road.cc recap: ten of our top stories this week

1. "You've sold your soul, you've sold your sport out" TDY protester shouts at Team Ineos bus

Anti fracking protests outside the Team INEOS team bus at the start of the @letouryorkshire in Doncaster #doncaster #TDY #TdY2019 @DonnyFreePress #fracking @SheffieldStar pic.twitter.com/peFodI2Wo4

— Sheffield Star in Pictures (@pictures_star) May 2, 2019

This was the scene at the opening stage of the Tour de Yorkshire, where Team Ineos didn't get the warmest of welcomes...
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2. Sir Jim Ratcliffe says Ineos would end cycling team backing over doping

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said that Ineos will withdraw its sponsorship of cycling should members of its team be caught cheating or taking drugs, and has also denied accusations that his company’s entry into the sport is tantamount to “greenwashing.”
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3. Police fire off a letter after viewing footage of horrific hit and run on cyclist

From Friday's live blog, we reported how hit and run victim Thonmoy Josh Dey was asked by police to go and get the CCTV footage of this shocking collision himself. The Met really leapt into action there...
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4. Bespoked 2019 highlights

Some first day highlights from the UK’s only celebration of handbuilt bicycles.
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5. Pro Bike: Chris Froome’s Pinarello Dogma F12 in new Team Ineos livery

It’s all-new kit and bike for Chris Froome as Team Ineos has been unveiled ahead of this weekend’s Tour de Yorkshire, and Pinarello, bike supplier since 2009. has unveiled the new Dogma F12. Here’s a first look at the bike Froome will be racing this season.
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6. BrightLoc, a lock and a light combined, is crowdfunding on Kickstarter

Described as "the ultimate cycling accessory", Brightloc can be used as a front or rear light when not on security duties.
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7. Wahoo launch the Elemnt Roam GPS computer, their first with a colour screen

Wahoo Fitness have unveiled their new flagship GPS device, the Elemnt Roam(link is external). It adds expanded navigational features and a colour screen, which will appeal to both road and off-road riders. 
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8. Protesters against “reckless” cyclists block Hackney street

Protesters against “reckless” cyclists – including a mother who says her son was left with a facial scar after he was knocked over by someone on a bike who immediately rode off – have blocked a street in the London Borough of Hackney.
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9. Sky’s biggest achievement in cycling? Getting more Brits on bikes, says Brailsford

Forget bankrolling a team that has won six of the last seven editions of the Tour de France; Sir Dave Brailsford says Sky’s biggest achievement in cycling has been getting more people riding bikes in Great Britain.
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10. Witnesses sought to cyclist/pedestrian collision on London Cycle Superhighway

A London cyclist has appealed for witnesses after he came across the aftermath of a collision between a cyclist riding a Santander Cycles hire bike and a pedestrian on one of the capital’s Cycle Superhighways during yesterday’s morning rush hour.
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