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Death of actress reignites media helmet debate
Mar 19 2009 - 14:12 CTC repeats view that cycling helmets should not be compulsory [more...] 
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“What’s smug and deserves to be decapitated?” Matthew Parris gets most press complaints of 2008
Mar 19 2009 - 11:39 Press Complaints Commission reveals article received more complaints than Daily Mail coverage of “Sachsgate” [more...] 2
Wales spends £250,000 on cycling proficiency for the 21st century
Mar 19 2009 - 09:58 12 new cycling instructors prepare to start teaching next generation of cyclists [more...] 0
How to ride Belgian cobbles - video tips from Rapha Condor
Mar 19 2009 - 09:40 Advice from the pros on technique and pre-ride prep for you and your bike [more...] 3
UK Etape Training weekends in June
Mar 18 2009 - 13:49 Toughen up for this summer's big rides with a weekend in the Brecons [more...] 0
Cotswold Classic route announced
Mar 18 2009 - 12:32 105 mile or 105Km routes on offer, online entry still open [more...] 0
Dermot Murnaghan rides the Economic Cycle for Sky News
Mar 18 2009 - 09:54 Sky anchor gets on his bike to see how the recession is affecting the South West [more...] 0
2009 Tour de France teams announced
Mar 17 2009 - 16:59 Teams from Russia, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, the US, Denmark, Italy, Belgium and… France [more...] 6
Shutt VR launches with range of British made woolen jerseys
Mar 17 2009 - 15:10 New firm offer range of well-priced British made woolen jerseys [more...] 0
York appoints Cycling boss
Mar 17 2009 - 09:55 York appoints manager to oversee cycling projects [more...] 0
Cardiff to get £28.5m to fund sustainable transport
Mar 17 2009 - 09:18 Cash for improved cycle routes and a crossing of the Ely river [more...] 0
Big week of Rollapaluza action
Mar 16 2009 - 21:33 Winter league finale on Weds, Courier champs on Friday [more...] 0
Just in Exclusive! Charge Grinder
Mar 16 2009 - 16:51 … Like a Plug but with mudguards which for some reason makes it unaccountably prettier [more...] 12
First pro win for Shimano Di2 at Paris Nice
Mar 16 2009 - 13:27 Roy rides to victory with electronic shifters [more...] 0
GB squad for track World Champs announced
Mar 16 2009 - 10:39 Eight Beijing medallists make trip to Poland after "Winter of experimentation and innovation" [more...] 0
Ivan Basso’s Bicycle in Auction for Emiko Seal Fund
Mar 16 2009 - 09:45 Basso's bike being auctioned to help Japanese adventurer's fight against cancer [more...] 0
Careless cyclist deserved punishment
Mar 15 2009 - 17:26 Oxford cyclist broke law but did the right thing by taking responsibility, says CTC [more...] 0
Contributory negligence ruling unlikely to affect helmetless cyclists
Mar 15 2009 - 16:19 High Court ruling alters principle but not practice [more...] 0
Paris Nice Final: Sanchez tames Contador to win Paris Nice 2009
Mar 15 2009 - 15:51 Contador left with too much to do in the final stage [more...] 0
Media roundup: A defence of cycling and a treatise on hairless bikers
Mar 15 2009 - 14:45 A review of cycling-related stories in this weekend’s national papers [more...] 1
Paris Nice Stage 7: Sanchez takes the fight to Contador… and wins
Mar 14 2009 - 15:26 Contador suffers in the mountains [more...] 3
This week's Friday Schwag grab: Set of signed Cervelo Test Team rider pics
Mar 13 2009 - 22:05 Your chance to win buried treasure from deep under a big pile of paper on a very untidy desk [more...] 1
Paris Nice Stage 6: Contador shows who's boss
Mar 13 2009 - 15:42 Contador smashes rivals with awesome climbing display [more...] 0
Clear Channel may bid for London bike hire scheme but wants better cycling facilities
Mar 13 2009 - 15:40 CEO calls for more London cycle paths to make bike-hire scheme a success [more...] 0
Factor 001: “The most advanced bicycle in the world” launched at Science Museum
Mar 13 2009 - 11:59 Cycling institutes worldwide express interest in training bike inspired by Formula 1 [more...] 0
Halfords to be "Partner" to British Cycling's Premier Calendar Series
Mar 12 2009 - 22:43 Halfords cash means series prize fund and extra resource to boost participation [more...] 0
Lords throw out London's 'Lock it and lose it' law
Mar 12 2009 - 18:47 London Cycling Campaign claims victory in cycle parking battle [more...] 0
“Great deal of interest” from contenders to run London bike-hire scheme
Mar 12 2009 - 16:46 Transport for London denies fresh claims plans for 6,000 hire bikes are under threat [more...] 2
Paris Nice Stage 5: Roy goes from last to first in a day
Mar 12 2009 - 15:49 Rider who finished 150th yesterday is no 1 today [more...] 0
Heat is off for HotChillee women's race team
Mar 12 2009 - 13:44 Team relaxes after top ten finishes in Cape Town "Tour of Storms" [more...] 0
Howies go to Argos for some podcast action
Mar 12 2009 - 13:29 No, not that Argos, the legendary Brisol-based framebuilding Argos [more...] 0
Govt data leads to creation of map of UK cycling accidents
Mar 12 2009 - 08:54 Move allows creation of at a glance guide to the nation's cycling blackspots [more...] 1
Paris-Nice stage 4: the big guns fight back
Mar 11 2009 - 16:38 Vandevelde and Contador make gains, Wiggins bails [more...] 0
New slimline fast commuter rack from Tortec
Mar 11 2009 - 13:41 Minimalist load carrier should appeal to audax riders too [more...] 2
Bikebelles website goes live with mission to get women cycling
Mar 11 2009 - 09:12 New site aims to tell women about the benefits of riding a bike [more...] 2
Paris Nice Stage 3: Chavanel wins, Contador slips down to 6th place
Mar 10 2009 - 16:14 Break from break wins the day for Frenchman [more...] 1
200 take part in London's Birds on Bikes night ride
Mar 10 2009 - 15:43 Event to celebrate International Women's Day hailed a success - more planned [more...] 0
Shedfire ignites with Ragley Ti frame
Mar 10 2009 - 09:18 Not a road bike… but not without interest either [more...] 1
Ministers discuss car-free cure to Wales’s childhood obesity problems
Mar 9 2009 - 18:28 Sustrans prompts debate on making streets safe for cycling and play [more...] 0
Teachers given lessons on pedal power
Mar 9 2009 - 17:04 Sustrans organises free workshops to help teachers promote cycling to their pupils [more...] 0
Scottish firm offers cycling holidays with a technological twist
Mar 9 2009 - 16:31 GPS cycling tours make Scotland’s unclassified routes more accessible [more...] 0
Paris Nice Stage 2: Haussler wins for Cervelo
Mar 9 2009 - 15:55 Meanwhile Contador crashes at the back of the pack [more...] 0
Contador wins Paris Nice prologue
Mar 9 2009 - 10:51 Wiggins has to settle for second place as Contador storms to victory [more...] 0
Just in: Dahon Cadenza Solo
Mar 9 2009 - 08:56 Dahon's urban singlespeed/fixed MTB derived, folder, it sounds different… and it is [more...] 0
CTC's New Vision calls on Government to double cycling in 10 years
Mar 6 2009 - 17:46 Cycling can deliver in the fight against climate change and obesity… here's how says the CTC [more...] 0
Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales just got even better
Mar 6 2009 - 14:39 New cycle centre offers food, accommodation and routes in top riding country [more...] 0
Genuine yellow jersey signed by Carlos Sastre in ebay charity auction
Mar 6 2009 - 12:11 Wiggle team up with Team Saxo Bank to raise funds for deaf children' [more...] 0
£100-a-mile fundraiser aims to beat round-the-world record
Mar 6 2009 - 08:50 Carpenter aims to sand 47 days off world record to raise £1.8million for Parkinson's research [more...] 0
Route news: progress on traffic free trails in Wales and the West Country
Mar 5 2009 - 12:06 16 mile Welsh route proposed, locals give West country route thumbs up [more...] 0
Nicole Cooke’s Vision1 Racing team to ride Focus bikes
Mar 5 2009 - 11:03 Olympic and World Champion signs deal with Focus bikes and online cycling shop Wiggle [more...] 0
Archer GP support races to continue
Mar 5 2009 - 09:58 Spring and Junior races will be held on Archer GP route [more...] 0
2009 Team Bike Gallery
Mar 5 2009 - 09:10 Rabobank's Giant TCR Advanced SLs and Astana Madone and TTX and lots of Lance's bike [more...] 0
Football fan plans season in the saddle riding to every match
Mar 4 2009 - 17:09 Die-hard York City supporter will quit job to follow his team for a season – by bike [more...] 0
Criminal gets on his bike… or someone else's
Mar 4 2009 - 12:56 Search stepped up for armed robber who used bike as getaway vehicle [more...] 0
Devil in the detail for cycling IT worker
Mar 4 2009 - 11:17 Dismissed civil servant took part in 66-mile race while off sick [more...] 0
Blog: A hero returns
Mar 4 2009 - 08:28 Vecchiojo on Robert Millar and a documentary that followed him through a season [more...] 0
Crash inury forces Hoy out of Track World Champs
Mar 3 2009 - 18:16 Muscle 'degloving' injury needs time to heal before he can ride again [more...] 0
Build the World's most expensive bike 2: We have a winner!
Mar 3 2009 - 16:10 We have a winning build and enough alternatives to put together something really rather expensive [more...] 2
Just in: Dromarti Race shoes
Mar 3 2009 - 12:58 Lovely leather footwear from Italy via Putney [more...] 3
225 Dartmoor Classic places for Devon riders
Mar 2 2009 - 09:47 TravelWise reserves places for debutant local riders, but you have to book this month [more...] 0
Raceguard '09 possible first batch issues
Mar 1 2009 - 21:39 Possible clamping problems with 27.2mm seatposts [more...] 0
iceBike 2009 – the bikes
Feb 27 2009 - 16:38 Our favourite bikes from iceBike… [more...] 1
London learns lessons from theft-hit Vélib bike-hire scheme
Feb 27 2009 - 16:13 Different locks will make London bikes more difficult to steal [more...] 1
1000 riders wanted for new King of the Downs monster ride
Feb 27 2009 - 14:14 King of the Downs 110-mile challenge new for 2009 [more...] 0
Rouleur Issue 12 out soon
Feb 27 2009 - 10:57 The crisis in French cycling, racing from the front and much, much more... [more...] 0
'Maxgear’ sponsors Nicole Cooke’s Vision1 Racing team
Feb 27 2009 - 09:51 New brand is an official equipment supplier to Olympic champion’s team of talented riders [more...] 0
Exclusive: Just in Cotic - Roadrat Drop bar
Feb 27 2009 - 08:20 Cotic's cult classic commuter now comes with drop 'bars [more...] 1
East Midlands CiCLE Classic returns to Rutland
Feb 26 2009 - 15:54 Riders put through paces over mixed terrain of Britain’s largest one-day race [more...] 0
Memory Map launches Digital Map Shop
Feb 26 2009 - 15:27 Pay as you go mapping for your ride [more...] 0
“superpoke” road.cc on new Facebook page
Feb 26 2009 - 14:44 road.cc signs up to social networking phenomenon [more...] 0
Blog:Vecchiojo gets his legs out for some pre-season fake tan action
Feb 26 2009 - 14:35 …and he's not putting them away again either [more...] 1
Free breakfasts for young cyclists
Feb 26 2009 - 11:53 Sustrans Bike It project signs up new schools [more...] 1
Agiskoviner launches new squad line-up
Feb 26 2009 - 11:25 Youngest member is Olympic hopeful [more...] 0
Brailsford heads Team Sky tasked with winning Tour de France in five years
Feb 26 2009 - 08:20 New team aims to win Tour and get even more Brits on bikes [more...] 1
Rollapaluza 500m record smashed in sub 18 second ride
Feb 25 2009 - 22:41 Good night on the boards leads to great time on the rollers [more...] 0
First glimpse of Olympic cycling legacy
Feb 25 2009 - 17:49 Olympic Delivery Authority releases graphic of Velodrome to be built on former tip [more...] 0
HerbaLife/Wheelbase road race team aims for the top
Feb 25 2009 - 16:08 Major new sponsor adds strength, depth and youth to the team. [more...] 4
road.cc Exclusive! Nocturne Series expands with new races in Edinburgh and Blackpool
Feb 25 2009 - 13:13 Night time racing promises mix of top pros, team challenge, and folding bikes [more...] 1
Plowman Craven Madison launch new team for 2009
Feb 25 2009 - 13:10 Team owner looks forward to another successful season [more...] 1
Lance Armstrong confirms participation in Tour of Ireland
Feb 25 2009 - 11:22 Tour de France legend to race before attending international cancer summit in Dublin [more...] 2
New “bikebelles” website aims to close cycling gender gap
Feb 25 2009 - 10:35 Sustrans prepares for launch of website encouraging more women to cycle [more...] 0
iceBike 2009 - Ridgeback, Genesis, Giro, Continental, Cervelo and more
Feb 25 2009 - 10:14 More shiny stuff, this time from Milton Keynes [more...] 0
Exclusive! Limited edition Enigma Yatesy
Feb 24 2009 - 08:54 Limited edition of 25 custom built steel and carbon bikes… and you get to meet Sean [more...] 0
London 2012 announces 'ride and stride'* strategy
Feb 23 2009 - 17:31 *To be known as a walking and cycling strategy in the rest of the UK [more...] 0
Dave Gorman goes pedal powered for 2009
Feb 23 2009 - 15:43 32 days in the saddle, 32 nights on the stage [more...] 0
Wales gets new walking and cycling strategy while Sustrans targets commuters
Feb 23 2009 - 08:51 Sustrans launches bi-lingual Active Travel toolkit aimed at boosting Welsh cycle commuting [more...] 0
ToC Stage 8: The day belongs to Frank Schleck but the race is Leipheimers… again
Feb 23 2009 - 00:41 Leipheimer takes his third Tour of California in a row [more...] 0
Radio 4 takes an audio Tour of Manchester Velodrome with Sir Chris Hoy
Feb 22 2009 - 11:46 Sound and vision too, courtesy of the Today programme's audio slideshow [more...] 0
ToC Stage 7: Nocentini wins thriller, Leipheimer retains overall
Feb 22 2009 - 00:32 A day of breaks at the Tour of California [more...] 1
ToC Stage 6: Leipheimer wins TT to strengthen grip on race
Feb 20 2009 - 23:09 Race leader speeds towards overall win [more...] 0
Buy a Trek and win a trip... to the Étape
Feb 20 2009 - 16:14 There's a £3500 holiday up for grabs [more...] 4
Cyclist shoving NY cop gets push from force
Feb 20 2009 - 12:49 Or maybe he resigned to spend more time on his defence… [more...] 0
ToC Stage 5: Cavendish beats Boonen again…
Feb 20 2009 - 00:15 Stage 5 a re-run of Stage 4 with a more emphatic win for Cavendish [more...] 0
New bike shop Twenty3c official opening Saturday 28th
Feb 19 2009 - 13:28 Head over to Milton Keynes, ride some nice bikes meet Magnus Bäckstedt [more...] 0
New Video from Charge: Fixed 3
Feb 19 2009 - 11:35 More freewheel-dodging fun, this time in Windsor... [more...] 4
ToC Stage 4: Cavendish beats Boonen at the death
Feb 19 2009 - 00:45 Cavendish wins out on a day of crashes at the Toc [more...] 0
Lance Armstrong's bike found
Feb 18 2009 - 23:12 US cops get Lance's bike back… so that's one less thing to worry about [more...] 4
Just in: BMC SLC01 Pro Machine
Feb 18 2009 - 22:47 Racing thoroughbred lands at road.cc towers [more...] 0
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