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Elderly cyclist left on roadside for nearly three hours waiting for ambulance

The ambulance service said that due to 'extremely high demand' they had been forced to prioritise other emergencies

Sun, Sep 12, 2021 15:33

Residents claim cycle lane bollards are ‘making life hell’

The locals allege the bollards, designed to protect vulnerable road users, are causing problems for the elderly members of the community

Sun, Sep 12, 2021 11:25

School pledges that all children will be cycling by year six

“Honestly, what this school has done for my kids is nothing short of a miracle"...

Sun, Sep 12, 2021 09:51

Cyclist punched repeatedly in the head by aggressive driver furious that group were riding two abreast

The motorist, who also crashed into another cyclist during the assault leaving her with cuts and bruises, escaped with a caution...

Sun, Sep 12, 2021 08:16

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16-year-old cyclist fell unconscious after being hit by motorist and riding home

When he was taken to hospital it was revealed he had suffered a broken collarbone

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 12:45

NHS doctors call for more active travel measures to help ‘society’s most deprived’

"Many of our patients do not have the financial means, health status, or abilities to access private car transport"...

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 11:52

Criticism of £100,000 ‘Grass covered’ bike stands built ‘to keep seats dry’

"We are concerned about that amount of money. Had it been a secure lock-up for bikes, no problem, but to me this just looks like a bike-rack with a roof on it.”

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 08:58

Cyclist attacked in broad daylight by two naked men in ‘bizarre’ incident

It is unclear exactly why the pair decided to attack the cyclist..

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 08:11

Cardiff Bay Barrage, licensed CC BY-SA by Tony Hodge on Wikimedia Commons

Cardiff Bay Barrage bike route to be closed for four days due to music festival

Closures on key route from Welsh capital to Penarth will happen from Thursday until Sunday

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 18:20

Aggressive driver in total meltdown with Carmarthenshire cyclists after close pass

Motorist tells off-road.cc contributor Matt Page, “You don’t f*cking live here, you live in Llangadog, now f*ck off!”

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 15:25

2021 Shimano Dura-Ace Irmo Keizer / Andreas Dobslaff – Shimano cassette

Shimano doesn’t rule out 12-speed mechanical road groupsets

With new versions of Dura-Ace and Ultegra being Di2 only, how will Shimano plug the price gap to mechanical 105?

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 11:45

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South London school bans knives, guns, drugs and … bicycles

Councillor seeking urgent meeting with principal says “We cannot have bicycles on the same prohibited list as knives, porn and ketamine”

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 11:44

Trek makes Boone cyclocross bike lighter and more aero

Brand ditches front IsoSpeed, adds aero tube profiles, and hides cables

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 10:26

An e-bike on cycle lanes but an electric moped on the road – BMW’s geofencing vision of the future of electric bikes

“Classifications such as ‘car’, ‘bicycle’ and ‘motorcycle’ should not determine the nature of the products we think up”

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 10:14

Furious Mark Cavendish berates Tour of Britain motorbike rider; Toronto’s horse poo bike lane problem; Was the double cleat horror set-up was real?; ITV’s cheery ads; NYC cops remove “illegally” locked bikes; Pedal Me’s round + more on the live blog

Happy Friday! Dan Alexander will be seeing you through to the weekend with the final live blog of the week

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 07:45

Video: Birmingham police officer commandeers bike to chase down suspect

Man was wanted for breach of bail conditions related to domestic abuse

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 17:17

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Edinburgh man reunited with stolen bike after it’s offered for sale on eBay … on Merseyside

Jamie Taylor’s Saracen Arial mountain bike, valued at £5,000, was stolen in the Scottish capital in July

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 16:08

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Police officer sacked after being convicted of assaulting black cyclist

Declan Jones was filmed punching victim three times and also attacked a black teenager the following day

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 14:14

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Fine for driver who threatened to kill cyclist

Lewis Ellis told Philip Carter “I’ll f*ck*ng kill you” after rider complained about close pass

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 11:25

Techalogic launches new front and rear bike lights with integrated cameras for £99.95 each

Techalogic's new CF-1 front and CR-1 rear lights with integrated 1080P cameras are competitively priced at £99.95 each or £179.90 for the pair

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 11:06

Redshift smashes funding target for LED smart pedals

Arclight pedals, designed to attract attention through your cycling motion, have already achieved over 500% of their Indiegogo goal

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 10:41

Dangerous junctions protest London Holborn September 2021

Protesters demand urgent action on dangerous London junctions

Hundreds gathered near Holborn to demand action

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 10:11

Winners announced for £1372 worth of HUNT wheels and t-shirts in our September competition!

The HUNT competition to win Carbon Aero Disc wheels worth £879.50, some MASON X HUNT alloy hoops worth £379 and Hunt kit has closed and we list the winners below. Have you been lucky?

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 10:04

Vaast launches E/1 urban adventure e-bike

Step-through frame, rack and carrier combined with Performance Line CX motor and NAILD React suspension

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 09:47

HGV driver suspended after threatening to knock down “spandex-wearing f******”; Patrick Lefevere accuses Sam Bennett of “playing with my balls in public” by riding European Champs; LCC protest reaction; CyclingMikey’s bonnet ride + more on the live blog

It's Thursday, unfortunately summer looks like it's done...anyway, Dan Alexander is here for your live blog fix

Thu, Sep 09, 2021 08:08