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Cycling Minister hosts Leeds conference on cycle-proofing cities… but he’s not shouting about it

Meanwhile, British Cycling and TfGM get expert advice from New York City on growing cycling in Manchester

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Boy who raised £260k for Haiti back in saddle on charity ride for Philippines typhoon victims

Charlie Simpson, now aged 11, rode 40km today on fundraising ride - and had Sir Chris Hoy as his mentor

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View from the cab: Lorry firm boss tells of effect of cyclist’s death on the driver and the company (+ video)

Despite ELB Partners commitment to cycle safety video of one of its trucks was recently reported to Metropolitan Police

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Top entrepreneur says Cambridge should spend more on cycling

"We're working on it" says council

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Bristol police stop 689 drivers & cyclists – campaign group says infrastructure is the real answer

Call for council debate to plan a better Bristol

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Petition warns of lorry danger on approach to planned new railway station in Cambridge

Access route to proposed Cambridge Science Park station will see cyclists and pedestrians face turning HGVs

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Bournemouth cyclists tell council: We warned you, and now you’ve built ‘unsafe’ cycle paths

Campaigners slammed 'life-threatening' Richmond Hill Roundabout plans and say outcome is as bad as they feared

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Transport Select Committee hearing: There’s not a war on London’s roads, but it’s a battlefield

Follow up hearing discusses recent cyclist deaths in capital, but commentator says MPs 'ill-informed and out of touch'

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Minister for cycling says he feels safe riding on London roads – but understands why others don’t

Robert Goodwill wants to see more women, less Lycra, among riders - but says fully segregated lanes aren't the answer

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Afghan women cycle to “make Afghanistan proud”

Female bicycle-aided emancipation continues in the Islamic world, this time through a 2014 film documenting the trials of the Women’s National Cycling Team in Afghanistan.

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1,000 attend ‘die-in’ protest at Transport for London HQ

Speakers call for better infrastructure, truck safety improvements

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Cyclist rides into telegraph pole, blames council

Rider says people could sue if they were injured; luckily he wasn't

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Transport minister rejects call to make HGV cycle safety features compulsory

MP George Galloway urges government to take action to protect cyclists

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Video: Thousands expected at London ‘die-in’ demo today

After recent deaths, cycling activists organise vigil outside Transport for London HQ

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London taxi drivers claim film shows most cyclist jump red lights – but does it?

Full footage tells a rather different story - also shows cars cars turning right on red & occupying ASL boxes

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Minister for cycling Robert Goodwill to tour London blackspots on his Brompton

Meanwhile, Chris Boardman welcomes Labour's HGV safety plan as cycling comes under political spotlight

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CPS drops case against cyclist who ‘jumped’ red light for his own safety

Common sense prevails

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Metropolitan Police officers told to fine 10 cyclists a month

Officer who heads London's traffic police says his orders were misinterpreted

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Leader of Hampshire County Council says it can’t regulate New Forest sportives

No animal accidents involving cyclists since 2008, says park authority

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Almost 9 in 10 people back headphones ban and compulsory helmets for cyclists say survey

Support for both measures from majority of cyclists too in new YouGov poll

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Father vows to cycle 3,500 miles to all Leicester City away matches for charity supporting son with rare chromosome disorder

Ambitious challenge for man who's never ridden more than a few miles - and he started with a 174 mile ride

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Cyclists are “longing” to be run down, says peer

Down with this sort of thing

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Conservation groups fight plans for Cambridge Velodrome and Derby cycle track

Not everyone in Derby or Cambridge is happy about planned cycle facilities in both cities

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CTC says Emma Way case shows need for police to investigate hit-and-run incidents properly

Issue is highlighted in CTC's Road Justice campaign; meanwhile motorist claims she suffered cyber-bullying

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Video: London Assembly members criticise Boris Johnson on bike safety

"Cycling is not getting safer," says Baroness Jones

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Massive London police traffic enforcement operation next week

News of operation comes as names released of two recent fatalities

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Boris Johnson says he’d back ban on cyclists wearing earphones

Mayor of London also suggests HGV rush hour ban urged by Chris Boardman wouldn't work

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Sustrans calls for action after 11 cyclist deaths in UK this month

Segregated lanes and quietways part of the solution, says charity

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Bike-friendly “promenade in the sky” proposed for Liverpool flyover

Campaigners argue against demolishing flyovers - and suggest using them for public park

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Police to crack down on mobile-using drivers this week

Brake anti-distraction campaign calls for hand-free ban too

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