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Cyclists at traffic lights, London © Simon MacMichael

Cyclists to face education course or fine for 10 new offences — including “dangerous” riding, cycling “without due care and attention” and riding without lights at night

Government to add host of cycling offences to Road Traffic Offender Act, with cycling dangerously, offences in London's Royal Parks, and mandatory light use at night all proposed

Tue, Jan 28, 2025 11:57

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Boost to cycling sales sees Halfords upgrade profit expectation

UK's biggest cycle retailer celebrates strong end to 2024, with sales growth of 13 per cent led by cycling

Tue, Jan 28, 2025 10:03

“Absolutely disgusting”: Fans slam “facepalm moment” £370-a-year TNT Sports subscription to watch cycling as “exploitation”; Cyclists confused at New York path with two bike lanes… to separate faster and slower riders + more on the live blog

Adwitiya is on live blog duty this Tuesday to help you see this never-ending January out with your daily dose of cycling news, views and reaction — and the best thing is you won’t be charged £30.99 for this…

Tue, Jan 28, 2025 09:46

TNT Sports to put cycling behind £30.99-a-month paywall, as Eurosport coverage to end and future of free-to-air Tour de France remains unclear

Viewers in UK and Ireland to see Eurosport content, including its extensive coverage of professional cycling, moved over to TNT Sports from end of February — and will have to pay significantly more to watch

Tue, Jan 28, 2025 00:01

Oxford sign defaced (Image credit: Tom Seaward/Twitter)

Anti-cycling bingo bonanza: Drivers call for cycling to be banned to make it safer in bizarre social media exchange

According to the comments under an Oxford Mail Facebook post, at least 160 people believe cycling should be outlawed, as well as the usual calls for mandatory insurance and a 'road tax'

Mon, Jan 27, 2025 18:06

Six cyclists hit by driver in major Mallorca collision (IB3 TV)

German track cycling team hit by driver in major Mallorca collision, three riders seriously injured

Local reports suggested group ride "run over" by 89-year-old driver, before German Cycling later confirmed their riders were involved

Mon, Jan 27, 2025 17:22

Will these new Look Keo-compatible pedals deliver pro-level performance for under £100? Plus cool things from Merida, Santini, Northwave + Madison

In our latest haul of products we're trying out right now ahead of the full reviews being published, we have the new HT PK02 Carbon Pedals, cycling shoes with extra width, a £1,650 gravel bike and plenty more interesting bits of tech

Mon, Jan 27, 2025 13:42

Cyclist in London winter gear road bike and pannier – copyright Simon MacMichael

Cycle to work and you’ll need fewer sick days, new study suggests — as researchers find “further reasons for employers to encourage” cycling

Cycling to work linked to up to 12 per cent lower risk of sickness absence days, with study concluding that employers could look to "invest in incentives" for cycled commutes

Mon, Jan 27, 2025 11:23

Napping bus driver blocks cycle lane in New York

“Love to take a nap in my bus that’s illegally parked in a protected bike lane and force cyclists to use the pavement”: Why don’t cyclists use the cycle lane? Because there’s a school bus driver sleeping in it; Wout’s worlds U-turn + more on the live blog

January’s nearly done, the cyclocross worlds are fast approaching, there’s road racing on the TV, and Ryan Mallon’s back to kick off another week of cycling news and views on the Monday live blog. Things are looking good… Apart from the weather

Mon, Jan 27, 2025 09:33

“The roads aren’t dangerous, drivers who don’t respect others’ lives are”: Anger and calls for road safety reform, education in “Wild West” Italy after teenage racing cyclist killed by overtaking motorist during training ride

Sara Piffer, a promising 19-year-old racer at Continental team Mendelspeck, was killed during a training ride with her brother on Friday, prompting her parents to call for more “common sense” from drivers

Sun, Jan 26, 2025 12:52

The latest at-your-desk exercise bike hits Indiegogo; Kogel launches condition-specific bearing seals; a bike caravan; new Hutchinson prototype tyres? + loads more tech news

All the hottest (and strangest) new tech we spotted this week from Kogel, Wilier, Cycplus, Hutchinson and more

Sat, Jan 25, 2025 12:00

lidl sign – via flickr creative commons.PNG

Big on congestion, Lidl on cycling: Plans for new supermarket on “death trap” road rejected due to fears extra traffic could compromise “abandoned” bike network

“To abandon the very idea of getting a cycle lane there, and for what? To get a slightly bigger Lidl, closing down a slightly smaller one”

Fri, Jan 24, 2025 16:57

“Sir David agrees to save our trees” banner in Coventry (Abigail Hinley on Facebook)

Controversial cycle lane ‘opposed’ by David Attenborough to go ahead after extremely narrow vote – as council says trees at centre of heated row are only being felled as “last resort”

The proposed cycleway has been the subject of months of complaints, tree-hugging protests, and accusations of “misinformation”, but was finally approved this week after councillors demanded more scrutiny of the plans

Fri, Jan 24, 2025 12:47

Ye Olde Watte Byke? Antique 19th century stationary bike appears on Facebook Marketplace for £480; “Sometimes I wonder how we achieve these levels of stupidity”: Baffling Facebook photo of Trek bike built ‘upside down’ + more on the live blog

All your cycling news, reaction and more as Dan Alexander takes you through to the weekend on the live blog

Fri, Jan 24, 2025 09:01

Clevedon seafront’s ‘wavy’ one-way street (credit – Save Our Seafront)

“Mickey Mouse” wiggly cycle lane branded “Balamory from hell” set to be removed next month – to be replaced by loading bays, car parking, and vehicle access

Works are due to commence after the council admitted it “got it wrong” over the controversial seafront cycling scheme, where the two-way cycle lane will now be replaced by a narrower contraflow lane

Thu, Jan 23, 2025 18:40

Xan Crees wins 2025 British cyclocross championships

“It can’t just be about medals”: British Cycling under fire for “disgraceful, sexist” failure to send elite women’s squad – including national champion Xan Crees – to cyclocross world champs, but governing body says omitted riders failed to meet criteria

No British riders will represent Great Britain in the elite women’s and men’s U23 categories in Liévin, France, sparking a debate about inclusivity and representation

Thu, Jan 23, 2025 16:21

Credit: Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council

Controversial cycling ban to be eased to “cut congestion” – less than a year after council claimed restrictions had “wide support”

The orders prohibiting cycling at all times on Maidenhead’s High Street could now be amended to a 10am-5pm ban to “promote active travel and safe cycling”, despite being renewed by the council in April last year

Thu, Jan 23, 2025 12:58

Tom Dumoulin wins 2017 Giro d’Italia (picture credit LaPresse, RCS Sport)

Former pro cyclist Tom Dumoulin clocks a blistering 1:08:42 half marathon… but grumpy runners aren’t impressed; Bike shop owner’s heroics in LA fires; Hope for Maindy Velodrome; “So much for hi-viz”; Another Rouvy/FulGaz update + more on the live blog

Welcome to the Thursday live blog, Dan Alexander ready to bring you all the cycling-related news as the weekend creeps closer

Thu, Jan 23, 2025 09:00

Adrian Chiles riding an e-bike on BBC Panorama (credit: BBC)

BBC claims its Panorama episode about e-bikes was “fair and impartial and clearly not an attack on the e-bike industry”

The broadcaster made the claims in response to a viewer’s complaint, weeks after widespread criticism from cyclists and the Bicycle Association stating the episode “unjustifiably damaged” legal e-bike industry

Wed, Jan 22, 2025 18:08

Rondo drops the covers of its new IOON electric gravel bike

And it's already won a Design & Innovation Award.

Wed, Jan 22, 2025 14:11

Bolton Crown Court (CC BY-SA 3.0/Rept0n1x/Wikimedia Commons)

“Pure bullying”: Driver who close passed cyclist before deliberately ramming him jailed for 18 months for using “vehicle as a weapon”

“You took offence, abused your power behind the wheel of that car, and what followed was pure bullying,” the Judge told the driver who had been previously sentenced for drink driving

Wed, Jan 22, 2025 12:51

“But parked cars are perfectly acceptable”: Cyclists slam “irony” of drivers claiming hire bikes “blight our pavements”; Council claims pothole-laden road “does not require immediate attention”; “Scandalous” Tour Down Under sprint + more on the live blog

It’s Wednesday and Ryan Mallon’s back with more cycling news, views, and the occasional rambling anecdote on the midweek live blog

Wed, Jan 22, 2025 10:03

Near Miss of the Day 919: Driver makes shockingly pointless close pass on cyclist… and is found not guilty in court

The victim expressed disappointment at the verdict, theorising that the not guilty verdict could have been because of difficulties identifying the driver

Tue, Jan 21, 2025 17:09

Chichester train station bike theft parody sign (Chichester Anti-Recreation Partnership)

Police force admits bike thefts “unlikely to ever be solved” after spoof sign pokes fun at station’s “Bicycle Redistribution Point”

British Transport Police acknowledges "upsetting, inconvenient and potentially costly" nature of bike thefts, but suggests "there can often be limited opportunity for investigation"

Tue, Jan 21, 2025 14:47

‘E-bike rider’ who hit and killed cyclist on shared-use path was on vehicle classed as a motorcycle

Amadou Diallo has pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving

Tue, Jan 21, 2025 11:14