Campaigning

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....

New lease of life for Milan’s historic Vigorelli velodrome

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

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

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

UK ‘interested’ in minimum passing distance law, says government

Could cyclists have the same protection in law here as in Australia?

Government announces £20.6m green transport fund

Money will act as a stop-gap between funding streams, but it's not nearly enough, say critics - and will leave many skilled staff's jobs at risk

This Sheffield bike lane billboard was redecorated…

The sign, installed by Clear Channel, has blocked the bike lane since March, and was last week joined by a Clear Channel van, but has not yet been removed

Government urged to increase cycling spend as consultation closes

Businesses and campaigners warn that without cash, Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy won’t work

Andrew Gilligan tells Sadiq Khan: time is your enemy

Former London Cycling Commissioner tells new mayor "time is your enemy and your opponents' friend" and vows to keep campaigning for a better city at London Cycling Awards ceremony

Heathrow appoints Cycling Officer to get local staff riding to work

But without the infratructure, is it worth the effort?

‘Cycling Fallacies’ website launches

Amaze your friends and neighbours with simple ways to make cycling in the UK more attractive

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CityConnect defends 75cm Leeds-Bradford Cycle Superhighway

Group in charge of delivering the 23km "flagship" cycle route says they are "committed to getting it right" but campaigners call the route inadequate and unsafe

Hampshire County Council forced to review bike lane that put cyclists ‘on collision course’ with parked cars

Resident says project was funded by money originally earmarked for public bike share scheme

Hup Oranje! CamCycle goes Dutch in rebrand

Cambridge Cycling Campaign's new identity highlights inspiration from Netherlands

Video: Manchester cyclists parody new cycle infrastructure

Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign has produced a spoof video of cycle infrastructure that is "integrated" into the tram and bus network a little too well

Consultation opens on Leeds cycling strategy

Launch coincides with Space for Cycling demonstration ride

Chris Froome collects his OBE

President of the AA Edmund King also honoured for services to road safety

Farmers demand that Giro’s wolf mascot be banned from entering France

Lupo Wolfie seen as a "provocation" in light of wolf attacks on Alpine livestock

One in four vehicles on rush hour Edinburgh street is a bike

Forrest Road, a popular city-centre route for cyclists, saw record numbers of cyclists using it in the morning rush hour, while motor traffic was down

Janet Street-Porter continues anti-cycle superhighway campaign on BBC’s Daily Politics show

States her belief that cyclists want all other forms of transport ‘eradicated’

World Naked Bike Ride returns to the UK

Dates set for 18 towns and cities

Leeds-Bradford cycle superhighway just 75cm wide in places

The £18m flagship cycling scheme features 75cm wide cycle lanes - with bollards, railings and acute angles along the way - that give way at every side road

Chris Boardman leads calls for Sadiq Khan to deliver on cycling

Cycle campaigners remind London's new Mayor of his pre-election promises to triple cycling infrastructure and double cycle spending

Audio: “We’ve changed the face of the city”

Boris Johnson's Cycling Commissioner, Andrew Gilligan, talks to road.cc about his legacy...and how he doubted at times the cycle routes would ever be built

Woody Allen gets in touch with his Nimby side as he leads campaign against New York cycle path

Won’t somebody please think of the wealthy elderly

Edinburgh’s fourth Festival of Cycling promises fun for all two-wheelers

City hosting events for most adventurous cyclists to the newest ones

Strava data used to ban cyclists from trail

Councillors in California banned mountain bikers from a local preserve after Strava data revealed riders were travelling at speeds in excess of 20mph on shared trails

Petition to introduce minimum passing distance when overtaking cyclists nears 10,000 signatures

Highway Code only instructs drivers to allow ‘plenty of room’ at present

Campaigners: SNP goal of 10 per cent cycling share by 2020 “impossible” to achieve

Goal was set out in 2010's Cycling Action Plan for Scotland - but minimal progress made

Police need to treat road crime as ‘real crime’ – voters urged to lobby Police and Crime Commissioners ahead of May 5 elections

Cycling UK has also written to regional candidates in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to gauge level of support for cycling