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First Direct Arena (picture credit firstdirectarena.com)

Tickets go on sale Friday for Tour de France team presentation in Leeds – pre-registration closes tonight

Tickets for event at First Direct Arena will cost £45-£85

Tue, Apr 22, 2014 08:54

119 bus in Croydon (4ChordsNoNet YouTube still)

Video: TfL apologises to cyclist after bus driver calls him a “knob” following close pass

Insult thrown shortly after driver had cut in on cyclist – who caught incident on film - on Croydon High Street

Tue, Apr 22, 2014 08:22

The top of Holme Moss (CC licensed image by by shirokazan:Flickr)

Want to watch Tour de France tackle Yorkshire’s hills? Get there at least a day early, says Grand Départ boss

With 1 million+ fans expected on each stage, Sir Rodney Walker says to start planning ahead now

Mon, Apr 21, 2014 18:55

Meriden Green with National Cyclists’ Memorial on right, CC BY SA 2.0 licensed on Flickr by Amanda Green

Cyclist who was first British casualty of WWI ‘may have been killed by friendly fire’ (+ video)

Private John Parr was aged around 15 at time of death; cyclists killed in war to be remembered at Meriden next month

Mon, Apr 21, 2014 17:37

Women’s Tour brings in Friends Life as sponsor, puts race manual online for fans

All the information you need to know about the race - plus, 4 days of events in Oundle before the start on 7 May

Mon, Apr 21, 2014 11:30

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WorldTour bike: Peter Sagan’s Cannondale Synapse for the Spring Classics

A look around Peter Sagan's 2014 Tour of Flanders Cannondale Synapse

Mon, Apr 21, 2014 11:29

Emma Pooley in the rainbow jersey (picture credit Melbourne 2010).jpg

Emma Pooley says it’s ‘nuts’ she gets more prize money from triathlon ‘hobby’ than pro cycling

Olympic medallist and ex-world champion is combining major bike races with triathlons this year

Mon, Apr 21, 2014 10:19

Bikes outside Pembroke College Cambridge

200 fined by police in Cambridge clampdown on law-breaking cyclists and drivers

Fines issued to cyclists include 50 for riding wrong way up one-way street

Mon, Apr 21, 2014 08:35

Newport Nocturne secures go-ahead from British Cycling to run this year

Nocturne now needs to raise £23,000 and a full complement of women riders to run in August

Mon, Apr 21, 2014 06:21

Kent motorist branded “a danger to cyclists” by judge is jailed for 10 months

Anger at cyclists riding two abreast led to Martin Hook knocking one off bike, causing him and fellow rider broken bones

Sun, Apr 20, 2014 18:43

Philippe Gilbert wins the Amstel Gold Race for the third time

BMC Racing rider returns to scene of world championship victory to attack on Cauberg and win again

Sun, Apr 20, 2014 14:57

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 one of the most phenomenal rides Strava has ever seen, some bad behaviour in the New Forest, Lance Armstrong getting down and dirty with an inner tube and much more...

Sun, Apr 20, 2014 12:18

White Van Man Has a Bad Day (Veloevol YouTube still)

Video: White van man loses job, convicted of assault, after road rage incident caught on cyclist’s helmet camera

Plea changed to guilty after aggressor learns of existence of footage

Sun, Apr 20, 2014 10:29

£2 million from Local Sustainable Transport Fund for nine projects across England

Schemes in Tyne & Wear and West Yorkshire take three quarters of the money between them

Sun, Apr 20, 2014 09:13

Beryl Burton stage play is ‘the recognition Mum deserves’ says cyclist daughter

Yorkshire Festival will run alongside Tour de Yorkshire providing cultural entertainment

Sun, Apr 20, 2014 08:50

Northern Ireland’s first television cycle safety advert to run until after the Giro

Cyclists in NI are 23 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured than car users

Sun, Apr 20, 2014 07:22

Video: Madison-Genesis at the Tour of the Reservoir

Follow the boys on steel as Alex Peters and Peter Hawkins take a 1-2 in Northumberland

Sun, Apr 20, 2014 06:00

Charity cyclists vow to complete Rome to Paris ride after all their kit is stolen

Support van, race bikes, passports and money nicked just hours before the ride was due to start

Sat, Apr 19, 2014 20:48

Mind your language! Volunteers told to tone down terms of affection when Tour de France visits

Tour Makers' training says avoid confusion by not using words such as "darling," love," or "mate"

Sat, Apr 19, 2014 20:23

Stephen Roche joins the Giro d’Italia Hall of Fame (picture RCS Sport)

Stephen Roche says his nephew Dan Martin switched from GB to Ireland “because it suited him”

Former Giro and Tour winner also says his brother-in-law, the Garmin-Sharp rider's father, has "a chip on his shoulder"

Sat, Apr 19, 2014 17:46

Bike-powered 3D printer turns plastic cups into bike parts

Bringing recycling and technology to the masses via cycling

Sat, Apr 19, 2014 14:47

Police safety warning to cyclists tackling Yorkshire Tour de France routes, new app highlights hazards (+ video)

Ride within your limits, say North Yorkshire Police - safety drive follows serious incident earlier this month

Sat, Apr 19, 2014 12:30

Niki Terpstra after winning Paris-Roubaix 2014 (OPQS YouTube still)

Video: Follow Omega Pharma-Quick Step as Niki Terpstra wins Paris-Roubaix

How team saw the race on the day Dutch rider attacked to claim his place in cycling history

Sat, Apr 19, 2014 09:51

paris roubaix 2013 – Mavic wheels and tyres

Help shape the future of road cycling tyres with a quick R&D survey for Mavic

Tell Mavic what you're really looking for in your performance tyres

Sat, Apr 19, 2014 08:50

Just In : Koga Beach Racer

Sand specific bike from the Netherlands that might not be just for the beach, for shore

Sat, Apr 19, 2014 08:43