Bianchi gets protection from creditors while restructuring business
Italian bike company has entered a negotiated crisis resolution process as it attempts to tackle debts, recover from post-pandemic losses and restore stability

It took one of the most barbaric crimes in living memory to stop the online vitriol against cyclists
George reflects on whether any positives can be drawn from the shocking murder of Michael Mullins after his killer was sentenced to life imprisonment and a lifetime driving ban yesterday

15-year-olds riding illegal bikes leave cyclist with life-changing injuries… and get banned from driving; 18-week suspended sentence for drink-driver who broke cyclist’s skull; 3 years jail for TikTok-distracted driver: road.cc sentencing round-up
The latest instalment of our sentencing round-up series, analysing the state of play when it comes to sentencing for driving and cycling offences in the UK

Killer driver handed lifetime driving ban and minimum jail term of 25 years for murdering cyclist after dragging him under car for almost five minutes
Simon Richardson was speeding and boasting about being a “professional driver” when he struck headteacher Michael Mullins, causing his foot to be trapped in the vehicle’s suspension, before leaving him for dead in a shocking hit-and-run incident

Get ready to ride with the all new EMP compact electric pump and premium quality multi-tools from SKS
We look at German cycle engineering at its finest with SKS’s exciting new electric mini-pump, plus two ready-for-anything multi-tools

Business group’s attempt to ban “dangerous cycling” from town centre set to fail due to lack of “sustained evidence” or “verified incidents”; Tadej Pogačar thankful to answer “real questions” not posed by journalists + more on the live blog
Belated pinches and punches to you all! Callum's blood pressure has calmed down from a Saturday of spooks only to now be elevated by the usual spoonfuls of the Monday live blog

Cyclists allegedly abused for riding through park… to get to bike parking at swimming pool
Councillors have called for signage to “make things clearer” amid confusion over whether cycling is allowed in the park, where a new shared-use path is set to be built

A sight for sore AIs: Please think carefully before using AI to promote your cycling event
Is the future of bike racing a muddy duck with a single blinking red eye? VecchioJo hopes not, and will continue his protest until things start to look more human again

“Only a matter of time” until more cyclists crash into pedestrians on Oxford Street, planning chief warns as Mail decries “reckless peloton” of kids – but campaigners point to “urgent” need for safe bike routes
“With Oxford Street now pedestrianised, the focus should be on making it work as part of a joined-up transport network,” a vice-president at hire bike company Voi said, amid controversy over cyclists allegedly turning the newly pedestrianised street into a “highway”