Charity

Welsh man who hasn’t cycled for 20 years makes it 1,000 miles towards his goal of Africa

He's chasing the swallows from his back garden - but he has a 'rather sore derriere'...

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Walsall charity cycling group appeals for bikes after suffering mass theft

Group was launched in September with brand new bikes

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Canadian cyclist climbs a million vertical feet for charity

And he’s not finished yet

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Pro team mechanic rides 6,600km around British coastline and visits all the lighthouses

Sam Hayes of Madison Genesis was raising money for male suicide awareness charity

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Phil Deeker rides 1,000 cols in 100 days

British endurance rider marks his 60th birthday with rather a lot of climbing

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Thieves target bike recycling scheme – and chuck bikes at cars

Scottish social enterprise in despair after repeated vandalism and theft

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Ex fashion director takes Deliveroo job to train for Land’s End to John O’Groats

“My kids think I’m stupid”

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Welsh man to cycle thousands of miles to follow swallows to Africa

But... he hasn't ridden in 20 years and it seems like the birds might have left without him...

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Bikes abandoned at Burning Man festival to be given to Hurricane victims

5,000 bicycles were left behind by attendees at event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert

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Cyclist to ride 1,000km in flip flops to raise money for Caribbean hurricane relief effort

It's a good job the land is flat too, when you take a look at his bike...

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Saboteurs spread tacks in bid to disrupt charity cycling event in Scotland

Incident resulted in delays reopening roads

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Cycling UK urges government to highlight ‘Dutch Reach’ technique to drivers

400 cyclists are injured in an average year in car dooring incidents reported to police, according to DfT statistics

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Sir Bradley Wiggins rides Manchester to London for autism charity

220 miles in over 12 hours of riding

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Video: Channel Islander uses pedal power to get from Guernsey to Herm

It took Graham Glass 40 minutes to cycle 4.75km on Boaty McBikeFace between the two islands

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Top artists and designers reinterpret bike helmets for charity auction

Grayson Perry is among those participating in Strike - The Helmet Project; designs onshow at Look Mum No Hands from Friday

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Man who set Raleigh Chopper Hour Record to ride one from London to Paris

Matt Richardson has also ridden iconic 1970s bike up Mont Ventoux and the Passo dello Stelvio

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Bristol woman to cycle around the UK and US with giant 90kg piggy bank

Rosie Mai Iredale’s journey will begin with a ride from Bristol to Brighton, departing on Monday 21st August, before a planned cycle around the UK and across the USA in 2018.

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Prudential RideLondon 2017: the highs, and the lows

How was the event for you this year?

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Thousands of pounds raised for “hero” motorbike rider left paralysed after he crashed to avoid hitting cyclists

Music teacher Chris Toon’s split-second decision in June had life-changing consequences for him

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Rider dies during Prudential RideLondon-Surrey sportive

67-year-old Maris Ozols had cardiac arrest as he took part in 46-mile sportive

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Call for new car dooring offence as cyclists gather for Sam Boulton memorial ride in Leicester

Cycling UK has identified gulf in penalties between those for dooring offences and manslaughter convictions

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11 things we’ve learned this week

Froome approaching immortality, motorway madness and no one's ashamed of tan lines. Here are 11 things we've learned this week...

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Cyclist celebrates turning 70 – by riding 70km a day for 70 days

Jeff Webber is raising money for Bristol Children's Hospital

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Brit is first to cycle height of Everest on a Raleigh chopper

Dave Sims says he has rather swollen knees following the charity challenge

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Cycling App of the Week: First Aid for Cyclists by St John Ambulance

This free app from Britain's leading first aid charity gives you useful, cycle-specific medical advice

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Two-time cancer survivor aiming to break the one-week distance record

James Golding says cycling gave him focus on the path back to health

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Crowdfunding campaign launched for new cycling and walking bridge across Thames from Brentford to Kew

£166k sought to pay for designs, surveys and pre-application planning application, among other things

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Cyclist set to tackle 2,000-mile ride across Europe… out of the saddle

Meanwhile someone else is already riding Land’s End to John O’Groats and back on a stand-up bike

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Glasgow ultra-cyclist sets sights on four world records in a day

12-hour charity effort for Edinburgh Children's Hospital and Epilepsy Action

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10 year old takes on Mt Ventoux for charity

Gavin will ride a mountain bike too - just to make it a little harder

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