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Near Miss of the Day 437: Van driver speeds along narrow country lane straight at cyclist (includes swearing)

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

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Cycle to Work scheme bike purchases more than doubled last month

Leading providers are now calling on government to extend scheme to the self-employed

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Tory MP helps force removal of pop-up cycle lane in Reigate after just three days

Temporary infrastructure installed on Friday night will be removed this evening after pressure from Crispin Blunt

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Five cool things coming soon from Ribble, PNW, Wahoo, Rapha and dhb

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

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Major NHS Trust boss backs council’s plans for walking and cycling

Head of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust offers Lambeth support in implementing its plans

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Near Miss of the Day 436: "Jerk in a Jaguar" overtakes cyclist into oncoming traffic

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

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Labour MP uses falling tree clip to argue against Low Traffic Neighbourhood plans; Helmets not designed to reduce injury "when impacts involve a car", says Giro developer; Cyclists attacked by rogue buzzard; Bike theft 'up by 50%' + more on the live blog

Welcome to Monday's live blog. Jack Sexty is in charge as we kick off the week, with Simon MacMichael taking over later this evening.

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Three jailed after Samurai-style sword attack on cyclist

Incident in Peterborough last year left victim with six-inch cut on arm

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Video highlights as Virtual Tour de France heads into the mountains

Zwift's Watopia Mountain course was the backdrop as top men's and women's teams battled it out

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Bikeability training (copyright Britishcycling.org.uk)

Bikeability training to be offered to adults in England from August

First 3,000 places will be offered free, according to Sunday Times report

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Near Miss of the Day 435: Close pass followed by right hook

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country and beyond - today it's Australia

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Star cricketer arrested after cyclist killed in Sri Lankan capital

Kusal Mendis is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel before crash in which 64-year-old victim died

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Tower Hamlets road closure (via Twitter video)

How are the UK’s pop-up bike lanes being received?

Government’s first tranche of Emergency Active Travel funding was announced this week

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Another thief has been jailed for stealing bikes from Nottingham NHS workers

Third thief to have been convicted after Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham suffered spate of thefts in March

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Nairo Quintana in Vuelta leader's jersey after Stage 9 2014 (pic Unipublic, Graham Watson)

Nairo Quintana hit from behind during training ride

Motorist attempted to flee but was stopped by driver who had been accompanying the cyclist

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Video: Atlanta police officer borrows cyclist’s bike to catch murder suspect

Bike allowed officer to keep suspect in sight and provide updates to colleagues

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Vittoria launch graphene-infused e-bike tyres that 'extend battery life'

Vittoria say the higher torque of e-bikes require specific e-bike tyres, and the reduction of rolling resistance on their 'E-Tire' range can actually extend your range

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The Bicycle Association urges the government to subsidise e-bikes

The national trade association for the bike industry says that both the cost and awareness barrier needs to be addressed when it comes to e-bikes, and that just a £250 incentive could double sales

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SIS Turbo+ indoor training energy products claim to offer up to a 5% boost to performance

Turbo+ range includes menthol which is “proven to enhance performance in heat by up to 5%”

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“Particular challenges” when it comes to bringing back sportives – British Cycling

Governing body also announces that 2020 British National Road Championships has been cancelled

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Emergency funding ‘winners and losers’ – is your area serious about cycling?

‘Widen my path’ tool lets you show your council where you need safe space

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Met ‘will speak to officer’ about video of black cyclist supposedly stopped for anti-social behaviour

Many have suggested that the cyclist was only stopped because he is black

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Chris Boardman has sold his car and is working part-time at Halfords

No, he hasn’t fallen on hard times

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Wider pavements for pedestrians in Bedford are putting cylists at risk, says campaigner

Councillor responds by saying it's impossible to have safe space for cyclists and pedestrians on High Street

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Pizza restaurant's sign warns they won't serve anyone parked in pop-up cycle lane; Cyclist moves trap allegedly laid by dog walkers; 1 in 5 would pay more tax to fix potholes; Drivers STILL using pop-up as car park; Turbo nutrition + more on the live blog

It's Friday! Jack Sexty is here to provide your lead live blog coverage today, with other members of the team chipping in intermittently...

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