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Megan Huws

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Megan is a freelance journalist. She has an MA in News Journalism from Cardiff University, where she completed her dissertation about cycling to work by bike.
Chorlton cycleway

“It has caused chaos”: £1.3m cycle lane dug up for the third time

Businesses say that the repeated roadworks on the Manchester cycle path is “a bit of a nightmare” and are causing a drop in trade

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Met Cycle Task Force bike (copyright Transport for London)

Concerns for vulnerable road users as Met disbands specialist cycle and motorcycle safety units

The commercial vehicle unit and dedicated cycle and motorcycle teams will be merged into a new “road danger reduction” unit

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New York City segregated cycle lane (CC licensed on Flickr by Dylan Passmore)

‘It’s unfortunate and absurd we have to challenge this’: Cycling club launches lawsuit after New York City lowers bicycle speed limit in Central Park; Albert Bridge shut to motorists + more on the live blog

Welcome to the Friday live blog, Megan Huws is here to keep you up to date with all the news, views, reactions, opinion and silliness from the world of cycling today

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A82 near the Renton bypass

“A moment of carelessness can change lives”: driver told he will ‘effectively not drive again’ after collision left cyclist in medically induced coma

The cyclist spent 15 days in hospital with serious injuries, including fractures to his pelvis and spine

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2026 Trek Charter+ e-bike riding shot

Sharp rise in e-bike use may reduce fitness among young riders, review finds

The number of riders under the age of 24 has almost doubled over the past two years

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Cyclists in London talking in cycle lane

Cycle to Work scheme uptake remains steady despite political scrutiny

The scheme “continues to support everyday commuting” and reports modest year-on-year growth, despite political scrutiny over spending cap

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Bradley Wiggins / AI Wiggins

Bradley Wiggins launches AI coaching app (complete with AI-generated portrait), allowing cyclists to “learn from legends”… kind of

For £22 a month, users can ask questions and get AI-generated responses based on “deep and wide-ranging” interviews from six high-profile athletes, including Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and cricketer Sir Alastair Cook

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Roadworks-sign-narrow-lanes

Minimum passing distance laws don’t (really) work, new study claims

Research from Western Australia shows that protected infrastructure is far more effective at keeping people safe

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Tadej Pogačar, Paris, 2025 Tour de France

If it ain’t on Strava… Tadej Pogačar secretly “blew up Strava” with “mind-blowing” Col de la Madone effort 45 seconds faster than current KOM, according to Michael Matthews; Humiliating marginal gains + more on the live blog

Welcome back, everyone! Thanks for bearing with us through the disruption this week, Megan is here to round off another week of live blog action with your Friday updates

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Commuters on a segregated cycle lane 2.jpg

“Wake-up call”: New Shimano report claims UK and Ireland have lowest bike ownership rates in Europe

New report suggests less than half of the people in the UK and Ireland said they currently own a bicycle, with many “pushed away by barriers” such as maintenance and access

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