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Andrew Gilligan calls for more women on bikes to ‘reduce the testosterone level’

Mayor’s Cycling Commissioner tells London Assembly Transport Committee discussion on cycling superhighways

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Expanded cycling network and improved facilities as Peak District looks to promote itself as top cycling destination

Wider Peak District Cycle Strategy approved

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Cyclists and walkers five times less likely to die during operations

Study finds fitness more significant than age in predicting outcomes of surgery

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Sacramento pedestrian threatens to sue city for $3.5m – unless law is changed keeping cyclists off pavements

Little known city bylaw allows riders on resdential sidewalks

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Video: Aftermath of Bow Road cycle accident and comparison footage

Uploader says high quality cycle segregation needed

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Councillor calls for “morons” who stretched neck high string across Hampshire road to “face full force of the law”

Road safety campaigner says it could have killed a cyclist or motorcyclist

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Had a few beers? Got a puncture? Get yourself and your bike home safely in an Uber (in Seattle)

Taxi booking app expands yet again with $5 service to carry up to two bikes home

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Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea slammed for blocking Cycle Superhighways through borough

Fears for pedestrians if busy Kensington High Street gets cycle lanes - plus blue paint is ugly

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Cancer charity ‘pilgrims’ ride 800km to deliver new bike to Pope Francis

Four women affected by cancer or who work with patients ride from Monza to Rome

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First Great Western forced to refute claims that bikes will be banned on trains from next year

Spokeswoman responds to 'rumours' that no bikes will be carried from 2015

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Incomplete cycle path on York outer ring road poses danger to youngsters

Barriers at either end are being ignored

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Professional drivers to experience what it’s like to be a cyclist on city roads

BikeRight! training courses are designed to increase drivers’ awareness of cyclists

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Get a professional photo of you and your bike and support the Space for Cycling campaign

London Cycling Campaign to hold fundraiser at Look Mum No Hands! Café

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Go Safe Glasgow launches interactive driver and rider training website

Cycle Aware focuses on improving road users’ hazard perception

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Bristol shared use path consultation turns ugly as elderly residents fear speeding cyclists will pose a danger

Elderly woman tells meeting she has been knocked over by a bike ten times

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Pensioner’s huge bike collection leads to complaints from neighbours

It's N+1 gone mad as second hand dealer's stock spills into gardens and streets

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North Korean flees the country by cycling for 12 days through China to reach Mongolia

Park Young-jin braved dangers and the Mongolian cold to flee North Korea

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Campaigner calls for safe alternative to busy stretch of road in the Yorkshire Dales

Says councils need to do more to encourage cycling in the region

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British Transport Police admit Farnborough Main railway station is a cycle theft hotspot

Locked bikes being stolen from racks despite CCTV and regular patrols

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Gloucestershire cycle path meets local resistance – residents say there was a better and safer solution

Yate cycle lane planned to run through several estates’ green spaces

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MP calls for “three strikes and you’re out” rule for pavement cyclists

Bike to be impounded if rider doesn’t pay its value as a fine – but has Stewart Jackson done his legal homework?

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Cyclists dismount? No thanks, says rider who persuaded contractor to change signs

Only gentle prodding needed when you have the rules on your side

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Video: Good Samaritan cyclist helps driver who is in a fix

Bike rider turns out to be vehicle mechanic and gets motorist back on the road

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Tyneside residents up in arms over ‘excessive’ cycle path that will mean less parking for residents’ visitors and tradesmen

Sustrans say path is safe route to school for local pupils - but action group wants it scrapped

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Survey: Motorists feel ‘anxious’ and ‘aware’ when driving around cyclists

More than half of drivers say cycle lanes are not big enough for bikes

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Cycling festival in Leeds this Wednesday as Beryl Burton given freedom of city

Ceremony will be screened live on Millennium Square, where there will be host of bike-related activities

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84 year old man sets Hour record – despite having twice broken a hip

Sidney Schuman took up track cycling in May - and now holds a world record

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Police in Hull say organised gangs are targeting high end bikes – and theft is on the up

Cycle theft in Hull up: As many bike stolen in eight months as in whole of last year

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Giovanni Pinarello dies at the age of 92

From last place in the 1951 Giro d’Italia to making bikes that were ridden to Tour de France glory

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Retailers not benefiting from Britain’s ‘bike boom’ – but is one really happening?

Picture mixed across country with a number of factors – national and local – in play

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