Charity

Sustrans review highlights serious flaws in National Cycle Network (+ video)

Lack of accessibility and too many on-road routes among issues flagged up as charity announces major action plan

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Video: Tory MP cycles naked to promote hospice charity ride

Michael Fabricant says fundraiser would "“uncover all sorts of parts that I have never seen before.”

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Calder Clarion ride Coast 2 Coast in a day to buy adapted bike for 11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy

Eleanor, who has become passionate about cycling since joining club;s Go-Ride group, was presented with the custom bike last Sunday

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Man completes 200-mile ride on bike of daughter who died aged 7

Peter Williams has raised almost £40,000 for Brain Tumour Charity in memory of daughter Ellie

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Kiwi cyclists urged to join in ‘Big Cock Ride’ on Strava

It may be rude – but it’s for a very good cause, tying in with prostate cancer awareness month

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Cyclists aiming to ride UK’s 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs in a month reach a third of the way through their challenge

Three riders are tackling every climb in Simon Warren's seminal book for charity

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Driver blacked out for 15 seconds before killing cyclist, court told

South Wales crash victim Jack Berry’s family are building a school in his memory in his wife’s native Fiji

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Free bike a year for life for girl in India who donated to flood victims the money she’d saved to buy herself a bicycle

World's biggest bicycle manufacturer, Hero Cycles, acts after learning of youngster's act of kindness

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Cancer survivor aged 82 to ride London to Paris next month

Brian Graham is raising money for Leeds Cancer Centre's MRI simulator appeal

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Free bikes for every student at NBA star LeBron James’s school for at-risk kids

Basketball legend and keen cyclist says bike helped him avoid rougher areas when he was growing up

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More than £7,500 raised in memory of cyclist who died during RideLondon

Donations have flooded in on Nigel Buchan-Swanson's Just Giving page following his death on Sunday from cardiac arrest

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81-year-old who escaped Nazi Germany on Kindertransport train in 1939 recreates journey from Berlin to London – by bike

World Jewish Relief has organised mass bike ride to mark 80th anniversary of initiative that saved 10,000 lives

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North London Dirt – a day of on and off-road riding through North London

Profits will go to St Mary's Centre N16

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England fans cycle to Russia for World Cup – and to raise money for Bobby Moore charity

Hopefully Gareth Southgate's squad will have done a bit more prep than these boys ...

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Raleigh Chopper vs Alpe d’Huez (+ videos)

Matt Richardson took on one of cycling's most famous climbs on 70s bike ... then rode it again with his 10-year-old son

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Video: Aston Villa fans to ride single speed penny farthings from Pride Park to Villa Park for charity

Every penny counts

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“Own a piece of cycling history” – Manchester velodrome track up for sale

Recycling charity Emerge is selling off National Cycling Centre's original boards as track is relaid

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road.cc recap: our favourite stories this week

Our pick of the bunch from another busy week on two wheels...

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Sir Bradley Wiggins to host fundraiser for Race Across Europe charity team

Eight riders aim to complete 3,000-mile race in less than six days and raise £60,000 for charity founded by late rugby league star Steve Prescott

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road.cc recap: ten of our favourite stories this week

Some of our highlights from this week on two wheels...

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Cycling UK in appeal for volunteers in Greater Manchester

Could you help make a difference to people's lives through the power of cycling?

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DJs and TV stars Greg James and Zoe Ball get in the saddle for Sport Relief

James's Pedal to the Peaks started today, while Ball will ride from Blackpool to Brighton next week

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Cycling communities raise £30k in a week to fund cyclist’s cancer treatment

GoFundMe page draws huge and rapid response

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Raise money for Lyme Disease Action at this year’s RideLondon-Surrey 100 – charity places still available

Ride your bike, raise money for charity

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Live blog: heart rate poll results, Your Bike History, Froome nominated for Laureus Award and more

All today's news from the site and beyond

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Cycling app of the week: oBike, plus its new delivery service and oCoin cryptocurrency

The Singaporean bike-sharing app is in over 60 cities worldwide, and now even has its own cryptocurrency...

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Rivals raise money to buy bike for Tory MP hit with driving ban

Newbury MP Richard Benyon lost his licence after being caught using mobile phone at wheel

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Emily Chappell and friends ride Land’s End to John O’Groats over New Year for charity

Trio hit more than six times their fundraising target for charity that helps homeless people in Scotland

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Jens Voigt to run seven marathons in seven days for charity

German ex-pro to undertake challenge on 7.1-kilometre course in Berlin's Grunewald in early January

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Chef who rode routes of all three Grand Tours writes charity cookbook

All proceeds go to Cure Leukaemia

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