Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country
Cateye AMPP 500 Front Light
Tom Pidcock becomes first ever British man to win an elite cyclocross World Cup round in Rucphen
Altura Endurance Mistral Women’s Softshell Jacket
Good windproofing and useful shower resistance, and warmth that works well with other layers 7/10

You can all stop Everesting now, this guy has done it for real (well, most of it)
Pedro Bento from Portugal cycled to the Base Camp of the world’s highest mountain – the first person to do it solo

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Find the perfect gift this Christmas with up to 50% off My Protein branded clothing in their huge Christmas sale.

UK Whoop users: no sex please, we’re fittish! Plus real-time aerodynamic device closer to reality, Shimano, Campagnolo, Rapha, Adidas, Deda, Brompton, Restrap & more
Catch up with all of this week’s big bike and equipment news – including a £2,700 espresso machine and how to free a seized seatpost

LIVE Dew Tour Copper 2021 | Day 4
Charlie Quarterman: ‘You think it’s okay then the next day you’ll be crying for no reason when your girlfriend comes home from work’
The 23-year-old was down but is certainly not out and finds himself with ‘a point to prove to the whole world’

Women’s peloton will finally crest the Koppenberg at Tour of Flanders 2022
Tweets of the week: Ineos give something to marvel at, Movistar go Sky, Nicolas Roche dancing and more
Department for Transport commissions report on Active Travel Fund schemes – but you’ll have to wait three years to read it
Cycling UK urges government to spell out to councils what it expects from them on cycling and walking initiatives
Topeak Power Lever X
Make faster your new normal: The riders ‘locking in’ their lockdown gains for 2022
One surprise effect of lockdown was that many cyclists made transformative fitness gains. How can we learn from them to ‘lock in’ the positive changes? Deena Blacking finds out

Bike at Bedtime: check out Rondo’s sleek-looking carbon HVRT CF 2 Disc Road Bike
Reduced to £2,599, this versatile bike features Rondo’s TwinTip fork for altering the handling and Hunt’s “world’s fastest alloy wheelset”
