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Martyn Ashton Down not Out, still from GMBN video

Video: Martyn Ashton rides Fort William Downhill course

Ashton completes the course on a specially-modified mountain bike

Mon, Jun 13, 2016 09:05

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London and Manchester host World Naked Bike Rides

Hundreds took to capital’s streets, drizzle didn’t dampen Mancunian riders’ enthusiasm

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 20:36

Two major London cycling schemes win awards for excellence in transportation

CIHT award winners for excellence in transportation, include Waltham Forest Mini Holland and Cycle Superhighway 2 schemes

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 16:57

Rudi Altig 1972 licensed CC BY SA 3.0 from the archive of Mr. Wilfried Trott.jpg

Rudi Altig, Germany’s last men’s road world champion, dies aged 79

Star of 1960s combined road and track career with great success and won 1962 Vuelta

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 16:06

Still from Perspective Pictures Boris Bike Cardiff-London challenge

Video: Trio kidnap Boris Bike, cycle Cardiff-London in 24 hours

They came. They were unprepared. They cycled. But did they make it?

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 15:04

Cyclist seriously injured by egg thrown from car

Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted while cycling near Bracknell on Tuesday

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 13:49

Lance Armstrong Photo by Maryse Alberti, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Lance Armstrong to join ride on Tuesday in memory of five Michigan cyclists killed last week

Texan will join others to cycle route that victims of Kalamazoo tragedy never completed

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 12:40

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Chris Froome sends SA cyclist in coma his support + video

Two-time Tour de France winner wishes Keagan Girdlestone who crashed into a team car last week a speedy recovery

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 11:34

Residential street with modal filter (source LB Waltham Forest Mini Holland bid)

East London residents: Stop the ‘Cycling Taliban’

Petition calls on Mayor to reverse Waltham Forest 'mini-Holland' road closures

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 08:27

Exeter prepares for ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ cycle routes for commutes

Public consultation showed some wanted quiet roads - and some wanted speed... so they'll create both

Sun, Jun 12, 2016 08:02

Sports director Dario Cioni briefs riders ahead of Stage 3 of the Giro del Trentino (picture credit Aorta).jpg

WIRED magazine looks at the Science Behind Team Sky

Latest issue of tech and science focused mag focuses on what makes Tour de France winning team tick

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 18:08

Stunning sculpture made entirely from bicycle tyres

Artist Mick Davis created the sculpture in the image of Rodin's The Thinker to raise awareness of the environmental issues surrounding tyre waste

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 17:47

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World first tandem circumnavigation attempt by the Tandem Men

Two men, supported by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, aim to set a Guinness World Record and "have a bloody good time doing it."

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 16:17

Tour of Korea dead heat via Matt Prior on Twitter.jpg

One Pro Cycling’s Matt Prior slams “ridiculous” Tour of Korea dead heat

Team owner reacts after Kristian House and Drapac's Brad Evans jointly awarded win

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 14:50

Cowboy (licensed CC BY 2.0 by Roderick Elme, Tourism South Dakota).jpg

Yee-hah! Cowboy jumps on horse to chase bike thief and lasso him

“I was laughing too hard to intervene," confesses one witness to bizarre scene in Oregon

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 12:39

Videos: Elephant chase, Pro-cyclist FIFA match + propellers

Today's round-up features Team Sky & Orica GreenEdge in a FIFA showdown, a dangerous propeller-equipped fat bike, performing cops, & more

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 12:04

3T launches Exploro – the world’s first aero gravel/adventure frameset

Gravel bikes go aero as Gerard Vroomen and 3T look to add speed to the trail with the radical new Exploro

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 11:00

Sainsbury’s truck cyclist warning increases “fear of cycling”

Radio DJ Jeremy Vine weighing in on Twitter outcry over 'victim blaming' truck sign says he's "sick of the danger"

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 10:16

BMC Roadmachine endurance disc road bike launched – details, prices and photos

BMC launches new lightweight performance-orientated endurance bike

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 08:51

Sheffield bike lane billboard (image credit: Matt Turner)

Today! Wear something red and protest for better cycling in Sheffield

Make your Saturday ride a ride for change

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 08:22

Women’s Cycle Forum Scotland launches to give women a voice in cycling

Sick of men always doing the talking about cycling? Here's a breath of fresh air

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 07:33

Cat and Fiddle (picture credit- Philip Halling, Wikimedia Commons).jpg

Father of three killed by a car on Britain’s most dangerous road

Cat and Fiddle road notorious for deaths

Sat, Jun 11, 2016 07:23

Muhammad Ali in 1967 – credit Ira Rosenberg New York World Telegram and Sun via Library of Congress.jpg

Hundreds of cyclists honour Muhammad Ali on The Greatest Ride (+ video)

15-mile route saw 400 riders tour Louisville sites linked to sporting legend ahead of today's funeral

Fri, Jun 10, 2016 16:38

#mycyclingweekend: Love your legs

Legs are the most important limb, so show yours a bit of love this #mycyclingweekend & share them with us + WIN some goodies

Fri, Jun 10, 2016 15:38

Ruby, stolen from Amy Williams during 2016 TransAm Bike Race (source Amy Williams on Instagram).PNG

London rider on TransAm Bike Race crowdfunds bike after theft

Amy Williams original bike was stolen in Oregon just three days into coast-to-coast race

Fri, Jun 10, 2016 15:23