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British Cycling urges local authorities to sign up to #ChooseCycling Charter (+ video)

Three-point charter sets out how Britain can be transformed into a cycling nation

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Could your daily cycle commute be saving your life?

New research suggests we need an hour's exercise per day to counter eight hours at a desk

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Cyclist passes footage of London drivers playing Pokemon GO to police

Says it is “a matter of time” before there is a Pokemon-related road incident

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Cyclists to ride in protest at air pollution of Heathrow’s third runway

Family friendly ride will highlight safety concerns of more air pollution in west London

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Tributes paid after Chris Boardman’s mother killed cycling

The cycling world sends condolences to the Olympic Champion turned cycle campaigner's family following the death of his mother, Carol Boardman, yesterday

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Hospital admits it didn’t research bike lane it tried to block

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust says it didn't research dangers it claimed "floating bus stops" would pose to patients and visitors

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Public supports tougher criminal driving sentences

Nine out of ten people want law-breaking drivers who kill charged with manslaughter, and road safety charity, Brake, calls on government to act

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Safe routes to school key in tackling childhood inactivity

Sustrans Chief Executive calls for routes that link schools with homes to reverse the decline in outdoor time and physical activity among children

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Light at end of the tunnel for subterranean cycle route

Europe's longest underground cycle route comes a step closer to happening, despite Highways England's gloomy £35m repair estimate

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Cav & team introduced to kids they’ve helped with bikes

One girl wrote to Cav thanking him for helping raise awareness of the #bicycleschangelives programme that helped give her a bike to get to school

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Amsterdam gets new “Bicycle Mayor”

Initiative to nominate a cycling champion for the Dutch city was set up by an NGO, that hopes more cities will follow suit

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Chilterns cyclists asked to clean up their act

A minority of cyclists have been dropping litter and riding too fast, according to one local man, which Chilterns cycling groups question, saying their members are more likely to pick up than drop litter

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Families flock to London’s Cycle Superhighways

Making the case for protected bike routes - heartwarming images of kids cycling safely through Central London from yesterday's Kidical Mass event

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Helmet ‘added’ to image of Amsterdam cyclist for Australian ad campaign

Twitter users who have seen posters call 'fake' - but is Emirates just trying to avoid offending ad watchdog?

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Gilligan: Quietways programme is a failure

London's former Cycling Commissioner says reluctance of boroughs to block streets to rat running traffic means only one of seven "Quietway" routes will be any good

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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

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East London residents: Stop the ‘Cycling Taliban’

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

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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"

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

Make your Saturday ride a ride for change

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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

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World Naked Bike Ride comes to London

The London stage of the annual event, protesting oil dependency and car dominance, takes place on Saturday 11 June

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Video: Airbag helmet firm launches safety app for London cyclists

'Give a Beep' digital button logs dangerous areas and emails city's mayor; initiative backed by LCC

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Carlton Reid defends AA’s Cyclist’s Highway Code

Says organisation has a history of publishing cycling guides

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Cycle “Quietway” scheme being derailed by local residents claim campaigners

Hackney Council has prioritised concerns of local residents over London Fields "rat run" reduction promises, despite more people in the borough supporting the scheme than opposing it, say campaigners

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Bristol World Naked Bike gives neo-Nazis a wide berth

250 cyclists took part in ride in port city - and another 150 across the Severn Estuary in Cardiff

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AA launches Cyclist’s Highway Code, backed by Boardman

The book, which includes sections on bike maintenance, training and the Highway Code, is aimed at helping encourage more people to cycle safely

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Glasgow appeal to train new tandem pilots for the blind

If you can turn a pedal for five to 10 minutes you could be suitable....

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New lease of life for Milan’s historic Vigorelli velodrome

Site of Coppi's 1942 Hour Record is now re-opened for business

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GWR cycle booking policy attracts 1200-strong petition

Cyclists are concerned Great Western Railway's new advanced reservation system will make flexible travel impossible with a bike

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Cycling minister and wife invited to Cambridge after “helmet hair” comments

Robert Goodwill MP, minister for cycling, has been invited to see a UK city with a more equal cycling gender balance after admitting he doesn't know why so few women use bikes for transport

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