Campaigning

East London residents: Stop the ‘Cycling Taliban’

Petition calls on Mayor to reverse Waltham Forest 'mini-Holland' road closures

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Sainsbury’s truck cyclist warning increases “fear of cycling”

Radio DJ Jeremy Vine weighing in on Twitter outcry over 'victim blaming' truck sign says he's "sick of the danger"

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Today! Wear something red and protest for better cycling in Sheffield

Make your Saturday ride a ride for change

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Women’s Cycle Forum Scotland launches to give women a voice in cycling

Sick of men always doing the talking about cycling? Here's a breath of fresh air

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World Naked Bike Ride comes to London

The London stage of the annual event, protesting oil dependency and car dominance, takes place on Saturday 11 June

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Video: Airbag helmet firm launches safety app for London cyclists

'Give a Beep' digital button logs dangerous areas and emails city's mayor; initiative backed by LCC

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Carlton Reid defends AA’s Cyclist’s Highway Code

Says organisation has a history of publishing cycling guides

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Cycle “Quietway” scheme being derailed by local residents claim campaigners

Hackney Council has prioritised concerns of local residents over London Fields "rat run" reduction promises, despite more people in the borough supporting the scheme than opposing it, say campaigners

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Bristol World Naked Bike gives neo-Nazis a wide berth

250 cyclists took part in ride in port city - and another 150 across the Severn Estuary in Cardiff

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AA launches Cyclist’s Highway Code, backed by Boardman

The book, which includes sections on bike maintenance, training and the Highway Code, is aimed at helping encourage more people to cycle safely

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Glasgow appeal to train new tandem pilots for the blind

If you can turn a pedal for five to 10 minutes you could be suitable....

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New lease of life for Milan’s historic Vigorelli velodrome

Site of Coppi's 1942 Hour Record is now re-opened for business

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GWR cycle booking policy attracts 1200-strong petition

Cyclists are concerned Great Western Railway's new advanced reservation system will make flexible travel impossible with a bike

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Cycling minister and wife invited to Cambridge after “helmet hair” comments

Robert Goodwill MP, minister for cycling, has been invited to see a UK city with a more equal cycling gender balance after admitting he doesn't know why so few women use bikes for transport

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UK ‘interested’ in minimum passing distance law, says government

Could cyclists have the same protection in law here as in Australia?

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Government announces £20.6m green transport fund

Money will act as a stop-gap between funding streams, but it's not nearly enough, say critics - and will leave many skilled staff's jobs at risk

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This Sheffield bike lane billboard was redecorated…

The sign, installed by Clear Channel, has blocked the bike lane since March, and was last week joined by a Clear Channel van, but has not yet been removed

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Government urged to increase cycling spend as consultation closes

Businesses and campaigners warn that without cash, Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy won’t work

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Andrew Gilligan tells Sadiq Khan: time is your enemy

Former London Cycling Commissioner tells new mayor "time is your enemy and your opponents' friend" and vows to keep campaigning for a better city at London Cycling Awards ceremony

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Heathrow appoints Cycling Officer to get local staff riding to work

But without the infratructure, is it worth the effort?

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‘Cycling Fallacies’ website launches

Amaze your friends and neighbours with simple ways to make cycling in the UK more attractive

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CityConnect defends 75cm Leeds-Bradford Cycle Superhighway

Group in charge of delivering the 23km "flagship" cycle route says they are "committed to getting it right" but campaigners call the route inadequate and unsafe

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Hampshire County Council forced to review bike lane that put cyclists ‘on collision course’ with parked cars

Resident says project was funded by money originally earmarked for public bike share scheme

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Hup Oranje! CamCycle goes Dutch in rebrand

Cambridge Cycling Campaign's new identity highlights inspiration from Netherlands

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Video: Manchester cyclists parody new cycle infrastructure

Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign has produced a spoof video of cycle infrastructure that is "integrated" into the tram and bus network a little too well

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Consultation opens on Leeds cycling strategy

Launch coincides with Space for Cycling demonstration ride

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Chris Froome collects his OBE

President of the AA Edmund King also honoured for services to road safety

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Farmers demand that Giro’s wolf mascot be banned from entering France

Lupo Wolfie seen as a "provocation" in light of wolf attacks on Alpine livestock

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One in four vehicles on rush hour Edinburgh street is a bike

Forrest Road, a popular city-centre route for cyclists, saw record numbers of cyclists using it in the morning rush hour, while motor traffic was down

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Janet Street-Porter continues anti-cycle superhighway campaign on BBC’s Daily Politics show

States her belief that cyclists want all other forms of transport ‘eradicated’

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