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Record holder Ben Rockett rolls out on Arctic expedition

The LEJOGLE record holder set off yesterday to become the first person to cycle across Baffin Island in the Arctic Circle

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Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw to cycle in a Perspex box in central London for 12 hours for charity

Nick Grimshaw, Jo Whiley and Davina McCall among BBC celebs taking on arduous challenges for a good cause

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Seven days in cycling: Your weekly catch up service of the week’s big news stories on road.cc

This week's slice of cycling life features close passing drivers - one with a rather good excuse and one whose career ended in a bad tempered instant - plus 5am rouleurs, horrific crashes and more...

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London’s Olympic VeloPark opens for business

Take a spin round East London and experience some Olympic legacy for yourself

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Spin LDN tickets offer: save £12.50 on a pair of tickets for urban bike show

Cheap tickets! Get your lovely cheap tickets here!

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Seven days in cycling: Your weekly catch up service of the week’s big news stories on road.cc

This week's slice of cycling life features Top Gear - twice - the Colnago C60 sneak peek - twice - and some shocking driving skills from caravan drivers - and some pretty revolting cyclist behaviour too...

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Royal Mail destroys woman’s £323 inflatable bike helmet – because it contains compressed gas

Hovding helmets inflate on impact - and it turns out Royal Mail won't handle them

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Opinion: We’ve worked hard to cater for every club, says Lee Valley park authority in row over Olympic Velopark access

Management of Olympic cycling venues responds to criticism

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CTC seeks new chief executive

Cycling charity seeks new boss as Gordon Seabright heads to Cornwall

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Opinion: Olympic cycling legacy failing to serve London community groups and clubs

Lee Valley Authority accused of favouring commercial organisations over cycling clubs

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Top Gear on Cycling: Well, what did you expect?

James May and Jeremy Clarkson learn to beware of the buses but not much more… And they need some new cycling jokes

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Cyclo-medics – St John Ambulance want first-aiders on bikes

The Sussex St John Ambulance are recruiting cyclists to join their Cycle Response Unit

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Have your say on new segregated cycle lane plans for Cambridge

Public consulted on three types of bike lane and a new bus stop design for faster, safer cycle trips

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Seven days in cycling: Your weekly catch up service of the week’s big news stories on road.cc

This week's slice of cycling life features the council that gave up on cycling, the M&S trousers that are taking on Rapha, and the laughing van driver who attempted to take out an entire club run

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Feeling low? Get some air from one of Bristol’s five new municipal bike pumps

Sturdy municipal bike pumps are rolling out across the country - is there one near you?

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Last call for knitted TdF bunting to help Harrogate welcome in cyclists

Over 8,000 miniature knitted jerseys have been pledged from around the world - but time’s running out to send them in

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Bristol data showing walking & cycling is boosted by 20mph zones is ‘flawed’

Alliance of British Drivers say 'elementary' errors make the research meaningless

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Times sportswriter Simon Barnes denounces Derby cycle track

The Times journalist hits out at Derby Council’s ‘possibly illegal’ plans to destroy a nature reserve to make way for a cycle track, harsh words for British Cycling too

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Last ditch petition to deny funding to Derby cycle track

The controversial cycle track which is to be built on The Sanctuary wildlife reserve faces further opposition from conservation groups

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Tour Maker application round two underway

Keep your eyes peeled for an email explaining the next stages in the application to be a part of Yorkshire’s hosting of the Grand Départ

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Anti-cycling protests and Surrey County Council blamed for cancellation of two triathlon events

2014 editions of Vachery Triathlon and off-road XTERRA England events both cancelled

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Ride in London today to commemorate Eilidh Cairns on 5th anniversary of death

Family and friends ask cyclists to join them in retracing her final trip in “a flow of light”

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£10,000 grants available to help improve facilities for cyclists in the Peak District

National Park Authority wants to attract more bike riders to the area

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BikeTheStrike: help new and rusty London riders get to work during Tube strike

ibikelondon blog sets up social media tool to match up experienced riders and newbies

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Devon pub launches cycling club & sets sights on Spain

Regulars at the Combe Martin Dolphin Inn planning club run to Gibraltar

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Proposed West Yorkshire cycle tunnel would be longest in Europe

Derelict railway tunnel between Halifax and Bradford is over a mile-and-a-half long

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TV naturalist Chris Packham denounces Derby cycle track plans as a “wanton act of vandalism”

Springwatch presenter enters ongoing row between nature lovers and Derby Council over Pride Park cycle track

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Huge response to Tour Maker appeal, last call for volunteers closes tomorrow

Volunteer process for Yorkshire stages ended last month, but deadline tomorrow for Cambridge-London

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Lee Valley Velopark to reopen to the public in March

East London Olympic venue will reopen with the final of the Revolution track series on March 14 and 15

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