Charity

Limited edition Bromptons, designed with Foo Fighters, Radiohead and…err…Enrique Iglesias up for auction

13 artists have collaborated on the bikes that are being auctioned for the live music relief fund

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Homelessness charity using bikes to reach rough sleepers

The team have been able to find many more people in need of help using bikes and e-bikes

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Father of three who suffered seizure while out cycling wants to raise awareness of brain tumours

The 51-year-old was training for a charity event at the time

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Cycling safety app developer Busby partners with Team Qhubeka Assos

The safety app Busby, that notifies contacts if it detects an incident, has partnered with World Tour team Qhubeka ASSOS

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Schoolgirls in Tanzania receive bikes from town over 6,000 miles away

The bikes will help them get access to education

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Cycle campaign group urge people not to cycle over safety fears

The 'unusual' plea was made after flood defence works caused a popular cycling route to close without a 'viable safe alternative'

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Double amputee racing driver completes 140-mile challenge

The 21-year-old said that cycling up steep hills forced him 'to dig deeper than ever before'

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Mint Sauce lockdown fundraiser makes more than £8,000 for Cancer Research

Artist Jo Burt says amount raised by one-off cartoons of much-loved mountain biking sheep is “mind-blowing”

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Fundraising bike repairer who has found new homes for hundreds of old bikes told he cannot store them on driveway

Martin King was initially told the bikes have to go, but his housing association has since told him that it will help him to find alternative storage

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Maintenance, local knowledge and tips from new service billed as “AA for cyclists”

Cycling UK launches first Pumped Up Crews in Birmingham and Manchester

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Cycling UK launches free bike-check service to get people in England back in the saddle

More than 150 locations and repairers have signed up so far ... major repairs will be referred to government's Fix Your Bike scheme

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RideLondon cyclists do their bit for charity despite cancellation of this weekend’s event

From sports stars to club cyclists and first-timers, people have been out on their bikes for good causes

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Porn Pedallers urge cyclists to Ride for Pride – and for charity – this Saturday

Get out on your bike this weekend to support the LBGTQ+ community and raise money for Terrence Higgins Trust

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A two-year-old is riding 45 miles (in 12 days) for charity – a mile for every minute her sister lived

Daisy Adams’ sister died of a heart defect

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We’re sponsoring the Bath Mind 7-Day Turbo Challenge – Here’s how to get involved

Hit the turbo for seven days and raise some money for mental health awareness week

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From cycling stormtroopers to MPs in bunny costumes – riders saddle up for 2.6 Challenge

With London Marathon cancelled, people across the UK and beyond joined in charity fundraising drive

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Triathlete completes Ironman in his back garden.

The challenge took Richard Groome over 14 hours, but he raised over £2.5k for a local charity

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How cyclists are helping get food to the needy during the pandemic

Initiatives in London and Exeter are among those seeing volunteers take to two wheels to help the vulnerable

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Wales rugby great Shane Williams to ride 800 miles on Zwift for charity

Ex-British & Irish Lion says he was inspired by Geraint Thomas's fundraiser last week

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Molly Weaver rides garden version of the Dirty Reiver

Oh, the humanity! Won’t someone think of the lawn?

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Mark Beaumont looking to recruit “virtual peloton” to ride around the world in a day

Are you up for 240 miles on the turbo and a 4am start? Get in touch

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Major event organisers launch 2.6 Challenge to help support UK charity sector

Businesses behind some of country's biggest sportives are involved in fundraising initiative

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Cyclists attempt Zwift Double Everest to raise cash for NHS

Francis Cade and Alex Hill aiming to climb 17,696m in one session

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Starting bid is £16,000 as Passoni auction Limited Edition bike for charity

The Italian brand aims to raise £20,000 to help fight Coronavirus in their home region of Lombardy

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Cycling UK offers free membership to NHS staff – pass the news on to anyone you know who could benefit

Charity will give three months' membership free and is asking for donations to help keep key workers moving

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Brompton Bike Hire in fundraising drive to make more bikes for NHS workers – here’s how you can help

West London-based folding bike brand will also donate up to £100,000 to get staff to hospitals

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Cycling UK’s chief executive stands down

Paul Tuohy oversaw the charity’s rebrand from CTC as well as a number of successful campaigns

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Ben Davies riding Cairo to Cape Town in April

Top ultradistance rider tackling 11,000km route as a TCR warm-up

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World Bicycle Relief has now distributed 500,000 Buffalo Bikes in developing nations

Buffalo Bikes help people in rural areas get access to education, health services, and economic opportunities

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Rapha Foundation announces £575,000 to support four grassroots cycling initiatives

Huge cash boost for the Rayner Foundation, Herne Hill Velodrome Trust, Helen100 and the Cyclists’ Alliance

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