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Panorama's 'Road Rage: Cars v Bikes' reaches the masses... with painfully predictable outcome (+ anti-cycling bingo tally); Quintana loses appeal against Tour DQ; View from the Netherlands; Pogačar v Vingegaard... on FIFA + more on the live blog

Panorama's 'Road Rage: Cars v Bikes' reaches the masses... with painfully predictable outcome (+ anti-cycling bingo tally); Quintana loses appeal against Tour DQ; View from the Netherlands; Pogačar v Vingegaard... on FIFA + more on the live blog

It's Thursday and Dan Alexander is once again live blogging whilst intermittently stuffing dry newspaper into his shoes... thanks, British autumn weather...

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Win! Five lucky winners will bag a Cateye light set worth £100

Win! Five lucky winners will bag a Cateye light set worth £100

As the clocks change and the days get shorter, five lucky readers will be making sure they can see and be seen with Cateye’s AMPP 800 front and Viz 300 rear lights

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“Many drivers cycle and most cyclists drive”: AA president calls for “a bit of give and take” on Britain’s roads

“Many drivers cycle and most cyclists drive”: AA president calls for “a bit of give and take” on Britain’s roads

Responding to Panorama’s ‘Cars v Bikes’ episode, Edmund King also argued that greater investment in cycling infrastructure would result in “less conflict on the road”

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Near Miss of the Day 831: MGIF driver reverses over white lines into traffic to confront cyclist

Near Miss of the Day 831: MGIF driver reverses over white lines into traffic to confront cyclist

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country – today it’s Birmingham

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Review: Panorama – Road Rage: Cars v Bikes

Review: Panorama – Road Rage: Cars v Bikes

A curious title for a programme that highlights the dangers cyclists face every day

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‘Road rage’ on BBC Panorama: fuelling the fire or raising awareness? We interview the presenter on the road.cc Podcast

‘Road rage’ on BBC Panorama: fuelling the fire or raising awareness? We interview the presenter on the road.cc Podcast

On episode 37 of the road.cc Podcast, we talk to Richard Bilton about the latest Panorama episode, and for something completely different Liam talks indoor training with Matt Rowe

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German Chancellor condemns climate protesters who “stopped” emergency services reaching injured cyclist

German Chancellor condemns climate protesters who “stopped” emergency services reaching injured cyclist

A female cyclist suffered “life-threatening injuries” in a collision involving the driver of a cement lorry in Berlin on Monday

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'Road Rage: Cars v Bikes': BBC's Panorama episode receives mixed reception (+ statistics questioned); Newly crowned hill climb champ Illi Gardner smashes Sa Calobra QOM; Cyclists warned of runaway oversized baubles; Close pass flag + more on the live blog

'Road Rage: Cars v Bikes': BBC's Panorama episode receives mixed reception (+ statistics questioned); Newly crowned hill climb champ Illi Gardner smashes Sa Calobra QOM; Cyclists warned of runaway oversized baubles; Close pass flag + more on the live blog

It's a sunny Wednesday and Dan Alexander has just about dried out from yesterday's downpours. In between changing the newspaper in his shoes he'll be updating the live blog...

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Fuel tanker driver receives six-month suspended sentence for causing death of cyclist by careless driving

Fuel tanker driver receives six-month suspended sentence for causing death of cyclist by careless driving

Richard Hardcastle admitted killing 22-year-old physiotherapist Anna Garratt-Quinton as he attempted a left turn at a roundabout in Cambridge

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"I could have been killed": Cyclist with cancer beaten by driver in shocking unprovoked attack

"I could have been killed": Cyclist with cancer beaten by driver in shocking unprovoked attack

A judge at Portsmouth Crown Court told Joshua Mills he will go to jail for the assault

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Cycling UK slams Northern Ireland's "baffling" Tour de France bid when active travel strategy puts cyclists "at risk"

Cycling UK slams Northern Ireland's "baffling" Tour de France bid when active travel strategy puts cyclists "at risk"

"It's baffling Northern Ireland will put so much care, attention and likely funding into hosting the Tour de France for a couple of days while failing to make everyday cycling safer"

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Ex-cycling team boss Oleg Tinkov renounces Russian citizenship over Ukraine war

Ex-cycling team boss Oleg Tinkov renounces Russian citizenship over Ukraine war

The billionaire banker, who has been an outspoken critic of the invasion, bought the self-named Tinkoff-Saxo team at the end of the 2013 season, winning the 2014 Vuelta a España and 2015 Giro d'Italia with Alberto Contador

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“Victim-blaming” police advise cyclists – but not drivers – to “pay attention to road signs and red lights”; “So sick of drivers telling me where I should and shouldn’t be”; “No News November”: Movistar quash Cavendish rumour + more on the live blog

“Victim-blaming” police advise cyclists – but not drivers – to “pay attention to road signs and red lights”; “So sick of drivers telling me where I should and shouldn’t be”; “No News November”: Movistar quash Cavendish rumour + more on the live blog

After domestique Dan’s impeccable lead out, a rested Ryan Mallon – who spent most of yesterday in the wheels, watching Movistar on Netflix – is back in the thick of things for the first live blog of November

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Near Miss of the Day 744 revisited: Cyclist “fuming” after lorry driver who nearly hit him head-on avoids prosecution

Near Miss of the Day 744 revisited: Cyclist “fuming” after lorry driver who nearly hit him head-on avoids prosecution

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

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Peloton’s UK subsidiary posts £81m loss despite booming lockdown sales

Peloton’s UK subsidiary posts £81m loss despite booming lockdown sales

News comes in a month in which brand’s CEO backtracked from comments that business had six months to save itself

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British Cycling CEO Brian Facer leaves post with immediate effect

Governing body looks for new head weeks after announcing controversial Shell partnership

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The lightest 3D-printed pad saddle you can buy? Five cool things coming soon from Bjorn, Specialized, Campagnolo, Gripgrab and Kostume

The lightest 3D-printed pad saddle you can buy? Five cool things coming soon from Bjorn, Specialized, Campagnolo, Gripgrab and Kostume

Check out the latest and coolest gear we have on test right now, with full reports on the way…

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Cyclist narrowly avoids collision as lorry driver mounts bike lane to park in much-criticised infra; Spirit Halloween meme goes cycling; "Embarrassing farce": Fans unimpressed by Tour de France 'criterium'; Colbrelli retires + more on the live blog

Cyclist narrowly avoids collision as lorry driver mounts bike lane to park in much-criticised infra; Spirit Halloween meme goes cycling; "Embarrassing farce": Fans unimpressed by Tour de France 'criterium'; Colbrelli retires + more on the live blog

Morning all! A bit of illness is hopping around road.cc Towers so you'll have to put up with Dan Alexander on the live blog once again today...(don't worry, Ryan will be back soon)...

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Cycling group slams "nonsense" proposal that suggests 1.3m 'murder strip' cycle lane against flow of traffic in Harrogate

Cycling group slams "nonsense" proposal that suggests 1.3m 'murder strip' cycle lane against flow of traffic in Harrogate

Despite the Government outlining that unsegregated infrastructure and contraflow lanes on busy streets would not be funded, North Yorkshire County Council has fallen very short with some of its proposals

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Shimano says demand for bikes still higher than pre-pandemic despite "signs of cooling down"

Shimano says demand for bikes still higher than pre-pandemic despite "signs of cooling down"

Shimano's net sales increased 20.6% from the previous year, while its analysis reported high-end bikes are still in short supply and entry-level ones are now plentiful

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"Karma at its finest": Impatient cyclist tries to push another popping a wheelie out of the way... and lands flat on his face

"Karma at its finest": Impatient cyclist tries to push another popping a wheelie out of the way... and lands flat on his face

Whatever your thoughts on groups of youths using cycle lanes to pull stunts, this is definitely not how to attempt an overtake

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Gilets Jaunes – Paris tells cyclists to don reflective gear as clocks go back

Gilets Jaunes – Paris tells cyclists to don reflective gear as clocks go back

French capital has been transformed for cycling in recent years, but gets kickback on latest advice

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South London cyclist chases after muggers and gets his bike back

South London cyclist chases after muggers and gets his bike back

Police say victim sustained head and facial injuries during attack in Southwark Park

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“Dazzling sun” deaths disproportionately affect vulnerable road users

“Dazzling sun” deaths disproportionately affect vulnerable road users

Almost three-quarters of the people killed on British roads between 2017 and 2021 in incidents where low sun was cited as a contributory factor were cyclists, pedestrians, or motorcyclists

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Local authorities reject plans to turn Monsal cycling and walking trail back into railway line

Local authorities reject plans to turn Monsal cycling and walking trail back into railway line

“We believe that any benefits from reopening the line would be far outweighed by the significant adverse economic and environmental impacts it would create,” says Derbyshire County Council

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