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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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Near Miss of the Day 336: Driver overtakes as another reverses into cycle lane

Our regular feature showing close passes from around the country
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Mads Pedersen wins the world championship (picture Alex Broadway, SWPix.com).JPG

Harrogate says ‘no thanks’ to Tour de Yorkshire after Worlds experience

Town hosted Tour de France and World Championships but enthusiasm for bike races appears to be waning
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Polling Station (Flickr Creative Commons – Simon Clayson)

Contact your parliamentary candidates and ask them to support cycling

Cycling UK is calling for five per cent of next year’s transport spending to be devoted to cycling and walking
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Ultimate car in bike lane pic? (no, that’s not it); CUK urges MPs to support cycling & walking; The Ras is back; Driver who killed pro cyclist gets community order; Steve Cummings’ finest hour; Freeman researched testosterone online+more in the Live blog

All the cycling news from this site and beyond...
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Locals up in arms about Halfords Christmas TV advert which shows girl riding bike on ‘no cycling’ path

Council reveals there is no bylaw prohibiting cycling and says signs are merely ‘mitigation’ installed following historic complaints

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Near Miss of the Day 332: Oncoming driver *skims* cyclist without slowing

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country – today it’s Cheshire (video contains strong language)
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Royston Lane, Essex

Police appeal for cyclist to get in touch after car passenger shoots him with BB gun

Driver also spooked several horses and their young riders
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Velolife 2 (picture credit Andy Gray)

Velolife cycle cafe owner says it’s an “incredible relief” that threat of injunction has been lifted by council

Council says that pragmatic solution may be possible with physical changes to the Velolife car park
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Dr Richard Freeman (picture credit Team Sky)

Freeman tribunal: Former British Cycling doctor had ‘monumental falling out’ with Shane Sutton over cost of flight

Sutton alleged to have said: “The doc looks like he’s losing weight – I’ve got him where I want him”
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Cycling phone thieves ‘blending in’ by wearing hi-vis

Thieves in Hackney are disguising themselves as commuter cyclists

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