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Traffic Jam in Croydon Pic: Chris McKenna

Plans to increase parking in new developments could lead to “traffic hell” in London

"How congested is my road" map shows predicted increase in traffic of up to 50% in London if plans given go-ahead

Sun, May 17, 2015 16:56

Alberto Contador signs on at start of 2015 Giro Stage 9 (picture ANSA Dal Zennaro)

Giro d’Italia Stage 9: Paolo Tiralongo wins from break as Astana show strength again

Alberto Contador still in maglia rosa ahead of rest day

Sun, May 17, 2015 15:25

Operation Volt 2013 copyright Laura Laker

Seven men arrested and 20 bikes retrieved by police in Brick Lane operation

The Met, City of London and British Transport Police arrested the men on suspicion of handling stolen goods and money laundering

Sun, May 17, 2015 15:16

Houses of Parliament copyright Simon MacMichael .jpg

Only one in six MPs signed up to support cycling before the election

Disappointing response to CTC's Vote Bike campaign may be due to database error, however

Sun, May 17, 2015 14:12

All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group seeks new members, while patron Ben Bradshaw enters Labour leadership contest

The Parliamentary cycle campaign group asks new MPs to sign up after Julian Huppert was not re-elected

Sun, May 17, 2015 13:09

Dutch cyclist (© CC licenced by utrechtman:Flickr)

70m of Dutch solar powered cycle path can power an entire household

Experiment into solar cycle paths has worked even better than expected, say engineers

Sun, May 17, 2015 06:24

Brian Cookson at the site in Paris where the UCI was founded (source Brian Cookson Images, Flickr)

UCI president Brian Cookson shrugs off Hein Verbruggen criticism

Claims of "climate of fear" at governing body's office are "laughable"

Sat, May 16, 2015 21:01

Chris Boardman and Liverpool CityBike (source CityBike on Facebook)

Liverpool’s citybike scheme celebrates first anniversary

Members of the scheme mark occasion with ride along the waterfront

Sat, May 16, 2015 16:56

Google’s self-driving car prototype (image via Google Blog)

Google to test purpose-built driverless vehicle on California roads

Sole road incident involving a Google car happened when it was in manual mode being driven by a member of staff

Sat, May 16, 2015 15:31

Benat Intxausti wins 2015 Giro Stage 8 (picture ANSA, Dal Zennaro)

Giro d’Italia Stage 8 taken by Benat Intxausti – Alberto Contador keeps overall lead

Movistar rider wins from break, while maglia rosa gets through another day - but Aru's Astana look strong

Sat, May 16, 2015 15:30

Peter Kennaugh and Ben Swift fight for victory (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 www.flickr.com/photos/sumofmarc:)

Lincoln National Road Championships could make a loss

Organisers appeal for sponsors in search of the £20,000 needed to break even

Sat, May 16, 2015 12:11

Cigarette Smoke Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, Wikimedia Commons)

Older people benefit as much from exercise as quitting smoking

Just 3 hours a week drastically reduces risk of dying early in the elderly

Sat, May 16, 2015 12:00

Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Police witness appeal after cyclist killed outside Wigan police headquarters

34-year-old man died following collision with blue Mazda

Sat, May 16, 2015 11:07

Bradley Wiggins at start of Tour de Yorkshire 2015

Cyclists have to ‘help themselves’ by wearing a helmet says Bradley Wiggins

Suggests that helmets should be made compulsory

Sat, May 16, 2015 10:52

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Non-cyclists over 50 sought for study into benefits for mental health

Can eight weeks of regular cycling improve your mental health?

Sat, May 16, 2015 10:00

Tech Roundup: Featuring Diamondback, Zwift, Knog and Santini

Plus there's an indicating backpack and news on how to win a Bowman Cycles frame

Sat, May 16, 2015 08:00

Community pays tribute to talented young cyclist, 16, after sudden death

Stuart Turvey was set for professional cycling career

Sat, May 16, 2015 06:00

Honey bee (licensed GFDL 1.2 by Muhammad Mahdi Karim)

Anger in Essex as bees that chose bike as home wiped out with fly spray

Council was set to take action when member of public intervened

Fri, May 15, 2015 21:32

Diego Ulissi wins 2015 Giro d’Italia Stage 7 (picture ANSA, Dal Zennaro)

Giro d’Italia Stage 7: Alberto Contador makes it through longest day as Diego Ulissi wins

Lampre-Merida rider back from nine-month ban takes tough sprint in Fiuggi

Fri, May 15, 2015 16:06

Peter Kennaugh celebrates his 2014 national championships win (copyright British Cycling)

British champ Peter Kennaugh may seek move from Team Sky

Manx rider's manager has been talking to other outfits - but no decision until after Tour de France

Fri, May 15, 2015 14:40

Just in: B’Twin’s £1,000 Mach 720

Hands on with B'Twin's £1,000 carbon fibre road bike with a Shimano 105 groupset

Fri, May 15, 2015 14:39

Giro Cycles – UK’s best coffee shop for cycles 2015

Giro Cycles in Esher voted UK’s Best Coffee Shop for Cyclists – sponsored by road.cc

You voted in your thousands - for hundreds of bike-friendly coffee shops across the country

Fri, May 15, 2015 13:34

Daniele Colli calls on man who caused Giro crash to apologise

Italian rider says spectator whose camera lens he collided with "wasn't even watching the race"

Fri, May 15, 2015 10:12

Dunwich Dynamo 2015 – ‘cycle friendly’ train company bans bikes on some trains, severely restricts numbers on others

Abellio Greater Anglia says growing popularity of annual 120 mile overnight ride creates delays and inconveniences passengers

Fri, May 15, 2015 09:06

Alberto Contador presented with maglia rosa after Stage 6 of 2015 Giro d’Italia (picture ANSA, Dal Zennaro)

Giro d’Italia: “Slight instability” of shoulder joint for Alberto Contador, says official bulletin

Tinkoff-Saxo to make decision in morning about race leader continuing after today's crash

Thu, May 14, 2015 18:43