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Alex Bowden

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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.  
Froome v Kittel (via Twitter).jpg

Video: Froome v Kittel arm wrestle

Arguably the main highlight from The Shanghai Criterium
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Close pass education (Surrey Police via Twitter).jpg

Surrey Police suggest Twitter user is ‘too childish to drive’ in response to criticism of its close pass operation

Force’s Twitter account gives as good as it gets when motorists question its approach to cycling
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Copenhagen (CC licensed by barnyz via Flickr).jpg

In Copenhagen they construct temporary segregated cycle lanes overnight

Literally overnight
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Near Miss of the Day 49: Make way – oncoming vehicle coming through

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the UK and beyond – today it’s the United States
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Shane Sutton (picture source Team Sky 2013).jpg

Shane Sutton takes China coaching job

Will return to Manchester for UCI Track Cycling World Cup next month
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Lorry driver sentenced to four years in prison after hitting and killing cyclist while speeding on the wrong side of the road

Tried to blame black ice and said he was unaware he’d hit a cyclist
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Video: Aussie driver goes off-road to undertake cyclists – and almost hits horse riders

Cyclists say motorist had been behind for just seconds before making the manoeuvre
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Climbing Box Hill (CC-BY-2.0 Sizbut-Flickr).jpg

Surrey County Council wants more control over sportives

Responds to complaint that residents are “sick to the back teeth” of “races” on narrow country lanes
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Oxford cyclist killed by bus fell after foot slipped off pedal

Victim was sharing bus lane as cycle lane ends just before junction
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Near Miss of the Day 47: Driver overtakes group of cyclists round blind bend

Our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera from around the country – today it’s Surrey

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