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86-year-old killed in road traffic collision while doing LEJOG

Family pay tribute to cyclist whose “last living action was pushing the pedals”

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Bikeshare start-up offering free 20 minute rides secure £1.8 million funding to grow fleet to 2,000 e-bikes

HumanForest offer the first 20 minutes riding for free on their fleet of e-bikes, that use renewable energy and are currently located in the London Borough of Islington

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Cheshire Cat Sportive (picture credit britishcycling.org_.uk)

Nobody’s exactly sure what Government’s “super simple rule” about social gatherings means for cycling events

Illegal for more than six people to gather from Monday – British Cycling and Cycling UK still trying to work out what that will mean in practice

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Tour de France Stage 11: Caleb Ewan wins in Poitiers, Peter Sagan relegated for dangerous sprinting (+ highlights)

Sam Bennett extends points lead after Slovakian rider was adjudged to have pushed Wout van Aert out of the way in hard-fought finish in Poitiers

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New Vitus Vitesse Evo gets complete redesign to go lighter, stiffer, faster

Road bike gets a major revamp for 2021, including increased stiffness and tweaked geometry

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Bradley Wiggins slammed for saying Sam Bennett could be "considered British"; Speeding drivers doubled risk for London cyclists during lockdown; Confusion over new govt rules for cyclists; Peloton launch Bike+; 45g 9-in-1 multitool + more on the live blog

Welcome to Wednesday's live blog, with Jack Sexty providing your updates throughout the day

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One driver convicted of cyclist’s death and another cleared after both claimed they were dazzled by the sun

Convicted driver claimed cyclist’s hi-vis jacket "blended in with the trees"

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Tour de France Stage 10: Sam Bennett takes the sprint, Primoz Roglic retains overall lead (+ highlights)

Potential crosswinds meant it was a nervous day in the peloton

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Near Miss of the Day 466: Pointless ‘victimless’ punishment pass

Video contains strong language

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Pop-up infrastructure in Olympia (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Transport Secretary tells councils to stop "abusing" emergency active travel funding

Grant Shapps says further funding could be withheld

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Hull cycle lane (via HullCamGuy Twitter video)

Hull City Council painted parking bays in new cycle lane

Admits mistake and says spaces will be removed

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"Wholly and morally wrong": wife of cyclist killed by speeding driver says family are "traumatised" by lenient suspended sentence

Wendy Satterthwaite says the six month suspended sentence handed to killer driver David McSkimming has "totally destroyed" her family's faith in the justice system

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Egan Bernal unveils bizarre new barnet; All TDF riders return negative COVID-19 tests... Prudhomme test positive; "I don't mean to be a crybaby", says Bennett after 1st TDF win; Road Tax Bot's mission to correct 'road tax' myths + more on the live blog

Tuesday's live blog is brought to you courtesy of Jack Sexty, with some contributions from the other members of the road.cc team

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Video: Josh Ibbett Bikepacking GBDuro 2020

Self-sufficient, self shot bikepacking race reality

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Five cool things coming soon from Ribble, Lake, Pro, IRC and Silca

Some more of the best bikes, gear and clothing we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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Factor unleashes Ostro lightweight and aero race bike

New all-rounder is being raced in the Tour de France – plus new wheels from Black Inc

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"A bike theft supermarket": New Bristol bike racks located outside train station panned; Crazy Hungarian bike lane divides internet; Nibali, Pantani + Coppi star in mesmerising Giro ad; Drivers "robbed of lanes", says columnist + more on the live blog

Welcome to Monday's live blog. Jack Sexty is your blogger-in-chief today, with Simon MacMichael taking over later this evening.

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New study finds that e-bike riders quadrupled their cycling distance over a six month period

The Norwegian study found e-bike customers more than doubled their use of the bicycle for transport, and cycled an average of 9.2km a day compared to 2.1km before buying an e-bike

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Are Bianchi about to launch a revamped Specialissima? 2021 version of legendary race bike leaked on retail sites

It looks like after five long years, Bianchi are about to unveil a fully reworked Specialissima with completely hidden cables. Will we see it in action during the 2020 Tour de France?

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tadej Pogacar attacks on Tour de France 2020 Stage 9 (picture credit Alex Whitehead SWpix.com)

Tour de France Stage 9: Tadej Pogacar wins, Primoz Roglic takes yellow + highlights and reaction

Slovenian friends and rivals take the spoils at end of second day in the Pyrenees

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Driver who killed Deliveroo cyclist drove through a red light and had bought car hours before fatal hit-and-run

Gardai have announced the 2005 Ford Focus was purchased by four youths shortly before the fatal incident in Dublin, which sparked a large demonstration and vigil organised by food delivery workers and the city's Brazilian community

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Adam Yates on the Peyeresourde (picture Alex Whitehead, SWpix.com)

"Do it for us and the rest of the field": Movistar issue plea over maskless Tour de France fans

The team have called on fans to behave more responsibly, but the French Prime Minister declared that he was satisfied with behaviour in the Pyrenees yesterday

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Adam Yates on the Peyeresourde (picture Alex Whitehead, SWpix.com)

Tour de France Stage 8: Nans Peters takes solo win, Adam Yates clings onto yellow jersey (+ video highlights)

A big day in the Pyrenees that has left Thibaut Pinot's overall hopes in tatters

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Testing now back to normal says Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation

Several high profile riders expressed concern at lack of testing during lockdown

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Cyclists have adopted secret hand signals "not intended to be obvious to drivers" according to the Express

Shh! Nobody reveal the top secret code to drivers, okay?

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