Campaigning

Hundreds turn up to discuss plans for multimillion pound cycle network

Chris Boardman was at the event to discuss plans for the UK's largest inner city walking and cycling route in Greater Manchester

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Criminalising wild camping? New Government proposals to make trespass a criminal offence could leave riders with a record

Traveller legislation likely to have broader consequences

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Cyclist seriously injured at New Forest crossroads highlighted as blackspot after two riders were killed

Campaigners are calling for staggered junction at Ipley Cross following latest collision

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FedEx-funded guide highlights Dutch and Danish best practice in making cycling safer

Document compiled by European Cyclists’ Federation aims to be essential point of reference for campaigners

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Ban on cars could treble levels of cycling in York, say campaigners (+ video)

York Cycle Campaign points to success of Ghent on getting more people in saddle by restricting motor traffic

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Government urged to increase funding as cycling levels fall in England for second year running

Campaigners call on Boris Johnson to make more money available

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Climate crisis and cycling campaigners join forces for Heathrow ‘Bulldozer lie-in’ this Sunday

‘Critical Mass of epic proportions’ planned, with Boris Johnson and John McDonnell invited ‘to fulfil their pledges’

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Porn Pedallers Ride The Ribbon around London for World AIDS Day

50 riders clad in red took on 25-mile loop through the capital to raise money for charity

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1 cyclist a week killed or seriously injured due to potholes

10 cyclists have lost their lives in past five years in crashes caused by road defects

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London Cycling Campaign launches Lorry Safety website to help protect capital’s cyclists

Free resource provides resources for drivers and riders to help cut casualties

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Safe cycle route plan on road where rider killed was dropped from £102m infrastructure funding bid

Oxfordshire campaigners have fought for years for a traffic-free route on B4044

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Sustrans calls on next government to provide sustained, long-term active travel funding

Sustainable transport charity launches general election manifesto ahead of country going to the polls on 12 December

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Cyclist killed on Oxfordshire road where campaigners have battled for years to have a safe cycle path (+ video)

"For so long we feared the worst would happen on the B4044 - and now it has"

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Petition urges action over ‘death trap’ London road after cyclist killed

Male rider lost life yesterday in collision involving HGV on South Circular Road in Catford

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Queensbury Tunnel row: Bradford Council urges Transport Secretary to intervene

Highways England accused of breaching planning permission by starting to fill in tunnel

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Belgian TV show takes politicians on a bike ride – then confronts them with 500 relatives of cyclists killed through poor infrastructure

The programme Make Belgium Great Again is calling on people to get on their bikes to call for safer infrastructure

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Queensbury Tunnel campaigners accuse Highways England of over-reaction as works suspended on safety grounds

Campaigners have been battling to have disused rail tunnel re-opened as Europe's longest cycling tunnel

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Edinburgh cycling campaigner’s call for 20mph speed limit to protect riders gets a sadly predictable response from newspaper’s readers

Retired surgeon Professor Chris Oliver says transport strategy must put cycling, walking and public transport first

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Latest UK road casualty stats reveal cycling is safer per mile than walking

But with cyclists still disproportionately at risk, Cycling UK says more needs to be done

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Campaigners say trees planted in cycle lane will make Norwich “a national laughing stock”

Infrastructure has "has the potential to become a defining meme for inept design" says Norwich Cycling Campaign

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Extinction Rebellion cycle protest halts traffic around Bristol Airport

Group was protesting against planned expansion of capacity to 12 million passengers a year

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“An absolute mess” – Cycling UK slams confusing law on parking in cycle lanes

Rules depend on whether infrastructure was there before 2016 - and whether there are double yellow lines

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Hundreds join Stop Killing Cyclists protest in London

National Funeral for the Unknown Cyclist included die-in at Trafalgar Square

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Cool new tech including the lightest e-road bike from Wilier, the FSA WE groupset on a TT bike, an electric penny farthing, a 4g bottle cage, classy ltd edition Cane Creek brake colours + more

Another round-up of cool new tech we've spotted at Eurobike 2019 - some of it pretty, some of it handy, and some just plain odd...

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Chancellor slammed over “squandered opportunity” to provide funding for cycling

Yesterday's Spending Review outlined where government will splash the cash in 2020/21

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Cycling UK launches 800-mile Great North Trail from Peak District to north of Scotland

Route links existing long-distance trails with 98 per cent traffic free

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UK’s first Bicycle Mayor outlines plans to get Cumbria pedalling

Richard Ingham was elected to new position in July

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The ultimate Eurobike? Couple (and dog) ride 6,000km round Europe to trace huge bike and fight climate change

They're winging the route a little bit, but the message is a strong one

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Council refuses to clarify ‘absurd’ Velolife cycle café situation

‘The council have applied to enforce an order, the terms of which it doesn’t understand and can’t clarify, which it expects Mr Goodwin to comply with’

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Mum of cyclist killed in road traffic collision launches petition for all bikes to be sold with lights

“I just want bicycles to be sold with them so people and children can abide with the law a lot easier”

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