Miscellaneous

Ryanair “reduces” bike fee from €50 to €60, flies into cloud of Twitter derision

Dear Ryanair, can we have some fare "increases" next time we fly please?

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Roberts Cycles takes a break

Legendary South London framebuilder off for a sabbatical, Croydon shop to close

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Mark Cavendish and Peta Todd expecting second child

"We're taking over" says Cav

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Driver fired after tweeting about hitting cyclist

"We will take action against those who make such claims" say police

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North Wales coast cycling barista job attracts record number of applicants

Got a spare ten grand? You could set up on your own

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Scarborough man to race yachts across North Sea – by bike in ‘Top Gear’ challenge

Commodore of N Yorks town's yacht club takes on 200 mile challenge - but he'll cross the oggin by ferry

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A different kind of Classics as scholars puzzle over Cambridge ‘no bike parking’ sign

Notice tells people not to park their bikes - in Latin and Ancient Greek, but not in English

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Perfumes, parachutes, pogo sticks and partner-proof packaging – road.cc’s April Fool’s Day cycling hoax round-up

Plus Clarkson at CTC, a change to the Paris-Roubaix finish and ‘a uniquely unique niche cycling guide’ from Rapha

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Mystery over death of British cyclist on French Riviera

Helmeted man found by fishermen in Mediterranean

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Guitar legend Carlos Santana says U2 Bono’s injuries have put him off cycling

Guitarist whose wife bought him bike to get around Las Vegas admits, "In the desert you might hit a coyote, but that's it"

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Cairo to Cape Town in 50 days – Mark Beaumont attempts to secure another long distance cycling world record

Lions and kidnapping don’t bother him – he’s far more worried about being hit by a car

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Jeremy Clarkson on his bike in every sense – but who should replace him?

Top Gear presenter out of job for a day and already cycling around London ... and on that bombshell ...

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Chris Hoy turns author with kids’ books series

First two of six books to be available in March 2016

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Drivers warned to take care during Friday’s eclipse

A day for an early or late ride to work as drivers suffer yet another distraction

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VIDEO: Daredevil lets air out of his tyres to take on near-vertical cliff face in Arizona

'Don't try this at home' says professional MTB stuntman

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Cycling board game Linkeballen seeks crowd funding

You’ve got the bike, you’ve got the kit, now get the board game

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Oxford lawnmower man went to mow a meadow … and set a new KOM on Strava

Cowley Road Condors member uses tracking app while grass-cutting at work - and creates new Strava category?

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Hundreds of cyclists struck down by poisonous caterpillars

Hairy beasts release agonizing poison from thousands of tiny spines

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road.cc is looking for a Senior Sales Person

If you're a dynamic, capable sales person with a proven track record in the cycling or outdoor sectors… Get in touch!

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Cycling catalogue from 1896 – see what gear was in back then!

Metropolitan Machinists' Co showcases some weird and wonderful products ... and Brooks saddles

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#mycyclingweekend – Here’s how you spent your Valentine’s weekend with the one you love and/or your bike

Last weekend was snow, sunshine and turbo training by an open fire this weekend it will be… well, show us

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This was your cycling weekend – our selection of your #mycyclingweekend pics

Here are some of our favorites from the hundreds of #mycyclingweekend photos that you sent in… let's do it again next weekend

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“Poster boy” of Long Beach cycling, and possibly oldest cyclist in world, dies – aged 106

Octavio Orduno switched to a trike once he turned 100 - at wife's insistence

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Enter your club in Decathlon’s Cycling Club of the Year contest

£500 in gear up for grabs for best club

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Come and work at road.cc!

We're looking for a talented web developer to join our team. Are you one?

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Serie A side Cesena go pink for Marco Pantani this weekend

Il Pirata's local club to wear away kit in home match to mark late cyclist's 45th birthday

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Tributes paid to Olympic TT rider Gary Dighton, who has died at age of 46

Dorset-based cyclist who rode for GB at Barcelona Games in 1992 is believed to have taken his own life

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Video round-up: A parrot, a dog, and a Jaguar

Wildlife-themed video round-up sees a bunch of animals riding, or escorting cyclists + a frightened Boris biker

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Simon Richardson aims to get back on bike – but needs another operation

Former Paralympic champion continues his slow recovery from 2011 crash caused by drunk driver

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U2 frontman Bono may never play guitar again due to New York City bike smash

U2 frontman also lays to rest urban myth he rode bike disguised as Hasidic Jew

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