Stunning display of riding in Chris Akrigg’s latest video

I agree that cycling should not be permitted along a pedestrianised Oxford Street. Leave if for the shoppers and the tourists. At the movement it’s not great as a cycle route anyway, because of the taxis, pedestrians and dozens of traffic light junctions, so I’m not convinced it’s a great loss when it becomes peds only. Access between midnight and 7 would be great as would better alternatives. Currently it takes a lot of ‘ducking and diving’ to get from TCR to Marble Arch. But admit it, it’s an exciting urban cycling challenge

I ride through the West End regularly and haven't got a problem with this at all. It would be horrible for pedestrians to have bikes - especially delivery drivers with ebikes - whizzing around there. And there are much nicer quieter streets a block or two away to cycle around it you want to travel through the West End. A pedestrianised Oxford Street will be great. Needed for years.

Seriously.... Yes of course my data is robust. That's what science is all about. If you don't want to believe the data, then I don't know what to say.

Local governments excel at making really annoying a preferable option.

Nice try, but I don’t even seem to be able to reply to your post ktache has encountered the Reply Level Limit, and I'm not convinced that the new system of reply under the 'index comment' is at all as effective as the previous 'replying to ...' marker

London connection would seem reasonable because there are so many female heroes that they're spoiled for choice, but let's not miss an opportunity to laud the name of Beryl Burton, or another great: Nicole Cooke. They, especially Burton, came before the tidal wave of worthy names in British female cycling, and can be described as harbingers.

They're all Londoners or have significant connections with London, I don't know if that was part of the judging criteria?

Really quite disappointed that Beryl Burton's name isn't on that list of inspirational female cyclists.

Does Kate Hoey also think that drivers with webcams are 'nasty'?

Nice try, but I don't even seem to be able to reply to your post.