Miscellaneous

Laura Trott changes her mind on helmets

Olympic champion now says helmet wearing should be "personal discretion"

Pothole crash cyclist wins £70k pay-out from council

Judge says rider bears no responsibility for crash that damaged his hearing

Video: Graeme Obree auctions unique L’Equipe front page commemorating Hour record

Cromalin proof was presented to Scot by French newspaper after he broke Hour record for the first time

Police identify driver who unleashed torrent of abuse on Sussex cyclist (+ video)

Caution: Contains swearing. A LOT of swearing.

11-year-old son of late Andrei Kivilev asks TDF boss Prudhomme to award his father the 2001 victory

Léonard Kivilev, whose father died after Paris-Nice crash in 2003, writes to Christian Prudhomme

Video: Is this man the luckiest unlucky cyclist in the world?

Watch the video and decide for yourself

Darlington man reunited with bike stolen 12 years ago

Bike stolen so long ago, owner had forgotten about it

Fine and ban for Australian driver videoed hitting cyclist

Quick retribution for driver charged with failed to exercise "due care"

Met issue appeal after hit-and-run incident leaves Brixton cyclist with serious injuries

Cyclist suffered fractured neck and broken legs in incident outside Brixton Underground station

Cyclist sues council for £100,000 after pothole crash

Herts County Council denies responsibility for pothole that hospitalised rider

Surrey* hates mountain bikers too: horse riders object to new trail at Leith Hill

*Well, some people in Surrey

DJ Nick Grimshaw completes 12 hours in saddle to raise £115k for Sport Relief

Breakfast Show presenter spent 12 hours cycling in Perspex box with help from celebs including Victoria Pendleton

French TGV train travels 40km with cyclist’s body embedded in front of cab

Grisly discovery only made when train arrived at Mulhouse station - remains of bike discovered at level crossing 40km away

Mail on Sunday slams MPs claiming cycling allowance of 20p a mile – we take a close look at the figures

Six MPs claimed a total of less than £150 in 2012/13 - 6,000 times lower than the £880,000 claimed for motoring

Seven days in cycling: Your weekly catch up service of the week’s big news stories on road.cc

This week's slice of cycling life features close passing drivers - one with a rather good excuse and one whose career ended in a bad tempered instant - plus 5am rouleurs, horrific crashes and more...

Inquest into death of drowned Bristol cyclist hears council didn’t act on safety warnings

Concerns first raised a decade before Sean Phillips' death; 2011 report said "a matter of time before an incident occurs"

Bring the highlights of the Tour de France Yorkshire route to your front room with commemorative Tour de Yorkshire wallpaper

The work of a young British designer, Tour de Yorkshire wallpaper pays homage to hills, cobbles and iconic architecture

Lost cyclist follows sat-nav over Manchester’s huge M60 Barton Bridge

Police advice: "If your sat-nav is telling you to do something dangerous, don’t do it."

Falling freeway bicycle racks up $49,000 US lawsuit

Women injured in crash caused by bike falling from car rack sues for $49,000 in Oregon, US

‘I Worked at Raleigh’ website chronicles life at iconic Nottingham bike factory

Accompanying app provides tour of vast bike-making plant

Wiggo comes to Ambridge: Sir Bradley Wiggins to guest-star in The Archers for Sport Relief

Tour de France winner joins long list of guests in world's longest-running soap opera

Boris Johnson calls for cycle path alongside HS2 high speed railway line

Feasibility study already taking place into path linking London with Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester

Boris Bike-style hire bikes coming to the New Forest

But locals unhappy despite prospect of job creation and reduced car use

Investment pays off for Evans Cycles with sales and profits up in 2013

London-based retailer says "strong demand for cycling is persisting” and is "pretty positive about 2014"

Caravan firm sacks driver who was filmed overtaking cyclist with inches to spare (+ video)

Forest of Dean Caravans takes decisive action after video posted to YouTube

Pain in the art

Artist Clem Chen creates uncomfortable saddle sculptures

Widow of pothole death cyclist to sue council

Wife of Martyn Uzzell wants North Yorkshire County Council brought to account

Cycling initiatives help Hackney win London Transport Borough of the Year award

Camden's Royal College St and LCC's Love London Go Dutch campaign also recognised at London Transport Awards

Stockmarket flotation in the pipeline for Wiggle?

Online retailer places recruitment ad for chief financial officer, "IPO experience an advantage"

Piazza in Italy named after Alfonsina Strada – the only woman to ride the Giro

San Salvatore Monferrato honours cyclist to mark International Women's Day