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The Times publishes more than 4,000 personal accounts by cyclists of dangers they face on Britain's roads
Feb 9 2012 - 16:49 Launch of online app comes as senior politicians including David Cameron back Cities Fit For Cycling campaign [more...] 
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UCI hail frame and fork approval stickers a 'successful process'
Feb 9 2012 - 16:38 The story so far: the blazers are happy, but how do we see the process a year on? Here's how... [more...] 1
Comeback 3.0: Lance Armstrong to race Ironman triathlon events
Feb 9 2012 - 16:03 Partnership between triathlon organiser and Lance Armstrong Foundation aims to raise $1 million for cancer sufferers [more...] 4
Tour of Qatar Stage 5: Mark Cavendish takes second stage of week for Team Sky
Feb 9 2012 - 12:46 World champion goes early to win scrappy sprint, Boonen keeps race lead [more...] 1
Police seek Manchester driver who hit cyclist in possible road rage attack
Feb 9 2012 - 11:44 Student describes how motorist knocked him off bike in incident last Wednesday [more...] 4
CAS bans Jan Ullrich for 2 years, strips him of results obtained since 1 May 2005
Feb 9 2012 - 11:13 German's links to Operacion Puerto see him lose 2005 TDF podium place, 2006 Tour de Suisse overall and Giro stage [more...] 5
California man floors cyclist being chased by police and helps reunite stolen bike with owner
Feb 9 2012 - 10:06 Man whose own bike had been stolen last month takes hands-on approach to tackling bike crime [more...] 3
Cycle safety to get three-hour Parliamentary debate, Sustrans and Cycle Rail get £15m from DfT
Feb 8 2012 - 22:21 Three hour debate scheduled for Westminster Hall on 23 February [more...] 7
French police arrest Jeannie Longo's husband in investigation into online EPO purchases
Feb 8 2012 - 15:43 Couple's homes searched in dawn raid, L'Equipe says development may harm Longo's London 2012 hopes [more...] 0
Tour of Qatar Stage 4: Boonen bosses it with 20th stage win in Desert race
Feb 8 2012 - 12:44 Belgian consolidates overall lead as he hunts fourth Tour of Qatar title [more...] 1
On video: Magura RT8 TT brake
Feb 8 2012 - 12:25 Hot on the heels of the SRAM hydraulic news, here's a vid of Magura's new system [more...] 1
Dozens of schools across London to benefit from TfL cycling funding of up to £9,000 each
Feb 8 2012 - 10:56 Money will be used to buy pool bikes and roll out training, with focus mainly on Outer London Biking Boroughs [more...] 5
Major Midlands haulage firm partners with Metaltek Scott team to reinforce road safety message
Feb 8 2012 - 10:43 Knights of Old says partnership aims to raise cycle awareness among staff, wider industry and community [more...] 13
SRAM Red Hydraulic discs and rim brakes: spy shots land!
Feb 8 2012 - 10:07 Hydraulic rim brakes and disc brakes for SRAM's new groupset will be available in the summer... [more...] 27
London cyclists encouraged to apply for free or subsidised cycle training
Feb 8 2012 - 09:44 London Councils makes appeal in response to The Times' Cities Fit For Cycling campaign [more...] 2
Contador considers appealing CAS decision, but WADA chief brands him "a doping cheat"
Feb 7 2012 - 21:06 Meanwhile, Saxo Bank team boss Bjarne Riis says Spaniard has team's full support [more...] 19
Fantasy Cycling: Tour of Qatar stage 3
Feb 7 2012 - 20:04 Cav brings home the bacon for Team Sky, Boonen stays in the sand-coloured jersey [more...] 0
Updated: US road bike stunt video now with bonus tech info
Feb 7 2012 - 17:30 ...and one of the two bikes is under UCI's 6.8Kg weight limit [more...] 14
Video: Downfall vs bike registration
Feb 7 2012 - 17:07 Get your captions out, it's everyone's favourite Downfall scene: now featuring Shane Warne [more...] 9
Suspended sentence for Milton Keynes driver who killed cyclist while fiddling with car radio
Feb 7 2012 - 14:33 Police say case highlights dangers of driver distraction plus need to check insurance in force [more...] 11
Work of Genius: anti-theft rust and scratch stickers
Feb 7 2012 - 13:18 London designer Dominic Wilcox resorts to subterfuge and in his case it's working so far [more...] 7
Tour of Qatar Stage 3: Mark Cavendish gets first win for Team Sky
Feb 7 2012 - 13:06 World champion pips Tom Boonen to line on day when wind caused split in peloton [more...] 5
TfL reveals first London junctions being reviewed - but they're not, as The Times says, "the most dangerous"
Feb 7 2012 - 12:40 Junctions on list also show big difference from those highlighted on November's Tour du Danger [more...] 2
Schwag grab: win a place on the Howies track day at Newport!
Feb 6 2012 - 22:14 You could be hitting the boards on 20 Feb with a friend and pick up some coaching from the Pros [more...] 149
Day 4 of The Times campaign calls for £100m a year to be put aside for cycling infrastructure
Feb 6 2012 - 21:47 Early Day Motions in Parliament welcome newspaper's initiative, but central safety message mustn't be lost [more...] 9
British neo-pro Andy Fenn takes second win in two days on Mallorca
Feb 6 2012 - 18:40 21-year-old Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider takes bunch sprint for second day in a row [more...] 1
Cannondale launches SuperSix Evo frameset
Feb 6 2012 - 18:34 "World's lightest production frame" now available separately [more...] 5
Fantasy Cycling: Tour of Qatar stage 2
Feb 6 2012 - 17:19 Garmin Barracuda take the win, Boonen keeps the lead... [more...] 0
Michele Scarponi gets a new bike… but will they need to change it now he's won the Giro d'Italia?*
Feb 6 2012 - 13:33 *subject to confirmation, terms and conditions may apply [more...] 9
Tour of Qatar Stage 2: Garmin-Barracuda win TTT, Boonen keeps race lead
Feb 6 2012 - 13:05 Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider tops overall standings by three hundredths of a second from Tyler Farrar [more...] 2
Just in: Kovert FX-Pro
Feb 6 2012 - 11:27 Exclusive: Shimano Ultegra Di2-equipped road bike at just under £3,000 [more...] 3
Alberto Contador banned for 2 years - but he'll be free to race in August this year
Feb 6 2012 - 11:07 Court of Arbitration for Sport rejects tainted meat defence, but adds no proof Spaniard doped [more...] 55
AA president calls for more 20mph zones, but not on a blanket basis
Feb 6 2012 - 09:58 Lower speed limit wanted in some residential areas and near schools, but campaigners say only blanket approach works [more...] 5
New: Pango folding helmet from BioLogic + Video
Feb 5 2012 - 23:27 We've seen prototypes at several Eurobikes but it's shortly to be here [more...] 5
Fantasy Cycling: Tour of Qatar stage 1
Feb 5 2012 - 15:41 Boonen in the lead on the tarmac, who's top virtual DS? [more...] 3
Tour of Qatar Stage 1: Boonen takes opening stage, recuperating Cavendish takes it easy
Feb 5 2012 - 12:55 Belgian former world champ takes opening stage of race he has won three times [more...] 0
Canyon proud of their new CT scanner. Their what?
Feb 5 2012 - 11:54 "This non-destructive method opens up completely new vistas in material testing," say the keen engineers from Koblenz [more...] 6
Tour of Qatar 2012 Preview with Team Sky's Geraint Thomas
Feb 5 2012 - 00:39 Team Sky star rode 2010 edition and says desert wind could be decisive this week [more...] 0
Team Sky's Rod Ellingworth "confident" Mark Cavendish will beat illness to make debut in Qatar
Feb 4 2012 - 17:50 World champion sat out training today due to illness that struck him down on way to Gulf [more...] 1
Day 3 of the Times Cities Fit for Cycling Campaign… a bit of a backlash
Feb 4 2012 - 15:33 Hackles raised by focus on helmets & high viz + James Cracknell helmet article [more...] 95
Bicycle Film Festival 2012 opens entries: deadline April 1st + Video
Feb 4 2012 - 14:28 It's the 12th running of the international competition for all kinds of cycling film [more...] 0
Ben Fogle says Choose My Challenge for WWF
Feb 4 2012 - 12:58 The Tousled One is back and this time he's …er... undecided [more...] 2
Yorkshire to host ASO delegation in May as part of Tour de France bid
Feb 4 2012 - 10:43 Tourism chiefs to show TDF organsisers route and hotels for proposed 2016 Grand Départ [more...] 7
Federal investigators close Lance Armstrong probe with no charges brought... but USADA enquiry continues
Feb 3 2012 - 22:28 Press release confirms federal investigation at an end, but anti-doping body to press on [more...] 31
CTC appoints new Chief Executive
Feb 3 2012 - 18:01 Gordon Seabright takes up his post on March 1st after senior roles with the RHS and English Heritage [more...] 4
Onix launch Rob Hayles Signature bikes
Feb 3 2012 - 17:11 Former world champ lends his name to new carbon road frames [more...] 9
Tech Roundup: Knog, Polaris, Ergon, Feedback, Bionicon, Rainlegs, UCI plus more…
Feb 3 2012 - 16:09 It's accessories season with CORE Bike launches and news from Australia's premier bike lighting company... [more...] 6
Cyclist killed in collision with coach in City of London
Feb 3 2012 - 16:05 First cycling fatality in the capital of 2012 [more...] 7
Video: The Man Who Lived On His Bike - a charming and ever-so-slightly crazy film from Canada
Feb 3 2012 - 15:09 Montreal cyclist pays homage to his father in three-minute short [more...] 4
Day 2 of The Times Cities Fit For Cycling campaign focuses on lorries
Feb 3 2012 - 12:59 Views from the cab and the bike lane as newspaper outlines its suggestions for improving infrastructure [more...] 13
Core Bike Show: wheel porn
Feb 3 2012 - 12:47 Arousing stuff from Fast Forward, Enve, Ritchey, Rolf, Reynolds & FSA [more...] 3
CORE Bike 2012 - Kinesis Racelight T2, Decade Tripster, Speedfill, Oval and Green Oil
Feb 3 2012 - 09:33 We have a nose around the Upgrade Bikes stand and discover plenty to talk about [more...] 0
Mark Cavendish writes off bike in training crash - but world champ escapes with only bruises
Feb 3 2012 - 09:21 News comes as he prepares to make Team Sky debut on Sunday in Qatar [more...] 11
Pupils in Cambridgeshire to get free Bikeability training from 2012/13 school year
Feb 3 2012 - 00:43 Currently youngsters have to pay but that will change thanks to DfT cash injection [more...] 2
First look: All City Space Horse + Civia Twin City and updates from Salsa & Surly
Feb 2 2012 - 16:14 World exclusive steel loveliness from CORE 2012 plus more non-exclusive steel loveliness [more...] 4
CORE Bike 2012: Clément, Topeak, Fizik, mirrors & more
Feb 2 2012 - 16:08 It wasn't all £8,000 bikes at CORE. There was a best-ever naming system for a range of tyres for a start. [more...] 2
Core Bike Show: components, accessories and stuff from Token, FSA, Ritchey, Sci Con, Alpina & more
Feb 2 2012 - 13:31 Our round up of interesting products from this week's bike trade show [more...] 1
DfT statistics show alarming rise in number of cyclists killed or seriously injured on Britain's roads
Feb 2 2012 - 12:45 Number of casualties across all classes of road users continues to fall with only cyclists seeing an increase [more...] 11
Man in Canada reunited with bicycle - 28 years after it was stolen outside pub
Feb 2 2012 - 11:20 Owner hopes to get bicycle back in working order then give it away [more...] 3
British Cycling members have their say on how roads can be made safer for cyclists in new report
Feb 2 2012 - 10:43 Findings revealed on same day The Times launches cycle safety campaign as issue gathers increased attention [more...] 3
'Save Our Cyclists' - The Times launches major cycle safety campaign
Feb 2 2012 - 08:54 "Britain is failing cyclists," says newspaper as it outlines 8-point manifesto to make 'Cities Fit For Cycling' [more...] 14
Product recall: Gore Ride On Brake Cable for Campagnolo
Feb 2 2012 - 00:49 If your bike is fitted with Campagnolo compatible Gore Ride On Cables from 2008 to 2012 stop riding it [more...] 1
London politicians give "qualified support" to TfL's Bow Roundabout proposals (+ video)
Feb 1 2012 - 18:58 Work will only be partially completed prior to Olympics, calls for more steps to safeguard pedestrians [more...] 2
Driver charged with manslaughter after open car door leads to death of cyclist
Feb 1 2012 - 16:56 Driver of vehicle whose opened door caused Sam Harding to swerve into path of London bus appears before magistrates [more...] 11
SRAM Red 2012: the technology
Feb 1 2012 - 15:32 We take a look at the detail of SRAM's newly redesigned top-level groupset [more...] 5
SRAM launch new Red groupset + video
Feb 1 2012 - 13:42 Top-end gruppo gets a major overhaul for 2012 [more...] 21
Spanish sports minister promises to bring country into line with WADA rules on dopers
Feb 1 2012 - 13:20 Changes required to help support Madrid's 2020 Olympic bid, explains politician [more...] 0
Mother of schoolboy left blind in one eye after his bike slipped from shared use path calls for safety improvements
Feb 1 2012 - 12:13 Incident took place next to road in Cambridge where police found three in four drivers break speed limit [more...] 6
The Light Blue Kings - a classic Reynolds 853 racer
Feb 1 2012 - 11:39 They call it "the perfect Sunday morning steed", we'd certainly be happy wheeling it out of the shed [more...] 8
Places on 2012 Deloitte Ride Across Britain up for grabs at static bike challenge in London next week
Feb 1 2012 - 11:11 Male and female rider setting best time on Wattbike over 250 metres will each win place on September's mass LEJOG ride [more...] 3
London cyclist says he thought he would die as he was dragged underneath petrol tanker
Feb 1 2012 - 09:39 Tanker driver acquitted on careless driving charge after telling court he did check his mirrors [more...] 32
Star-studded Great Britain line-up revealed for London track World Cup
Jan 31 2012 - 13:23 Five of Team GB's gold medal winners from Beijing to feature in London 2012 test event [more...] 3
Four riders injured as car ploughs into Malaysia national team selection race
Jan 31 2012 - 12:47 Most seriously injured cyclist insists she'll be fit for Asian Championships next month - doctors and Sports Minister disagree [more...] 2
Wiggle Athlete Search 2012 - have you got what it takes to be sponsored?
Jan 31 2012 - 11:37 Online retailer runs Facebook competition for aspiring members of Team Wiggle this season [more...] 1
CORE Bike Show: Campagnolo prices announced + Vittoria, Selle Italia, Deda & Cinelli
Jan 31 2012 - 11:31 The much anticipated prices for EPS: better be sitting down… [more...] 21
Strong Australia squad named for London 2012 track cycling test event
Jan 31 2012 - 08:41 Cyclones send the big guns to check out track and facilities at next month's UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics [more...] 0
Police ticket Oxford cyclists riding in pedestrian zones
Jan 30 2012 - 23:11 Officer cites "safety reasons" - although one of the streets concerned is used by buses all day long [more...] 18
The Bike Place Show: Velocite, Koga, Sabbath, Kona & Cielo
Jan 30 2012 - 19:06 Mat & Nick flew by the new Wing building at Silverstone… [more...] 2
First look: De Rosa unveil the new Protos frameset at CORE Bike Show
Jan 30 2012 - 18:24 £11k range topper made in Italy and launched on Ugo de Rosa's birthday... [more...] 13
New lease of life for tandem hearse after owner rethinks sale
Jan 30 2012 - 14:04 Funeral business owner has second thougts following response to news he wa thinking of selling one-off bike [more...] 6
CAS says it expects to announce Contador decision on Monday 6 February. Maybe.
Jan 30 2012 - 13:32 Date still to be definitively confirmed - holding breath would be ill-advised [more...] 13
Geraint Thomas to help front Fiat and British Cycling 'share the road' campaign
Jan 30 2012 - 12:48 Initiative ties in with Italian marque's sponsorship of governing body [more...] 15
Just in: Jamis Quest
Jan 30 2012 - 12:00 Steel mile-eater with mudguard clearance and rack mounts - sportive, audax or super-commuter? You decide... [more...] 10
Pat McQuaid, Hein Verbruggen and UCI launch defamation action against Paul Kimmage
Jan 30 2012 - 10:08 Papers filed in Swiss court regarding 'damage to reputation' caused by journalist's allegations [more...] 12
1T4i sprinter Marcel Kittel linked by TV show to German blood doping investigation
Jan 29 2012 - 22:04 Young talent named as one of 28 athletes whose blood was subject to 'black light' UV technique [more...] 9
CX Worlds: Men's title to Belgium's Niels Albert, Marianne Vos of Netherlands retains women's crown
Jan 29 2012 - 20:31 Belgians dominate men's race on home sand to fill first 7 places, while Vos makes it 4 in a row [more...] 1
VelEau 42 hides a 1.2 litre drink reservoir in its own seat pack, a pipe delivers the goods + VIDEO
Jan 29 2012 - 16:31 Portland-based Showers Pass offer a new take on several ideas combined… [more...] 6
3T add 40mm rim options to Accelero and Mercurio wheels
Jan 29 2012 - 14:05 Italian company claims these shallower-rimmed aero wheels are for 'every-day' use... [more...] 4
Oxford cycle business targets rail commuters with while-you-work servicing
Jan 29 2012 - 13:02 Bainton Bikes operating from Oxford railway station on Mondays with plans to offer seven-day-a-week service [more...] 3
Mixed night for Sir Chris Hoy at Revolution season finale in Manchester
Jan 29 2012 - 11:32 Scot wins keirin and helps beat French in team sprint, but Kenny gets better of him in individual sprint [more...] 0
Surrey issues late call for Olympic Ambassador applications ahead of Tuesday deadline
Jan 28 2012 - 22:05 County council needs volunteers to help wih Torch Relay and Olympic road races and time trials [more...] 1
Tech Roundup: Kovert, Wilier, Kask, Minoura, KCNC, Rapha and more…
Jan 28 2012 - 15:00 It's the annual Core Bike tradefest for us on Tuesday but there's no letup in the shiny kit news this week... [more...] 11
Volkswagen and US cycling advocacy group Bikes Belong announce major partnership (+ video)
Jan 28 2012 - 12:27 Deal includes maker of People's Car supporting People for Bikes initiative [more...] 1
Birmingham road rage driver ordered to pay £25 compensation after helmet cam conviction
Jan 28 2012 - 11:02 Driver pleads guilty to public order offence for hurling abuse at cyclist [more...] 36
Bradley Wiggins targets Tour and Olympic double but Stephen Roche queries Team Sky ambitions
Jan 27 2012 - 15:53 Former TDF champ says winning both green and yellow jerseys could be an impossible task [more...] 6
Fantasy Cycling: prizes announced for our bonus February races!
Jan 27 2012 - 15:03 Here's what you can win if you're top of the pile on the Arabian peninsula... [more...] 13
British Cycling targets UCI WorldTour status for London Olympic legacy race
Jan 27 2012 - 12:16 Professional race forms part of annual London cycling festival announced yesterday [more...] 2
Transport Minister Theresa Villiers breaks collarbone in fall from bike
Jan 27 2012 - 11:12 Department for Transport says Chipping Barnet MP should be back on her bike soon [more...] 7
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