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Bolton looking to ban cyclists from town centre

Town is currently consulting on a Public Space Protection Order

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Is this the worst cycling event EVER?

Cyclists banned from bringing their own bikes, must take shuttle bus to get there, and will never be allowed to ride route in Aberdeen again

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road.cc goes https – what does that mean for you?

Hopefully nothing, but this is the internet…

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Prague tourist area bike ban to be enforced from the end of the month

Cycling tours to be a thing of the past

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Rapha aim to get more people cycling and announce packed summer schedule

The British cycling apparel brand are organising weekly rideouts, workshops and even wine-tasting from their Manchester and London clubhouses this summer, with something for everyone in the packed schedule

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‘Masked Maniac’ patrols US streets on his bike, educating irresponsible drivers

He says the mask intimidates people who think they’re above the law

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Chichester extends cycling ban and says it’s ‘not a vendetta’ against cyclists’

Campaigners say cyclists will be pushed towards more dangerous roads

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New Forest MP calls for mandatory bike bells

Julian Lewis says people should be able to go about their business “without fear of being mown down by silent rogue cyclists"

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Derelict station on Manchester’s Fallowfield Loop to become cycling cafe

Work has already begun to transform Levenshulme South station's Mock Tudor building

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road.cc recap: ten of our favourite stories this week

A compilation of news from across the site this week that have got us talking in the office...

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Expertly-deployed Ainsley Harriott stickers raise profile of Bournemouth cycle safety campaign

The council are going to remove them

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Hit and run during vigil for US cyclist killed in hit and run

Junction was blocked and at some point protest turned violent

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road.cc Recap: our top 10 stories of the week

A round-up of our favourite stories from the cycling world from this week

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Get up to 50% off the entry price for the Bradford on Avon Cycling Festival just for being a road.cc reader

Hill climbs, sportives and family rides should make for a great weekend of riding for everyone with the return of the Bradford on Avon Cycling Festival this coming July

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Italy Week 2018: There’s still time to join us at the best hotel in Europe!

The Hotel Belvedere has picked up TripAdvisor’s top gong for Europe, and we’re off there from April 14-21

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Vote in the road.cc Reader’s Choice awards! Voting closes tonight at 11.59PM

This one's up to you: what are the bestest things (and people) in cycling this past year? Have your say!

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11 things we’ve learned this week

Some more facts, figures and lessons we've learned from another week on two wheels...

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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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School that confiscates bikes if helmets aren’t worn claims more children are now riding to school

Finham Park academy has been accused of ‘overruling’ parents and deterring children from cycling

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Record that close pass you suffered on this new online logging tool

Hope is that crowdsourced data could be shared with planners

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Highways England wants to ban cyclists from the UK’s fastest time trial course

Traffic Regulation Order proposal cites 2013 death of cyclist

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Chris Boardman questions school’s authority to enforce cycling ban

Says move targets active travel rather than bad behaviour

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Merry Christmas from road.cc Santa and his pedal powered elves!

From all of us to all of you have the Christmas you want and the New Year you need

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School brings in detentions for children who don’t wear a cycle helmet

Cambridge school head says he was shocked after a child was treated in intensive care

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Academy school makes cycle helmets compulsory and says it will suspend pupils who ride on the pavement

School rates pavement cycling to be as serious an offence as racial abuse

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London Cycling Campaign and Ofo partner up to get the capital biking

Join both Ofo and the LCC to access special benefits

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Met Police appeal to trace cyclist who helped injured man in Shoreditch

Two arrested on suspicion of GBH and subsequently released under investigation

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School children design game to promote cycle safety

Clever coders could win IT equipment for their school

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Speed monitors in Hackney park to discourage speeding cyclists

Riders who rush will be faced with an angry red face

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Cyclists and motorists equally baffled by new cycle road markings in Gloucester

Gloucestershire County Council says changes are meant to flag possible presence of cyclists where road is too narrow for a 1.5m cycle lane

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