Cyclists

• Day eight of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games featured a mix of results for Australian athletes, including a gold medal win for Isaac Beacroft in race walking. • In a setback for the Australian team, cyclists Felicity Wilson-Haffenden and Sophie Edwards were disqualified, while Nina Kennedy narrowly missed out on pole vault gold. • The event highlights the competitive nature of the Games and the personal journeys of athletes, such as a triple Olympian utilizing sports psychology to pursue gold.

Increase in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow downAs road deaths increase and cycle lanes overflow with e-bikes, the Netherlands is considering a cycling speed limit of 12mph (20km/h).The government has started a two-week trial in Houten, near Utrecht, to gauge whether freedom-loving Dutch cyclists are willing to slow down – and whether they have any idea how fast they are going in the first place. Continue reading...