufacturer to resurrect the project. After winning the Oregon Manifest Bike Design competition, the battery-assisted bicycle was due to be built in small numbers by Fuji, but it was not to be.  The Denny won a public vote on the… The post End of the road for bicycle that was too advanced for production appeared first on ETA.