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Councils get new powers to fine drivers parking in bike lanes

Local authorities will be able to use CCTV to catch law-breaking motorists from 22 June

Tue, Jun 09, 2020 23:04

The price of pop-up bike lanes for one city’s cyclists? Compulsory registration, helmets and side mirrors

Riders in Davao City, Philippines, will have to display licence plates on their bikes

Tue, Jun 09, 2020 16:16

Video: a look at HJC’s road helmet range

The lids gracing the heads of the Lotto-Soudal WorldTour team

Tue, Jun 09, 2020 14:05

Greg LeMond at the Play the Game conference, 2009 (CC BY-SA 2.0 Jens Astrup:Play the Game:Flickr)

“Bullshit!” Johan Bruyneel on Greg LeMond’s insistence he won the Tour de France clean

Lance Armstrong’s former boss, serving lifetime ban, also hits out at Bjarne Riis’s return to the sport

Tue, Jun 09, 2020 13:44

Scrapping bicycle tyres may be about to become illegal. Here’s how to recycle yours

A new bicycle tyre recycling scheme is due by the end of 2020

Tue, Jun 09, 2020 12:16

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MP slams West of England Mayor over lack of active travel spend

“All we get from Tim Bowles is dither and delay,” says Bath MP Wera Hobhouse

Tue, Jun 09, 2020 11:15

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Rigoberto Urán drafted by backpack-wearing local at 45km/h; MTB’er jumps straight into collision; Cyclist struck by bottle from passing pick-up; Skoda Octavia with anti-dooring tech goes on sale + more on the live blog

Welcome to Tuesday's live blog, with Jack Sexty in charge and Simon MacMichael adding some contributions later this evening

Tue, Jun 09, 2020 08:36

Jez Vine Retribution – jail for person who tried to sell bike nicked from NHS worker neighbour of TV and radio host

Crime victim had spotted her bike for sale on Gumtree – but Met only intervened after Channel 5 presenter’s tweet got top cop involved

Mon, Jun 08, 2020 19:35

Bikeability training (copyright Britishcycling.org.uk)

Offer adults free training to help shift to cycling, say experts

Training will help returning cyclists navigate the roads with patchy cycling infrastructure

Mon, Jun 08, 2020 15:30

Near Miss of the Day 421: ‘Must Get In Front’ driver overtakes cyclist at narrow bridge … then pulls into car park

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Dartmoor

Mon, Jun 08, 2020 15:00

Cycle Republic website now closed – but Halfords pledges to fulfil orders, and here is how you can track them

Orders outstanding with now-defunct chain will be fulfilled via remaining Cycle Republic staff, with the website now redirecting to Tredz

Mon, Jun 08, 2020 13:13

Hunt Wheels and Hunt Castelli Competition Winner announced

The Hunt Wheels and Castelli kit comp is now closed and we name the Winners!

Mon, Jun 08, 2020 11:04

Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Another cyclist assaulted – this time in Worcestershire

Police are seeking four people who attacked rider, leaving him with head injury

Mon, Jun 08, 2020 10:59

Pedal Me bike in Londn (picture via Pedal Me pn Twitter)

Yet another assault on a cyclist; Gumtree ‘entrapment’ bike seller jailed; Strava artist’s 3-headed sketch; Pedal Me discounts to “help fight off flood of motor vehicles”; Video: cows attack cyclist; CCC still searching for new sponsor + more on live blog

Welcome to Monday's live blog, with Jack Sexty taking the lead and Simon MacMichael making some contributions this evening

Mon, Jun 08, 2020 08:39

Chris Froome leaves it late to beat Kevin Pietersen and Melanie C in Wheels For Heroes race (+ video of full race)

Four-time Tour de France winner prevails in handicap-format charity Zwift race broadcast on Sky Sports

Mon, Jun 08, 2020 07:34

Manchester City Council rejects pop-up cycle lanes saying it doesn’t foresee sufficient demand from commuters

Other councils in wider city region embrace emergency measures, as Greater Manchester's Chris Boardman explains difficulties of working with different authorities

Sun, Jun 07, 2020 20:37

British woman breaks Everesting world record – and gets mansplained over saddle height

Hannah Rhodes is also the fastest British rider, male or female, to achieve the feat

Sun, Jun 07, 2020 18:03

Cyclist has nose, cheek and thumb broken in road rage attack

Police appeal for witnesses to incident in West Bromwich last Friday

Sun, Jun 07, 2020 13:51

A two-year-old is riding 45 miles (in 12 days) for charity – a mile for every minute her sister lived

Daisy Adams’ sister died of a heart defect

Sat, Jun 06, 2020 15:58

Fuji suspends sales of bikes to US police forces after seeing them used against protestors

Police officers have been filmed using bikes as weapons during protests resulting from the killing of George Floyd

Sat, Jun 06, 2020 14:06

The Tour de Dom is a 610-mile virtual challenge equivalent to London to Durham to Barnard Castle to Durham to London

Complete the distance during Bike Week (which is this week) and you'll get a T-shirt

Sat, Jun 06, 2020 13:19

Virtual Tour de France on custom Zwift routes planned for July

Six hour-long stages on the weekends when the Tour was originally due to take place

Sat, Jun 06, 2020 11:10

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See.Sense opens its app to all cyclists to help make UK roads safer during COVID-19 crisis

Data will help transport planners identify places where infrastructure needed

Fri, Jun 05, 2020 16:41

Veloflex launch 2020 tyres with new 350TPI tubeless Corsa

The new tyres are “lightweight, offer greater flexibility and ensure low rolling resistance.”

Fri, Jun 05, 2020 16:41

L’Etape du Tour cancelled – but you’ll have to wait 18 months for a refund

Organisers ASO say they will issue a voucher to use for future events instead

Fri, Jun 05, 2020 14:11