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Happy Christmas from everyone at road.cc!

We're taking the day off to eat turkey, open presents* …hope you are too

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Join team road.cc and get 20% discount off everything in our shop

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Idaho driving test to feature more emphasis on cycling

Change comes after five-year-old cyclist was hit and dragged along by minivan

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#Mycyclingchristmas comes but once a year… so make the most of it with road.cc

Bah! Humbug! Tis the season to be jolly, so ditch the shopping/eating/partying for some #mycyclingchristmas fun… and don't forget to take a pic

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Come Join us for a Post Christmas Rideout – 29th Dec

Ride with road.cc - 29th Dec.

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VIDEO: Bus in Reading nearly takes out cyclist

Cyclist nearly wiped out by oncoming bus on the wrong side of the road

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road.cc Club Ride – Tomorrow, Sunday 20th

Join road.cc for an informal club run.

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Appeal launched to replace the bike of Grimsby cyclist who was knocked unconscious and robbed

Local not-for-profit company is looking to raise around £400

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Rider left-hooked on CS2 thanks helmet cam cyclist who captured the incident

Says he wouldn’t have had the driver’s details without the footage

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Team road.cc ‘Turkey Burner’ Rideout

Come for a Christmas ride with road.cc

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£5 million payout for cyclist brain left damaged after collision in Brighton

Unnamed father will need care for life after devastating injuries

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A Christmas tree made of bikes … or is it condoms?

Bike tree a response to criticism of Australian town’s use of a crooked pine tree last year

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TfL and Met Police to get tough on anti-social driving

Aim is to tackle behaviour likely to exacerbate congestion on the roads

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Was cyclist right to take motorist to task? Sussex Police think not

Police spokesperson says cyclist was given advice about his conduct

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Crowdfunding launched for floating London bike workshop The Bicycle Barge

Craft will ply the capital's waterways offering services to towpath cyclists

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Manchester’s cyclists urged to pedal-power through wintry weather

Tips and resources online for keeping Manchester on two wheels throughout the winter

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Carmarthen velodrome could have huge cash injection to become world class

Council and Sport Wales offering to fund resurfacing to put Carmarthen on the cycling map

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Police appeal to find cyclist who helped them out of a jam

Northamptonshire Police have appealed for the cyclist who gave them her hi-vis jacket during a traffic collision, to come forward so they can thank her

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Manon Carpenter thanks cycling community after stolen bikes returned

Pro downhill racer Carpenter's stolen bikes were returned in less than a week thanks, she says, to online cycling community

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Architects to compete to build new £500,000 cycle hub in Leyton

New facilities and cycle cafe to complement Waltham Forest's Mini Holland project

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£65k for cyclist injured in crash caused by retractable dog lead

Out of settlement will help pay for rehabilitation

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Brighton becomes first council outside London to back Space for Cycling campaign

Council also wants bike hire scheme up and running by May 2017

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Professor claims Mini Holland scheme could be terrorist target

Also says that it is ‘probable’ that unexploded bombs lie underground in the area

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Police investigate threat to “execute” council staff over cycleway

Message left on Post-It note following heated drop-in session regarding scheme in Bearsden

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Bikeability cycle training scheme for children likely to be hit by government cuts

Sustrans reiterates demand that 25 per cent of transport spending be dedicated to the Local Sustainable Transport Fund

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Team road.cc Swindon & Chichester Rideouts

Come and ride with team road.cc in 2016!

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Brixton Cycles campaign: 10-year old beard gets the chop if new fundraising goal achieved

Jim Sullivan will take a razor to his 'sacred beard' if campaign tops £60,000 for move

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“Dysfunctional, dangerous, dirty, congested, and polluting” – City unveils radical plan for Bank Junction

Damning verdict issued as plans unveiled for radical overhaul of junction at heart of Square Mile

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Tesco store chucks unsold bikes in a skip

‘There’s wastage and then there’s this,’ says delivery driver who spotted them

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York Police clamp down on cyclists riding without lights

Thirty-six cyclists stopped in one night

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