Sometimes the wind’s at your back, sometimes it’s all uphill

VIRTUAL REALITY

London will host the inaugural British Cycling eRacing Championships. Using the Zwift format, competitors will compete in the final in late March, across various race formats, for a national champs jersey and £1000 prize pot.

CONFIDENCE TRICKS

A British Cycling campaign aims to get 1m more women on bikes by 2020. The move follows on from its own research that showed 64% of women aren’t confident riding on roads, 26% higher than men.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

A new update from indoor training game Zwift allows users to choose between two of its worlds on any given day. The original Watopia world is ever present and joined daily by a rotating guest world.

BIKE FOR LIFE

The NHS could save £319m over 23 years if cycling in UK cities becomes as popular as in London, according to Sustrans. An estimated 34,000 cases of serious illness could be prevented.

BOOST THE COFFERS

The Government is in danger of missing targets to increase levels of cycling in England unless there is an increase in funding, charities, including Cycling UK, have said. They are calling for more cash to avert a public health crisis.

BOOTED OUT

Vuelta a San Juan organisers expelled Belgian rider Iljo Keisse after a waitress reported him to police for making a lewd gesture while she posed for a photograph with his team.