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Cyclists in Parisian suburb perplexed at speed bumps in cycle lane – but mayor says they’re for their own protection

Council in suburb of French capital takes temporary measure after drivers encroach on cycling facility

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West Ham Labour Party calls for cyclists to be made to use cycle lanes

Motion passed to lobby parliament to change law

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Sport England survey finds twice as many people cycle for leisure than for travel

200,000 adults aged 16 and over took part in huge survey

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MP says justice system too often fails to punish drivers who hit cyclists

Evidence given at first session of parliamentary inquiry into road justice

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Parliamentary inquiry into Cycling and the Justice System opens tomorrow – and will be streamed live

All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group will hear evidence from Cycling UK, Keith Bontrager and others

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Former Team Sky doctor and Sir Bradley Wiggins Jiffy Bag courier summoned to testify before MPs

Dr Richard Freeman and Simon Cope invited to appear before select committee next month

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Andy Burnham pledges up to £17 per head for cycling as Manchester Mayor

Mayoral hopeful says he is throwing down the cycling gauntlet

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Millions of pounds set aside for cycling in England to be spent instead on walking, buses and car clubs

DfT announces local authorities winning cash from Local Transport Access Fund for coming years

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Montana bill banning cyclists from ordinary two-lane roads to be rewritten

Legislator who proposed it surprised that it would have covered ‘way more’ roads than he anticipated

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Hard Brexit and a Trump presidency – what do they mean for the UK cycling industry and your next bike?

We've been mulling over the big political events at road.cc - bikes will cost more, for a start

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Nicole Cooke to give evidence to MPs tomorrow in doping investigation

Former world and Olympic champion has very strong views on drugs cheats

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Not enough funding for Scottish government to hit cycling target, says Cycling UK

Government target is for 10 per cent of journeys to be by bike by 2020

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Don’t mention the War … Unexploded bomb from the Blitz shuts down former London mayor Boris Johnson’s flagship East-West Cycle Superhighway

Luftwaffe manage what Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association couldn’t the day after Foreign Secretary was criticised for World War Two “punishment beatings” comments

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Bristol City Council drops plan for commuter cycle route through Victoria Park in response to local residents’ fears over “speeding cyclists”

“We have listened very carefully to the concerns of the community,” says council’s cabinet member for transport,who says further consultation will take place

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99 UK cyclists killed or seriously injured by road defects – warning that 2017 could be pothole “tipping point”

Hole in council road budgets that has already killed or seriously injured 99 cyclists in two years will get worse Government warned

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TfL putting brakes on London’s Cycle Superhighway programme?

Mayor of London wary of disruption and confrontation

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Bristol City Council accused of trying to rig consultation over Victoria Park cycle route plans

Officials helped distribute leaflets supporting proposals, claim protesters – but council insists decision will be impartial

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Video: Chris Boardman urges people to support British Cycling and AA’s petition calling for change to Highway Code to prevent ‘left hooks’

More than 18,000 people have signed petition aimed at protecting people on foot and on bikes

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Transport Scotland ‘refreshes’ Cycling Action Plan

Only 1.2 per cent of journeys are made by bike with a target of 10 per cent by 2020

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New Forest cycle event charter “seems to have stood the test of time,” says report

However, late re-routing of an event last year reignited tensions that led to charter's creation

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‘Cycle lane sceptic’ MP objects to characterisation of logistics sector as “evil, diesel fume-belching demonic brotherhood”

Says bikes cannot replace other forms of delivery

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France makes cycle helmets compulsory for children aged 11 and under

New law will come into effect from 22 March

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Boardman: I’ll show transport secretary Grayling what it really means to be a road user

Transport minister says he hasn’t cycled since he was a student

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan clarifies cycle superhighway ‘pollution’ comments

Was focusing only on construction phase

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“No place for attitudes such as Mr Grayling’s” says West Midlands police chief

Transport Minister’s comments have drawn a chorus of disapproval

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French MP’s call to criminalise mechanical doping rejected

Secretary of state for sport says government will produce report on the issue by the end of the year

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Gritting of London Cycle Superhighways – a case of hit or miss?

TfL prepares Red Routes for winter weather, but much of CS1 missing from Hackney's gritter lorry route

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Transport secretary Chris Grayling ignites fresh row by claiming cyclists aren’t road users

“I feel embarrassed for him,” says British Cycling policy advisor Chris Boardman, who has invited politician on a bike ride

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Taxi protest over Bank junction branded ‘misguided’

Cycling and walking charities baffled over taxi protests to closure of Bank junction to all but buses, bikes and pedestrians during the day as journey times set to improve

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Madrid mayor plans to ban private cars from city’s main shopping street

Spanish capital follows cities including Barcelona and Paris in restricting vehicles to tackle air pollution

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