Leisure

French baker invents a folding baguette – said to be perfect for cyclists

The Baguette du Motard was dreamt up by Nicolas Le Darz, and it’s taken the internet by storm

Cycling may not be the new golf – but a golf course in Leeds is getting turned into an Urban Bike Park

Mountain bike trail, pump track, skills zone and clubhouse including cafe and workshop coming to Middleton Park

“Donald Trump” claims Box Hill KoM on Strava

So much to prove. Sad.

Join us for road.cc Italy Week, 1-8 April 2017

A week of fantastic riding, fun and food with the road.cc team

National Trust: cycle route won’t “ruin” famous gardens

Following a Telegraph article claiming a proposed multi-use trail will create a race track, the National Trust offers some facts

UK’s first complete cycle route map series published

Northern Ireland maps, produced by Sustrans, have completed the series, covering 14,000 miles of the National Cycle Network

New bike holiday firm Total Cycling Holidays launch 2017 calendar

Accommodation in Alpe d'Huez means a tricky end to every ride... 20% off for road.cc readers!

Bedford town-centre cycling ban criticised over irrelevance

Controversial Public Space Protection Order, which Cycling UK have looked to fight in other towns, criticised by Bedford pedestrians for lack of enforcement

Welsh Cycling female membership grows 57% in two years

British Cycling attributes the boom to inspirational Becky James and Elinor Barker, and a programme of led social rides

#mycyclingweekend: A bit of muck & some stunning scenery

We were looking for beauty and boy did you guys deliver - scenery, friendship, and family headline today's #mycyclingweekend round-up

Entries for Velo Birmingham sportive close today

Your last chance to enter the 100 mile, closed road sportive starting and finishing in Birmingham 24 September 2017

Real bike porn: adult stars lead sex-themed bike tours in Berlin

“We thought about a bar tour, but everyone does those”

Sir Chris Hoy’s latest kids’ book announced

On Your Bike will offer practical and fun advice for kids on anything from how to choose a bike to how to pull a wheelie

Lonely Planet publishes Epic Bike Rides of the World

‘Epic’ means different things to different people

Baggage handlers lose bikes (and everything else) of Kent couple who cycled 40,000km around the world

Social media campaign has since helped reunite cyclists with their belongings

Strava launches new “Beacon” safety feature

The new feature, for Premium members only, means up to three people can be notified of where you are, even if they're not Strava users

Grand Départ host Mont St-Michel “the least cycle-friendly place in France”

Bike tourists must walk last 3km to tourist attraction and pay same parking charges as motorists

Chilterns cyclists asked to clean up their act

A minority of cyclists have been dropping litter and riding too fast, according to one local man, which Chilterns cycling groups question, saying their members are more likely to pick up than drop litter

Bike porn in the freshest #mycyclingweekend ever

We asked for the freshest photos of your bikes this #mycyclingweekend - you blew our socks off! You've got some hot rides!

#mycyclingweekend – Your scariest & worst punctures

You sent us photos of your worst punctures, and blimey you guys have had it hard! + the £50 tyre WINNER

Naked bike ride photo too offensive for Brighton public

Exhibitor asked to think of the children despite his protests that the photo was "only a couple of bums."

New versions of official Tour de France video games out in June

Pro Cycling Manager 2016 and Le Tour de France 2016

Middlesbrough’s new £1.6m velodrome opens

The state-of-the-art facility hailed as a "significant delvelopment" for cycling in the region

Bike Club: Pay-as-you-grow scheme for kids’ bikes

For a fiver a month, the Bike Club means your kids' bikes will grow with them

Sky Rides return to 12 cities for final year

Final year of the eight year partnership will see the millionth person join in the mass participation rides where streets are closed to motor traffic, helping people feel confident cycling for a few hours

WIN Muc-Off & Mavic goodies this #mycyclingweekend

All you've gotta do is send us a photo of your springtime rides with both the #CycleSurgery & #mycyclingweekend hashtags

“One week to save Cycle Superhighway 11”

Cyclists are urging people to support the scheme as powerful opponents "make up facts" to oppose it - including where the route actually goes

#mycyclingweekend – This is WhyWeRide + competition winner

Stunning views, selfies, and seriously big rides - who won the Cycle Surgery grand prize this week?

HOY 100 sportive returns to Peak District for 2016

Sir Chris will ride with punters again this year, with hilly 100 mile and less hilly 100km options available

Mark Beaumont rides 185 mile Hebridean Way in 24h

Adventurer promotes new Scottish cycle route, which takes in ten islands, six causeways and two rib crossings