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Alex has written for more cricket publications than the rest of the road.cc team combined. Despite the apparent evidence of this picture, he doesn’t especially like cake.  
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Would van driver who killed cyclist have been cleared of causing death by careless driving had the victim been a pedestrian?

Cycling UK questions jury’s decision

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Near Miss of the Day 85: Cyclist squeezed by lorry changing lanes

Our regular feature highlighting near misses caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Manchester
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road.cc live blog: Strava says Zwift activity can count towards challenges, Froome case reportedly sent to anti-doping tribunal, ‘skipping training’? + more

All the cycling news from this site and beyond
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Cyclist/moron fined for forcing his way through level crossing and nearly being hit by train

Footage of incident was shared by Jeremy Vine
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Video: Kangaroo takes out cyclist

Flatly refuses to look both ways before crossing the road

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Motorists have ‘enhanced duty of care’ towards cyclists says lawyer who represented time trialist hit by 4×4 on single track road

In legal terms, those driving vehicles apparently have greater ‘causative potency’
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Fabian Cancellara signs on at 2015 Strade Bianche (pic ANSA, Del Zennaro, Peri)

Cancellara renews Gaimon challenge and bemoans disorganised state of the sport

Swiss says pro cycling is a bordello (but maybe don’t take that word too literally)
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Video: Pittsburgh road rage driver pretends he’s going to ram cyclist before throwing his bike at him

Cyclist’s crime appears to have been filtering past someone who was in a rush
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Is CS11 dead? Gilligan blames nimbies, Sadiq blames Gilligan

Mayor says there ‘has to be agreement from all responsible authorities for plans to be progressed’
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Velodrome interior (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Hugo Cardoso:Flickr)

Track Cycling World Cup gold medallists returned to find their Derby home had been broken into

One team member setting sights on the hour record
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