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Job seekers given free bikes thanks to Manchester Bike Back to Work scheme

Norman Tebbitt will be pleased... well, assuming they pass the cricket test too

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£4.5m cycle track and sports pavilion planned for Leeds suburb

Project would need to be completed by October otherwise funding would be at risk

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Mass protest against work dismantling cycle lane in Sydney to make room for cars

Roads minister is also pushing for bike licensing

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Another reason to have your bike registered: man in collision identified through BikeRegister

BikeRegister doesn't just protect you against cycle theft...

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Guy rides NYC Citi Bike across the USA… and cops $1,200 late fee

Jeffrey Tanenhaus doesn’t regret quitting his job as a corporate event planner to have an adventure

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Cyclist fined for riding in Kensington Gardens says she felt “entrapped”

“They could have stood at the sign and asked cyclists to dismount”

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Last call for Swindon – Team road.cc rideout

Ride with Team road.cc this weekend

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Cambridge college sends abandoned student bikes to Africa

Bikes are sold for charity or repaired and shipped to Africa

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Man who cycled from India to Europe to claim his Swedish bride

"I was cycling for love, but never loved cycling. It's simple."

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Council claims duff cycle racks are actually ‘public art’

Lock up your bikes if you can, says council, but these were only meant to look at

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Map: Find out car ownership levels in YOUR neighbourhood

Are politicians spending infrastructure money in the right way? Map suggests many neighbourhoods are NOT car dependent

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Crowdfunders raise £2k+ for Jeremy Corbyn’s dream bike

Campaign to buy Labour leader £475 Raleigh Criterium, in response to yesterday's Telegraph article, raised four times its target in less than 24 hours

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Join the Swindon team road.cc rideout on 24th January

Want to ride with road.cc? Our nest Rideout is starting in Swindon on 24th January

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Giant turtle washed up during Scottish CX champs sadly dies

Harvey was due to fly to Gran Canaria for recovery - but didn't make it

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Plans being considered for Edinburgh cycle hub – three years after it was first announced

Local councillor says project would have huge impact for the community

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Cyclist rides through puddle – how Drummond Puddle Watch became an unlikely internet phenomenon

As ever, it’s better to be on a bike

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“Naked, drunk cyclist” gives Australian police the slip

Police superintendent says some ‘have not eased up on the festivities’

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Team road.cc Rideout Report – ‘Turkey Burner’

Team road.cc went for a Christmas ride.

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Wandsworth council delighted with £3.2m fund to build cycle routes and 20mph zones

Projects up for consideration include cycle parking, slower neighbourhoods and two-way cycling on one-way streets

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Cyclist numbers prosecuted for ignoring road signs doubles in four years

Jumping red lights, pavement cycling and "reckless and dangerous driving" addressed

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Cyclist seeks Good Samaritan to return sentimental blanket

Blanket covered in Scout badges was lent to rider who suffered terrible injuries after falling over

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Chris Boardman backs Re~Cycle charity

80 branches of Halfords acting as drop-off points

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Guided cycle tour fundraisers for Cumbria flood repairs

Events are part of The Grand Day Out in Cumbria

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Post-Christmas appeal from Bradford bike recycling organisation

Cycle-Re-Cycle sold so many bikes in the run up to Christmas that it now needs to replenish its stocks

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Relive your year with Strava personalised animated film

As a thank you for a big year the "social network for athletes" allows users to see their year in cycling (or running)

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Cyclist ‘with an erection’ spotted in Manchester city centre – police go ‘to take a look’

Distressed woman reports Lycra-clad man in over-excited state

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Call for review of Mersey tunnel cycling rules after ‘drunk’ young men are filmed in Queensway tunnel on CityBikes

Concerns that people might think cycling is permitted during the day

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Temporary bicycle connection created in Lake District after main road detroyed in floods

A591 closed for extensive repairs; cycle connection created to help children get to school

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One Year Time Trialist has eye on prize despite broken leg

Steven Abraham wants to cycle 73,000 miles in a year - but a moped crash threatened to end his attempt

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Bicycle-eating tree is granted protective status

Tree has swallowed bicycle, ship's anchor and horse's bridle over more than 100 years

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