Government

London wins Grand Depart of 2017 Tour de France – then TfL withdraws bid at 11th hour

Race owners ASO said to be angry at decision taken on eve of contracts being signed

Just one Scots MSP claims 20p per mile allowance for cycling to Holyrood

Labour MSP makes expense claim for 3-mile commute in Edinburgh

Garden Bridge plans under threat as Lambeth Council ends talks due to funding concerns

Council wants assurances from Mayor of London Boris Johnson that public money won't be used

Serious injuries among Britain’s cyclists rising three times faster than distance ridden

DfT says casualty data reveal "increasing problem" - but road.cc analysis suggests issue is worse than government admits

Road safety debate: “Grave sense of injustice” in sentencing of dangerous driving

MPs say weak maximum penalties and lenient sentencing mean motoring offences are treated as "minor infringements"

Flood Tory mayoral candidate with cycling pledge requests, say campaigners

Stop Killing Cyclists is calling on people to contact Zac Goldsmith requesting concrete cycling pledges ahead of Tory mayoral candidate selection

Inquiry should tackle police anti-cycling prejudice, say campaigners

Transport Committee inquiry will look at traffic law enforcment, including how police handle road crime against cyclists and pedestrians

Government review of dangerous driving sentencing currently underway

Recent Commons debate came about off the back of a petition signed by over 100,000 people

Dublin, Leicester and Brighton & Hove among winners at inaugural Cycle Planning Awards

Event in Waltham Forest earlier this week also saw host borough scoop two categories

Boardman: air pollution deaths should be treated as “full-blown crisis”

Comments follow the release of a government document stating 23,500 deaths per year caused by vehicle exhaust

UK air pollution killing tens of thousands says Defra and calls for upgrades to cycling infrastructure

Critics say government is passing the buck to local authorities

Transport secretary McLoughlin to attend first-ever European cycling summit

But minister for cycling Robert Goodwill won't be at next month's meeting in Luxembourg

Northern Ireland: we want 40% of journeys under a mile by bike

The creation of a cycle network and decent design standards part of the ambitious Bicycle Strategy for Northern Ireland

Bristol Cycling Campaign urges people to sign pro-20mph zone petition

Opposition to 20mph zones is based on "misinformed rubbish" say campaigners

‘It’s a scandal London roads are only for the brave’ says London Mayoral candidate

Boris contender says air pollution and safety are top of her list for reform

Camden Council cracking down on bike lane parking

Council is also doubling capacity on one of London's busiest bike routes

Work has started on Newcastle’s biggest cycling project to date

John Dobson Street Cycle Superhighway will offer two-way protected cycling route in city centre

Cyclists should be able to go through some red lights as in Paris, says Green Party

The Green Party says allowing bikes to proceed through T-junctions and left turns would improve cycle safety and journey times

Aussie helmet law does more harm than good, Senate hears

In submissions to an inquiry looking at the law, the Australian Senate hears the "nanny state" law is approaching safety from the wrong angle, and infringes personal rights

1 per cent increase in serious cycling casualties in first quarter of 2015

Figures come as ONS repeats Census data highlighting growth in cycle commuting

Australia to examine mandatory cycle helmet law

Helmet use has been compulsory since 1991 but opponents claim it dissuades many people from cycling who otherwise would

Transport secretary wanted “to get rid of cycling as DfT function” says ex-APPCG co-chair

Dr Julian Huppert reflects on highs and lows or five years campaigning for cycling within parliament

Funding for cycling to fall off a cliff edge in April, as Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy could take 18 months to complete

Government claims of spending £5 per head per year on cycling include £107m London funding, half of the UK total

Government’s improvements to road racing rules ignore biggest barrier to sport, says British Cycling

British Cycling says changes to road racing on highways rules still make it possible for one police officer to shut down an event "at any time"

Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy becomes law this week

Though we'll have to wait until the end of the year for the full funding strategy

Good Transport Plan for Bristol – protected cycling routes a key part, says Sustrans

Bristolians invited to think about how they travel and contribute to the debate

Charities ask Scottish government to use Vehicle Excise Duty funds for cycling infrastructure

Argue that road improvements in Scotland shouldn’t involve increasing capacity

Freight Transport Association agrees – government needs to incentivise safer lorry design

FTA says companies would buy safer lorries if they were more "commercially viable"

Cyclists welcome opening of key bridge over A38 dual carriageway in Devon

Hundreds turned out to celebrate the opening of the bike and foot bridge, which will save them from 'running the gauntlet' of the A38

Melbourne Lord Mayor proposes banning cycles from major city centre streets, while New South Wales cyclists may have to carry ID

The Melbourne ban would be unprecedented, say opponents, while cost of IDs could be prohibitive