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Chris Boardman helps launch Liverpool’s City Bike scheme – urges locals to embrace it

First hire stations go live next month with 100 bikes, increasing to 1,000 at 100 locations within a year

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 23:30

SRAM release Aero 11-speed shifters and Zipp a Vuka BTA QuickView mount

New 11-speed time trial shifters and between the arms Garmin Edge/water bottle mount for time trial bars released

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 21:14

Cambridge bus boss calls ‘floating’ bus stop plan “absolutely ludicrous”

But cycling campaigners say they're a boon for buses too

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 19:07

Could this Kickstarter project from Copenhagen be a rival to the bicycle?

City is not built for being active and mobile" - says inventor based in a city rest of world aspires to for active travel

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 17:30

Cyclists at traffic lights (©Toby Jacobs)

2011 Census: Cycling boom in cities masks static national trend

London, Brighton & Hove, Manchester, Newcastle & Sheffield see strong growth - but no change in England/Wales in decade to 2011

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 14:31

Just in: Vitus Venon

Brand new £1,149 carbon fibre sportive bike from Chain Reaction Cycles gets a once-over

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 14:27

Mark Renshaw (CC licensed image by DancingOnThePedals.net:Flickr)

Mark Renshaw on switching teams, bikes & gear and the dream team reunion with Mark Cavendish

"I’m much better at leading out then trying to win races," says world's best lead-out rider

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 14:03

Rapha update City range

New and updated clothing for commuters and other urban riders

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 13:12

Spectators watch the action at a Tour Fan Park (©tourdefrancefanpark.co.uk)

Tour de France spectator hubs revealed

Camper vans welcome in Dales car parks, says National Park boss

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 11:41

Koga Kimera wins Red Dot Design Award

Redesigned road bike gets international design gong for "drastically improving" comfort

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 10:57

Be part of the Start pink paint crash (picture Chris Lindsay via Twitter)

First crash of Giro d’Italia 2014 – nearly 2 months before Belfast Big Start

Cycle commuter comes a cropper on pink paint publicising event in Northern Ireland's capital

Thu, Mar 27, 2014 09:45

Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 medals (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Surrey welcomes Prudential RideLondon 2014 route changes

Pro race route revisions mean many roads reopen 3 hours earlier than in 2013

Wed, Mar 26, 2014 23:47

Yellow Fountain outside Sheffield Railway Station

Sheffield fountains to run yellow from tomorrow as city marks 100 days to Tour de France start

Yorkshire Festival launches tomorrow, Sheffield public toilets on yellow alert* as Grand Depart countdown dips below 100 days to go (*probably)

Wed, Mar 26, 2014 17:23

English Cycles disc-equipped bike scoops NAHBS award

A look at the award-winning disc-equipped Campagnolo Super Record EPS steel road bike from English Cycles

Wed, Mar 26, 2014 17:05

Bromley Common overtake video still (CyclingMikey on YouTube)

Video: Motorist speaks of “upset” after helmet camera footage of bad driving posted to YouTube

Driver apparently misinterpreted signal to hold back - and told CyclingMikey he should be on shared-use path

Wed, Mar 26, 2014 14:21

SRM launch FSA K-Force UCB Powermeter with user changeable battery

Latest SRM FSA Powermeter now has a user changeable battery that lasts a claimed 4,000 hours

Wed, Mar 26, 2014 14:02

Bike Swanky demo fleet lets you try before you buy or lease

Wide range of bikes and wheels available to use before you commit

Wed, Mar 26, 2014 12:14

First Ride: DeAnima Unblended

We get to grips with a carbon frameset handmade in northern Italy from custom tubes

Wed, Mar 26, 2014 10:55

Cyclist sues Halfords for £1 million, claims steerer tube “failure” led to severe facial injuries

Joseph Love left facially disfigured after crashing head-first into barrier; retailer fights case

Wed, Mar 26, 2014 09:53

Actor from TV series Shameless has bike stolen hours after Sport Relief ride

Ciaran Griffiths left bike outside shop - if you see it, call The Bill

Wed, Mar 26, 2014 08:50

Director Dante Lam’s That Demon Within publicity still

Hong Kong action film director to shoot pro cycling movie in Italy – and it’s called Breaking Wind (+ videos)

Movie title may need rethink for US/UK markets; director Dante Lam brings in Olympic bronze medallist Lee Wai Sze to coach actors

Tue, Mar 25, 2014 20:51

NAHBS 2014 in pictures: The award-winning bikes and frames

A look at the best road bikes and frames from the recent North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show

Tue, Mar 25, 2014 19:26

Dani King leads GB women’s Team Pursuit at London 2012 (copyright www.britishcycling.org.uk)

Brian Cookson: Could track cycling move to Winter Olympics?

UCI president is also calling for the introduction of cyclo-cross to the Winter Games and a reshuffle of badminton, judo

Tue, Mar 25, 2014 18:22

‘Perfect’ EPO blood-doping detection system in the pipeline?

A Glasgow University team believe they've cracked erythropoietin detection + Texans improve steroid and stimulant screen 1000 fold

Tue, Mar 25, 2014 17:56

Commuters (CC licensed image by kube414:Flickr)

Two million new cycle commuters about to take to the roads, says CycleScheme

People fed up with overcrowding and squalor of public transport apparently

Tue, Mar 25, 2014 13:16