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Look Mum No Hands to join Brixton Cycles at new premises

Worker-owned bike co-op was forced to move as its previous building was being replaced by flats

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Former Howes Cycles premises in Cambridge to become a pub

The Old Bicycle Shop set to acknowledge its cycling heritage

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Friday is Winter Bike to Work Day – will you ride in?

More than 10,000 people took party last year – but more UK cyclists needed

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Yorkshire Tour legacy – Three closed road cycle circuits planned for county

Three closed loop cycle tracks could be created in Yorkshire under ambitious plans - although not everybody is happy

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Fiasco warning over Cambridge station CyclePoint

Users of temporary bike park have little time in which to collect their bikes

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February rideouts – ride with team road.cc in Chichester or Bath

team road.cc takes to the roads of Chichester & Bath this month, come & join us.

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Rideout Report – Swindon

road.cc goes for a damp, muddy club ride with our readers & members

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What’s been happening in the team road.cc members area?

Live Q&A with the road.cc tech team, revolve24, rideouts.......all because you're a team road.cc member

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Boffin solves 111 Rubik’s Cubes in 2 hours while cycling to set new Guinness World Record

Indian physics student solves nearly one cube per minute - while cycling

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Businesses protest parking space closures on Edinburgh cycle highway

Safe segregated path will mean closure of some local parking spots for shoppers

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Council recieved just ONE complaint last year about contested Reading cycle street

Only one person complained about a cyclist in an area where they are currently banned

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Job seekers given free bikes thanks to Manchester Bike Back to Work scheme

Norman Tebbitt will be pleased... well, assuming they pass the cricket test too

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£4.5m cycle track and sports pavilion planned for Leeds suburb

Project would need to be completed by October otherwise funding would be at risk

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Mass protest against work dismantling cycle lane in Sydney to make room for cars

Roads minister is also pushing for bike licensing

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Another reason to have your bike registered: man in collision identified through BikeRegister

BikeRegister doesn't just protect you against cycle theft...

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Guy rides NYC Citi Bike across the USA… and cops $1,200 late fee

Jeffrey Tanenhaus doesn’t regret quitting his job as a corporate event planner to have an adventure

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Cyclist fined for riding in Kensington Gardens says she felt “entrapped”

“They could have stood at the sign and asked cyclists to dismount”

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Last call for Swindon – Team road.cc rideout

Ride with Team road.cc this weekend

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Cambridge college sends abandoned student bikes to Africa

Bikes are sold for charity or repaired and shipped to Africa

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Man who cycled from India to Europe to claim his Swedish bride

"I was cycling for love, but never loved cycling. It's simple."

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Council claims duff cycle racks are actually ‘public art’

Lock up your bikes if you can, says council, but these were only meant to look at

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Map: Find out car ownership levels in YOUR neighbourhood

Are politicians spending infrastructure money in the right way? Map suggests many neighbourhoods are NOT car dependent

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Crowdfunders raise £2k+ for Jeremy Corbyn’s dream bike

Campaign to buy Labour leader £475 Raleigh Criterium, in response to yesterday's Telegraph article, raised four times its target in less than 24 hours

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Join the Swindon team road.cc rideout on 24th January

Want to ride with road.cc? Our nest Rideout is starting in Swindon on 24th January

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Giant turtle washed up during Scottish CX champs sadly dies

Harvey was due to fly to Gran Canaria for recovery - but didn't make it

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Plans being considered for Edinburgh cycle hub – three years after it was first announced

Local councillor says project would have huge impact for the community

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Cyclist rides through puddle – how Drummond Puddle Watch became an unlikely internet phenomenon

As ever, it’s better to be on a bike

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“Naked, drunk cyclist” gives Australian police the slip

Police superintendent says some ‘have not eased up on the festivities’

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Team road.cc Rideout Report – ‘Turkey Burner’

Team road.cc went for a Christmas ride.

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Wandsworth council delighted with £3.2m fund to build cycle routes and 20mph zones

Projects up for consideration include cycle parking, slower neighbourhoods and two-way cycling on one-way streets

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