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Essex railway worker gets award after catching bike thief

Brentwood station employee chased after thief - but says he sees three bikes a week stolen there

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 19:15

Whyte, Canyon, Wilier, Cube, J.Laverack, Vaaru, Pinarello, Ribble, On-One, Viner, Planet-X, Restrap, Altura and Topeak highlights from Cycle Show 2016

Loads of new road, adventure and touring bikes from the 2016 Cycle Show. And bikepacking products

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 17:55

#mycyclingweekend: My Cycling Meals

What fuels your #mycyclingweekend ride? Share your most monumental meal with us and we'll share our Cycle Surgery prize with you!

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 17:19

Former cabinet minister denies blocking Welsh mountain bike trail

Ron Davies, filmed by a hidden camera, says he was trying to remove obstacles

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 17:01

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Police seek road rage cyclist after fight with Uber driver

Unclear what precipitated the incident

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 15:43

Videos: Mega time trial & MTB crashes + Uber care

The road.cc video round-up is back exploring the world of competitive cycling crashes plus stunning shots of mountains and Amsterdam

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 15:39

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Leading UK motorsports firm helps bring world’s lightest folding bike to market

Hummingbird tips scales at 6.7kg and is being made by Oxfordshire-based Prodrive

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 14:47

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Zimbabwe introduces bicycle licensing… 12 months’ jail for those who don’t pay

System being tested in Harare to see how annoyed people get

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 14:21

Chain Reaction Cycles take over the DealCatcher with more great cycling deals

Chain Reaction Cycles continues its autumn preperation with even more great discounts on great cycling goodies

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 14:08

Bikeability training (copyright Britishcycling.org.uk)

Schoolkids in Reading to be given bikes to combat lateness

Council teams up with Network Rail and British Transport Police for initiative aimed at minimising classroom disruption

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 11:46

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UCI to meet riders, teams and organisers to discuss safety

Plans for best practice guidelines for design of race finishes

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 11:30

Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle (image via Prudential RideLondon website)

Car-free days coming to London?

Mayor looking into traffic-free days as well as pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 09:43

Condor, Bianchi, Storck, Boardman, Genesis, Ridgeback, Lightweight, Van Nicholas, Cannondale, Simplon, Rose Bikes highlights from Cycle Show 2016

Massive gallery of the latest bikes from some of the hottest brands exhibiting at the Cycle Show

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 09:20

Sam Willoughby (right) in action at Rio 2016 (picture Alex Whitehead SWpix.com via Britishcycling.org_.uk).jpg

Aussie BMX star Sam Willoughby unable to move below chest after training crash

Former world champ broke neck and sustained spinal damage in crash a fortnight ago

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 17:51

Westminster Bridge bus stop bypass graphic

NHS trust accused of spending £10,000 blocking cycle route

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust is campaigning to stop a cycle superhighway, without seeking evidence to back up its safety concerns

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 16:07

Billie Fleming’s Year record smashed – in just four months!

24-year-old American Amanda Coker will carry on riding - and could smash men's record out of the park

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 15:34

Company blames cyclist after aggressive driver complaint

Cyclist complains to GSH Upholstery of aggressive driving, the company director tells him "you're the problem"

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 15:07

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Five per cent increase in London cycling in a year

Latest report from Transport for London shows more than 15,000 cyclists using two new Cycle Superhighways in peak hours

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 13:53

Video: Women in Iran defy fatwa forbidding them from cycling

"It's our absolute right and we're not going to give up" say mother and daughter who filmed themselves riding

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 13:42

Great cycling deals in the Tweeks DealCatcher Takeover

The DealCatcher is sticking to the autumn theme - bikes, mudguards, light sets and cleaning contraptions feature

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 13:42

Details released of 100-mile Vélo Birmingham sportive, coming in September 2017

15,000 places available on closed road event which will go through Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 11:33

Helmets reduce head injury odds by 69 per cent

Latest analysis of 64,000 cyclist injuries, from Australian statisticians, suggests helmets reduce odds of serious and fatal head injuries by 69 and 65 per cent

Thu, Sep 22, 2016 10:53

Royal Courts of Justice, London (picture bortescristian, Wikimedia Commons)

Cycling UK backs High Court challenge to Mansfield’s ‘cycling ASBOs’

Public Space Protection Orders criminalise legal behaviour, say campaigners

Wed, Sep 21, 2016 16:47

Rio effect being felt at Ribble Cycles

Retailer also backs Olympians’ plea for greater investment in everyday cycling

Wed, Sep 21, 2016 15:53

A good reason not to go full gas in Richmond Park (CC BY-NC 2.0 aglet:Flickr)

“Selfish cyclists” blamed for litter that caused Richmond Park deer deaths

Energy gel wrappers from organised events identified as being a particular problem

Wed, Sep 21, 2016 14:25