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Hampshire Constabulary would rather scrap bikes than send them to Africa

Sep 22 2009 - 13:34 "We might get sued", they offer as the facts take a back seat [more...]    5

Merseyrail stations to get new cycle facilities

Sep 22 2009 - 12:56 £1m cash windfall from Cycling England [more...]    0

Last Call for Andy Cook Autumn Bike Camp

Sep 22 2009 - 11:23 Get some sunshine on your bike before the clocks go back [more...]    0

Cycle to work scheme launched in Northern Ireland

Sep 22 2009 - 11:00 Cycling can help reduce air pollution and keep staff healthy [more...]    0

Cornwall increases its cycle paths with regeneration project

Sep 22 2009 - 09:56 Champion track cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel to perform opening ceremony [more...]    0

New Revl Carbon brakes: 116g per wheel

Sep 22 2009 - 09:41 Clever cam makes single pivot design as powerful as a dual [more...]    1

Today is World Carfree Day!

Sep 22 2009 - 08:14 Leave your (powered) wheels at home [more...]    0

Bradley Wiggins' wife knocked off her bike

Sep 21 2009 - 17:22 She avoids serious injury [more...]    7

Ridgeback to make Flight Ti for 2010

Sep 21 2009 - 17:04 The run will be strictly limited... the price won't be [more...]    6

Cardiff launches new Smart Bike scheme tomorrow

Sep 21 2009 - 16:18 Launch to coincide with Car Free Day [more...]    0

In pictures: the Tour of Britain comes to London

Sep 21 2009 - 16:05 A great day out for the Pros and the spectators alike [more...]    0

Updated with pics - Bowthorpe smashes round the world record…Well done James!

Sep 21 2009 - 13:47 Bowthorpe lops three weeks off Mark Beaumont's round the world record [more...]    4

Sustrans calls for safer routes to play

Sep 21 2009 - 13:29 Safe access for cycling needed for youngsters [more...]    0

Councillors challenge commuters on Car Free Day

Sep 21 2009 - 12:08 Oxford keen to promote other modes of transport [more...]    0

Motorists could be blamed for all accidents involving cyclists

Sep 21 2009 - 11:07 Proposal intended to encourage more people onto their bikes [more...]    10

GB Team for UCI Road World Championships Announced

Sep 21 2009 - 10:59 Cavendish back from illness to contest road race, Wiggo targets time trial [more...]    0

Tens of thousands of Londoners joined Skyride

Sep 21 2009 - 09:42 The climax of Sky's summer of cycling is the biggest of the lot [more...]    3

Team GB star Johnny Bellis critically injured in Italian scooter accident

Sep 20 2009 - 12:14 Young rider's conditions described as "critical" [more...]    0

Tour of Britain Stage 8: Merlo takes the stage, but Boasson Hagen wins the race

Sep 19 2009 - 19:51 Boasson Hagen shows his class as Columbia stamp their authority on the race [more...]    2

Vuelta Stage 20: Millar wins in Toledo as Valverde sews up overall

Sep 19 2009 - 18:18 Gritty ride propels Evans into podium placings [more...]    0

50,000 expected for London Skyride

Sep 19 2009 - 14:20 Biggest mass participation cycling event ever [more...]    0

Tour of Britain Stage 7: Swift grabs first pro win as Boasson Hagen extends lead

Sep 18 2009 - 19:06 With one stage to go Boasson Hagen looks to have it in the bag [more...]    0

Vuelta Stage 19: Cobo wins as Valverde tightens grip on gold

Sep 18 2009 - 17:49 Sponsor William Hill already paying out on Spaniard's overall victory [more...]    0

LCC reiterates demands for improved lorry safety

Sep 18 2009 - 17:06 Latest fatal collision means action needs to be taken [more...]    0

Sky may not have Wiggins but they do have a Pro Tour licence

Sep 18 2009 - 16:02 UCI awards Team Sky a Pro Tour licence [more...]    0

Three Liberty Seguros riders suspended for the use of CERA

Sep 18 2009 - 15:09 Vega, Garcia and Ribeiro removed from their national teams [more...]    0

Gyro HSR Great British Bike Relay announced

Sep 18 2009 - 14:58 500 mile, four-day charity challenge in May 2010 [more...]    0

Plans for £1m velodrome in Kingsteignton in doubt

Sep 18 2009 - 13:33 Exeter could be more suitable location [more...]    0

Have a car free day next week

Sep 18 2009 - 11:04 World Carfree Day is here again [more...]    0

Singlespeeds and steel the stars of the Genesis 2010 road and cross range

Sep 18 2009 - 10:43 Road bikes make a comeback at Genesis [more...]    28

Just in: Dawes Sportif Comp

Sep 18 2009 - 10:22 All-steel mile eater set up for a British Winter... [more...]    0

Update: Wiggins to Sky for £2m? Not yet he's not

Sep 18 2009 - 09:52 Sky get their man in big money swoop [more...]    18

Free I Bike MCR Mini Festival in Manchester

Sep 18 2009 - 09:27 A week long festival to celebrate the bicycle [more...]    0

Tour of Britain Stage 6: Boasson Hagen continues winning habit

Sep 17 2009 - 23:47 Columbia stamp their authority on this year's Tour of Britain [more...]    0

Green light for £1.1m Treforest cycle route

Sep 17 2009 - 17:24 Route to link Pontypridd and Treforest [more...]    0

Vuelta Stage 18: Ireland's Deignan outfoxes Kreuziger to win in Avila

Sep 17 2009 - 17:17 Cervélo TestTeam rider from County Donegal leaps to ninth in GC [more...]    3

£150k for cycle ‘corridor’ in Edinburgh

Sep 17 2009 - 16:12 Council hope to make cycling a more attractive option [more...]    0

Updated: Doctors demand cycle helmets for under-16s

Sep 17 2009 - 15:38 CTC comes out fighting and says it's up to parents to choose [more...]    13

Saddle up for the final GORE Road Sportive of the season this Saturday

Sep 17 2009 - 14:52 Series heads back to Wales with 45 and 80 mile tests [more...]    1

Whittingham whizzes past at 82.4mph for new world record

Sep 17 2009 - 14:28 Another world best for Canadian recumbent rider [more...]    0

Schwag Grab: 10 pairs of tickets to the Cycle Show 2009 - we have winners!

Sep 17 2009 - 13:39 Tiffin taken, numbers chosen, lucky readers announced! [more...]    77

Bucket bikes promise greener school run

Sep 17 2009 - 12:36 Interest in cargo bikes comes from parents wanting to transport their kids [more...]    1

LCC demands Cycle Super-highways not 'Cycle superficial-highways'

Sep 17 2009 - 12:26 Mayor invited to sign manifesto on Sunday [more...]    0

Trek launches Gary Fisher Cronus in UK the "Best handling road bike. Period"

Sep 17 2009 - 11:30 Bold claim from the father of mountain biking, but can his new road bike back 'em up? [more...]    0

Sheffield commuters encouraged to 'Fly' into work

Sep 17 2009 - 11:16 Cycle campaigners hope to get more on their bikes [more...]    0

Cyclists to be allowed to ride wrong way along one way streets in London trial

Sep 17 2009 - 10:00 If successful rest of Britain could follow as government bids to boost cycling [more...]    4

Shimano issue anti-doping statement to their teams

Sep 17 2009 - 09:37 Teams warned that it won't be business as usual if one of their riders fails a dope test [more...]    2

Tour of Britain Stage 5: Boasson Hagen scores a hat-trick in Stoke

Sep 17 2009 - 00:00 Norwegian wins third stage on the trot and takes overall lead in race [more...]    0

Cyclists in Melbourne fined $250 for cycling through parks

Sep 16 2009 - 17:26 Crackdown comes after previous warnings ignored [more...]    1

Vuelta Stage 17: Rouleur Roux remains clear for maiden Grand Tour stage win

Sep 16 2009 - 17:17 GC contenders Gesink and Mosquera bloodied and bruised after fall [more...]    0

Leeds 'Velocampus' scheme gets more bikes

Sep 16 2009 - 15:52 Loan scheme will double bike fleet to 350 [more...]    0

Volunteers needed for Bicycle Film Festival

Sep 16 2009 - 14:29 Help Re-Cycle and get free tickets to BFF [more...]    0

Twix tea lady rides Land's End to John O'Groats handing out tea and Twix

Sep 16 2009 - 12:47 Rebecca cycles from Land's End to John O'Groats to serve Twix and a cuppa [more...]    0

James Bowthorpe set to smash round the world cycling record this Saturday

Sep 16 2009 - 12:35 Come along and show your support as he rides final leg from Portsmouth to London [more...]    2

Former F1 driver pursues Paralympic cycling dream

Sep 16 2009 - 10:28 2012 target for Zanardi [more...]    0

WinkBall.com gives cyclists a voice – on video

Sep 16 2009 - 09:27 Survey of cyclists' views to coincide with Mayor of London's Skyride [more...]    0

Tour of Britain Stage 4: Boasson Hagen makes it two on the trot to close on leader's jersey

Sep 15 2009 - 23:03 Overall lead down to one second at halfway point in race [more...]    0

James Martin chokes under pressure and apologises to the cycling world

Sep 15 2009 - 17:48 "Never my intention to offend", says chef as he squirms after outburst [more...]    19

Vuelta Stage 16: Greipel's third stage win tightens grip on green

Sep 15 2009 - 17:37 German sprinter proving as clinical as Cav [more...]    0

Charge Bikes offer chance to win Freestyler

Sep 15 2009 - 17:16 … but you'll have to go to Frome tomorrow night, and be good at trackstanding [more...]    0

Scottish Cyclocross series gears up for 2009

Sep 15 2009 - 16:10 It's officially Autumn... we're sponsoring 11 rounds of great CX action starting October 4 [more...]    1

Come and meet Britain's top cyclists at Cycle 2009

Sep 15 2009 - 15:45 Star-studded line up includes Pendleton, Cooke and Staff [more...]    0

Rouleur 14 out… Now!

Sep 15 2009 - 14:57 Six day racing, Getting dropped, Collectors, 1974 Giro d'Italia and more [more...]    2

Updated: James Martin puts his foot in it with cyclists and Tesla aren't happy either

Sep 15 2009 - 13:20 CTC invites cyclists forced off road by James Martin to contact its legal helpline [more...]    19

Cycle Friday and end up on the Tour of Britain winners’ podium

Sep 15 2009 - 12:57 Take part in Cycle Friday and get entered for fantastic prize [more...]    0

Race Around Ireland 2009 starts tonight

Sep 15 2009 - 11:33 Riders facing some of Ireland’s largest mountains in gruelling ride [more...]    0

Blackpool launches large scale cycle hire scheme

Sep 15 2009 - 10:46 System aimed at residents and tourists [more...]    3

The world's lightest wheels?

Sep 14 2009 - 21:34 Reynolds think so, and they've got the URL to prove it... [more...]    2

Tour of Britain Stage 3: Boasson Hagen has his day and aims to have some more

Sep 14 2009 - 18:44 Norwegian eyes the big prize as win moves him up the general classification [more...]    0

Vuelta Stage 15: Oranje Boom gives Dutch cause for celebration

Sep 14 2009 - 16:48 Stage tailor-made for a break as GC leaders take it easy [more...]    0

Staff fined £100 for high carbon emissions

Sep 14 2009 - 16:39 Overall carbon footprint of participants fell by 10 per cent thanks to trial [more...]    1

Vintage bikes come to Brooklands this sunday

Sep 14 2009 - 16:06 Historic motor racing venue welcomes veteran two-wheelers [more...]    0

Bike courier finds $20,000 on top of ATM machine

Sep 14 2009 - 15:08 $50 pizza voucher is his reward for safe return [more...]    3

Road bikes come to Mountain Mayhem 2010

Sep 14 2009 - 14:49 World's best mountain bike festival adds a 100Km sportive for 2010 [more...]    8

Avon and Somerset Police step up efforts on bike crime

Sep 14 2009 - 11:27 Plain clothes officers out in force [more...]    11

English regions fail to make grade in car dependency report

Sep 14 2009 - 10:04 More needs to be done says campaign group [more...]    0

Bicycle Film Festival comes to London

Sep 14 2009 - 08:54 Festival now in 39 cities world wide [more...]    0

Eurobike upload 10 starring… Look, Charge, Globe, Specialized, Veloheld, Focus, Styn +more

Sep 13 2009 - 20:22 More Eurobike pics: E-bikes, TT bikes road bikes+ a good slug of every type of urban bike [more...]    0

Tour of Britain Stage 2: Reus wins on break and takes overall lead too

Sep 13 2009 - 20:01 Reus wins it on the break as Tour of Britain hits Newcastle Gateshead [more...]    0

Vuelta Stage 14: Cunego takes second stage win, Valverde responds to stay in gold

Sep 13 2009 - 16:41 Race leader's determined fightback gains him more time at top of GC [more...]    0

Scottish govt plans to boost cycling by… taxing cyclists

Sep 13 2009 - 15:02 Joined up government: How to encourage something by taxing it? [more...]    18

Tour of Britain Stage 1: Sutton wins it for Garmin

Sep 12 2009 - 19:16 Red light at level crossing ensures first stage ends in a sprint [more...]    0

Vuelta Stage 13: Moncoutié wins on Sierra Nevada as Evans drops away

Sep 12 2009 - 18:56 Australian’s puncture woes help Valverde stretch GC lead [more...]    0

Kristian House gets a new bike for the Tour of Britain

Sep 12 2009 - 12:04 Condor pull out all the stops to produce a very special bike [more...]    0

Vuelta Stage 12: Easy Ryder - Canada's Hesjedal takes the win

Sep 11 2009 - 17:28 Second stage in a row for Garmin-Slipstream [more...]    0

Restoration project proving a hit with cyclists

Sep 11 2009 - 16:47 Vintage bikes receive a new lease of life [more...]    0

Jon Snow's made-to-measure Condor half-inched

Sep 11 2009 - 14:47 Back to public transport for CTC chairman [more...]    0

'Only' 500 turn up for Lance Armstrong LA Twitter ride

Sep 11 2009 - 14:42 More tweets for a ride, this time in LA [more...]    0

Go-Ride confirmed for Tour of Britain

Sep 11 2009 - 11:53 200 youngsters to race all across UK [more...]    0

Campaigners support South Cambridge cycle route bid

Sep 11 2009 - 11:24 Project one of several competing for cash [more...]    0

Strongest field ever for Tour of Britain

Sep 11 2009 - 09:58 14 venues will test worlds best [more...]    3

Cavendish out of Tour of Missouri with lung infection

Sep 10 2009 - 21:06 Does this mean end of the Road World Champs for the Manx Missile? [more...]    0

Eurobike: Parlee, Lynskey and Museeuw & loads more + Eurognome sighting

Sep 10 2009 - 17:20 More high end bikes plus a gnome, Robbie McEwen's golden helmet, and the ultimate bike in a bag [more...]    0

Bike theft victim compares approach of London and Bristol police forces

Sep 10 2009 - 17:13 Owner praises Avon and Somerset Police not so positive about the Met though [more...]    6

Home of Essex cricket hosts cyclists for century challenge

Sep 10 2009 - 16:26 100 mile cycle for Action Medical Research [more...]    0

Eurobike 2009: product snapshots

Sep 10 2009 - 16:25 New stuff from Dahon, Fizik, Deda, Gipiemme, Arkel, Topeak and more... [more...]    0

Churches join forces for Ride and Stride 2009

Sep 10 2009 - 15:40 Aim is to raise in excess of £1.5 million for historic churches [more...]    0

Bike lift idea in Bristol unlikely

Sep 10 2009 - 13:32 Facility would prove popular says campaigner [more...]    1

Team Sky ups the Ante: Boasson-Hagen, Lovkvist, Arvesen, Gerrans and Flecha all sign

Sep 10 2009 - 12:23 No superstars, but a strong lineup for next season [more...]    1

Calzaghe Bridge connects transport gaps in Newbridge

Sep 10 2009 - 11:36 New bridge for boxing champ's home town [more...]    0

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