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Amsterdam Bicycles (Jorge Royan, Wikimedia Commons)

BBC show Newsnight Scotland accused of anti-cycling bias in studio discussion

Head of Sustrans Scotland crticises remarks by BBC programme's presenter

Tue, Feb 12, 2013 08:56

Mario Cipollini (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Italian anti-doping authority opens investigation into Mario Cipollini

Anti-doping arm of Italian national Olympic committee CONI takes action after Gazzetta dello Sport claims

Mon, Feb 11, 2013 21:11

Sustrans stresses shared use paths are for all after Taff Trail dog incident makes news (+ video)

Cyclists, dog owners, and pedestrians reminded of their responsibilities… and Sustrans calls for safer routes too

Mon, Feb 11, 2013 20:06

Munda Biddi Trail (psource- www.mundabiddi.org)

World’s longest off-road cycling trail, 1,000km, nears completion in Western Australia (+ video)

Munda Biddi Trail runs through 1,000km of unspoilt country and includes camp huts for overnight stops

Mon, Feb 11, 2013 15:20

Marcel Kittel after winning Stage 1 of the 2013 Tour of Oman (picture courtesy Tour fo Oman)

Tour of Oman Stage 1: Marcel Kittel adds another stage win to his 2012 haul

German sprinter took two stages last year and is first off the mark this time round

Mon, Feb 11, 2013 12:33

Sir Chris Hoy reveals seven signature road and city bikes

Hoy Bikes to launch in May with four city bikes and three road bikes, starting from £850

Mon, Feb 11, 2013 12:26

Pro bike: Caleb Fairly’s Garmin-Sharp’s Cervélo R5

The lightweight road bike used by one of the World Tour's most successful teams

Mon, Feb 11, 2013 12:12

Illegal texting at wheel doubles in past year, says new research from Halfords

Nine in ten survey respondents highlight phone danger... but half have been on phone while driving in past year

Mon, Feb 11, 2013 11:24

UCI makes changes to No Needles Policy

Window between glucocorticosteroid injection and competing increased to eight days; rules relaxed for vaccinations

Mon, Feb 11, 2013 10:13

Tour of Oman 2013 preview (+ video)

Three Tour de France winners and some top Classics riders head a star-studded field

Sun, Feb 10, 2013 19:40

Jody Cundy at Los Angeles worlds, 2012 (© Kelkel)

Jody Cundy knocked off bike on training ride on Mallorca

World champion para-cyclist escapes serious injury after car he was overtaking turned into his path

Sun, Feb 10, 2013 17:57

Sunday Times: Strava records achieved by speeding and ignoring red lights

Newspaper tried to beat cyclist's times sticking to 'legal' speed limits - and failed

Sun, Feb 10, 2013 17:57

Cyclists aged over 80 are 80 times more likely to die in a bike incident, Dutch study finds

More than 10 times more dangerous than riding at 75 years old

Sun, Feb 10, 2013 17:07

Alessandro Ballan MSR 2012 (© Simon MacMichael)

Updated: BMC says Alessandro Ballan on target to return in four months despite new surgery to remove appendix

Ex-world champion rushed to hospital due to complications related to training crash in December as he continues slow recovery

Sun, Feb 10, 2013 14:30

HGV skip lorry cordoned off at the scene of a cyclist s death.jpg

Freight Transport Association says responsibility for cyclist safety around HGVs shouldn’t rest solely with lorry operators

Responded to TRL report by saying 'all road users need to share roads safely'

Sun, Feb 10, 2013 08:10

Tyler Hamilton calls on Bruyneel and Riis to own up to doping

Says that they should be given a fresh start if they do

Sun, Feb 10, 2013 07:56

Mario Cipollini opens the 2010 Cycle Show (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Mario Cipollini denies Fuentes links after Gazzetta dello Sport publishes ‘proof’ of doping

Italian newspaper claims documents it published today prove Fuentes put the 'Super' into Mario (aka 'Maria')

Sat, Feb 09, 2013 20:18

Joaquim Rodriguez at 2013 Katusha presentation (source Katusha Team)

Katusha appeals to sport’s highest court over UCI’s World Tour exclusion

Verdict expected next week from Court of Arbitration for Sport

Sat, Feb 09, 2013 17:49

broken-bike (CC BY 2.) by Garry McKnight on Flickr)

Three held after cyclist killed in east London

Driver left the scene but was stopped nearby

Sat, Feb 09, 2013 16:29

Arsène Wenger says football needs blood testing to catch the doping cheats

Arsenal manager also causes for tougher measures to combat corruption in wake of match-fixing allegations

Sat, Feb 09, 2013 16:09

London 2012 men’s road race start (copyright Britishcycling.org.uk)

Tour de France boss rejects French federation’s appeal to restore national teams to race

FFC president claims reintroducing national teams would solve ethical problems including race-fixing

Sat, Feb 09, 2013 14:54

Garmin-Sharp pull out of Tour Méditerranéen after overnight theft of 16 bikes

Team's truck broken into as riders slept, 16 Di2 equipped Cervelo R5 bikes stolen

Sat, Feb 09, 2013 12:41

Pro bikes: Team Lampre-Merida’s new Warp TT bike

The time trial bike Team Lampre-Merida will ride this year

Sat, Feb 09, 2013 11:03

Children who cycle to school have measurably better concentration than those who don’t

Up to 4 hours' after-effects of exercise on the way to school

Sat, Feb 09, 2013 08:16

London Assembly votes for an increased budget for cycling

Assembly called on TfL budget for cycling to match its 2% modal share

Sat, Feb 09, 2013 07:53