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Royal Parks says ‘crash map’ route not recommended for Bushy Park cyclists after Duke’s Head Passage ‘no cycling’ signs

A308 is busy road with no provision for cyclists, though Royal Parks suggests cyclists walk with bikes instead of detouring on busy roads

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Tour de Celeb: Eight go mad on bicycles and fall off a lot — but is it all fun and games, or just too contrived for words?

Reality TV meets cycling

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Volunteers on bikes try to stem Vancouver overdose death crisis

Spikes on Bikes will be the first on scene thanks to speed of two wheels

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East Kilbride cyclist wins BBC Sport Unsung Hero Award in Scotland

One of 15 in with a chance of being presented with national award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year event

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French baker invents a folding baguette – said to be perfect for cyclists

The Baguette du Motard was dreamt up by Nicolas Le Darz, and it’s taken the internet by storm

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A24 cycling ban rejected by Surrey County Council

No improvements for adjacent shared use path either

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Rideout report: Cycle Republic show road.cc the leafy lanes of Surrey

Think the South-East is flat? We did until we were shown Pain Hill among others.

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Cycle in Manchester? Help and freebies for winter cycling HERE

Pick up some advice and some free gear for the colder months

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New Strava safety feature allows friends to see your real time location

Selected contacts can see your progress and location

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Portsmouth cycling stalwart and ex-wrestler John Hayles – father of Rob – dies

The standard cyclist-to-wrestler career path

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Vince Cable backs petition against Duke’s Head Passage cycling ban

Urges Royal Parks to find ‘a more measured response’

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Primary school raid sees nine children’s bikes pinched

BMXs were used by children who couldn't afford their own wheels

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Cinema offers free tickets to drivers fined for illegally parking in cycle lane

“You couldn’t make this up” says local cycling campaign

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Surrey County Council to debate banning cycling on A24 following petition

Leatherhead driving instructor says adjacent cycle paths need to be improved and bikes banned

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Wellwishers crowdfunding new bike for rider seriously injured in alleged hit and run

19-year-old Bournemouth man arrested for a series of offences

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Cambridge residents try to block junction improvements for cyclists

'We don't need more cycle lanes' say locals

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Teacher hopes to buy every child in her school a bike for Christmas

All 650 kids will have their own personalised set of wheels if popular crowdfunding effort succeeds

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Campaigners call for compulsory purchase to complete missing link on National Cycle Route 46

Alternate route is said to be too steep for many cyclists

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Royal Parks bans cycling from popular route used by cyclists for decades

Petition launched to have decision reversed

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UN: 20% of transport budgets should go to active travel

As world's poplation nears 9 billion, how can we save lives and keep people moving?

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Come and ride with team road.cc in London

The team road.cc tour bus heads to the capital next month for a rideout from the Cycle Republic store in Purley, come and join us!

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Video: Cyclists save motorist after SUV plunges into lake

Pensioner mixed up foot pedals and drove straight into the lake

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Look Mum No Hands opens sister venue lmnh in Whitechapel

Whitechapel bar and restaurant will have all the usual - minus bike fettling

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Canterbury cyclist chased by car full of creepy clowns

Encounter escalated when the clowns stopped at a cash machine

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team road.cc’s Sheffield rideout report

We head back up north to Decathlon, Sheffield for a morning of riding in the hills

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Man celebrates meeting hero Wiggins by painting picnic bench gold

Tim Bishop wanted a permanent reminder of taking tea with Sir Bradley

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Bike hire scheme for Brighton finally underway

Six years in the making, it could be a reality by next summer

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Cyclist who fails to ‘hang back’ punished by London bus driver

VIDEO: Female cyclist forced off the road when she hesitates at a green light

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Hospitalised Bath cyclist reunited with bike after social media appeal

Couple had looked after it not knowing how to get in touch with him

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Real bike porn: adult stars lead sex-themed bike tours in Berlin

“We thought about a bar tour, but everyone does those”

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