Art and design

Design a #GreenArgyle Cannondale-Garmin kit – and win a watch

Merged team wants fans to show what they think kit should look like ahead of offcial launch next week

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Major cycling exhibition at London’s Design Museum next year

Exhibition will focus on both utility cycling and sport including exploring cycling subcultures

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Volvo teams up with POC for collision avoiding helmet that ‘talks’ to cars

Swedish car manufacturer claims world first in road safety with wearable technology aimed at avoiding collisions

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Netherlands government launches ‘intelligent bicycle’

Electric prototype features radar, cameras and a vibrating seat

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Singapore artist makes tyre tracks into iconic world landmarks

Just 100 sets of prints available — and they're going fast

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Open up a whole new realm of bike touring holidays with this foldable caravan you can tow by BIKE

No more pitching tents in the dark - there's room for two and a little one too

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Planning permission granted for London’s controversial Garden Bridge – where bikes are banned

City of Westminster joins Lambeth in giving go-ahead to project, despite public money being needed to build it

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Smart Hat designer puzzled by cyclists’ negative response

Doesn’t cycle himself but would if it were safer and says his helmet would deliver this

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Smart Hat cycle helmet inventor to take idea to NSW government

Toby King also says potential investors have been in touch over backing his creation

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Developers of “unstealable” bike seek backing (+ videos)

Downtube and seatpost combine to make lock - break it and bike becomes useless

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Self-filling water bottle could help cyclists – and people living in places without fresh water

Austrian designer's invention in line for a James Dyson Award

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Hill Climb Girl: Bradley Wiggins stars in – and inspires – cool Japanese animation

Team Sky rider given the anime treatment in delightful film Hill Climb Girl

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Sydney designer comes up with helmet with licence plate, indicators, windscreen wipers and more

But local council declines to back design

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The folding electric bike that fits inside a backpack (+ video)

Impossible Technology looking for backers via Kickstarter

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Video: Ghost Peloton, the amazing light show that wowed Leeds before Tour de France

Dancers and cyclists combined with LED light suits produce mesmerising effect

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After the Tour de France, it’s the Lord Mayor’s Show for Yorkshire’s cyclist-towed piano

Instrument pulled up Cragg Vale in April to join parade through streets of London

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Glow-in-the-dark road markings coming to UK after Netherlands tests?

Luminescent lines like "going through a fairy tale," says designer

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Wiggle to investigate plagiarism claim in Ana Nichoola Star-gate row

Women’s cycle clothing designer Anna Glowinski accuses online retailer of "copying" her design

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Video: Britain by Bike – an animated John O’Groats to Land’s End

A little inspiration ahead of the weekend

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Figure-of-eight ‘human powered rollercoaster’ comes to Glasgow (+ videos)

The Comedown blends sculpture with cycle track in arts project tying in with Commonwealth Games

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Morvélo x Aroe custom Kinesis Aithein

Brighton bike and paint collaboration

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Hollywood producer joins David Millar’s final-season film

Producer and fellow Scot, Iain Smith, to team up with cyclist-cum-director Finlay Pretsell at the helm of the project

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LoveVeloArt release cycling cards and limited edition prints

When I hear the word art, I reach for my gurn

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Want to make your mark on the Tour de France in Yorkshire? Here’s your chance to do just that

12 artworks being created as part of Yorkshire Festival - mountain bikers needed next Thursday

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Grand Bicycle Designs: World class design comes to Barnsley for Tour exhibition

See some of the iconic bike design of our time at Barnsley's Bike Show during Tour Grand Départ

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Got a brilliant idea for a cycling product? Make it a reality and earn money along the way with this Decathlon crowdsourcing site

Win prizes and money fot helping to create innovative new sports products that could be seen next in Decathlon

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Final call for Ghost Peloton riders (+video)

Only 10 performance places remain for the Yorkshire Festival's headline dance/film/art event

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Sheffield fountains to run yellow from tomorrow as city marks 100 days to Tour de France start

Yorkshire Festival launches tomorrow, Sheffield public toilets on yellow alert* as Grand Depart countdown dips below 100 days to go (*probably)

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Handlebars as hunting trophy posters highlight dangers of Brazilian roads

The dangers of riding a bike on Brazilian streets are being highlighted by a campaign depicting handlebars as hunting trophies

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Bring the highlights of the Tour de France Yorkshire route to your front room with commemorative Tour de Yorkshire wallpaper

The work of a young British designer, Tour de Yorkshire wallpaper pays homage to hills, cobbles and iconic architecture

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