Crime & Legal

Prosecutors say Camorra DID fix 1999 Giro d’Italia so Marco Pantani would lose

Crime syndicate stood to make huge gambling losses; intercepted call confirms witness statement

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Sir Bradley Wiggins says London cyclists need to stick to the law

British cycling's biggest star hits out at red light jumpers and those who cycle on footway

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Last chance to have your say on mobile phone driving

Government consultation on tougher penalties for mobile phone drivers closes tomorrow night

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Femke Van den Driessche drops defence in mechanical doping case

Belgian rider says she has no chance of winning case and has given up cyclocross

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Barbed wire booby trap found on Kent cycle trail

Police are investigating, after local cyclist said he "never would have stood a chance" if he'd approached the wire coming downhill

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Sydney cyclists say new laws don’t make them feel safer – MPs set to debate scrapping them

Drivers are supposed to leave a metre when passing cyclists

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Bristol cycle thief caught – after leaving his DNA on bike he left behind

Andrew Grubb was known to police who were alerted to discarded bike by witnesses

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Bike found at spot from where it had been stolen – two years later

More recent owner seemingly phlegmatic about it being reclaimed

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Sydney cyclists reportedly fined £225 – for trackstanding

Australian state introduced big increases in fines for law-breaking cyclists on 1 March

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First private prosecution for dangerous driving ends with motorist being acquitted

Camera and expert evidence of speeding and close overtaking rejected by jury

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Police treating BMW driver’s shove of Bristol cyclist as common assault – appeal for information about his identity

Cyclist thinks he was attacked for no reason other than because he was there

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Judge dismisses part of Lance Armstrong false claims case

Could still face $100m ruling

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First private prosecution for dangerous driving brought by Martin Porter QC

Driving instructor accused of passing cyclist an arm’s length away while driving at 50mph in a 30mph zone

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Police link six attacks on cyclists on London canal to same gang

Victims were all pushed into Paddington Arm of Grand Union Canal last month

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Driver fined £145 after head-on collision left cyclist with broken leg

Charge of leaving the scene of an accident had to be dropped because a police notebook was lost

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Video: BMW driver caught on film trying to push cyclist from bike

Incident took place in Horfiield area of Bristol, police being informed

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Taxi driver caught filming at wheel by Traffic Droid

Traffic Droid sent helmet cam footage to police of the taxi driver using his mobile phone to film him while carrying a passenger

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Longer amber traffic lights ‘are safer’ – but will amber gamblers just take advantage?

It's against the law to cross on amber - except in exceptional circumstances

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$1.5m bail for ‘meth user’ who ploughed into 10 cyclists on club run

Brian Lynch killed two riders who were waiting at a red light

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Jail for man who stole 17 bikes from Chelmsford station

Bikes were all taken in a 10-day period

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Seven years for drunk driver who killed cyclist

Driver had eight previous convictions for driving with excess alcohol and had never held a full licence

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Cyclist riding wrong way on bike lane sues motorist after crashing – and loses

Ordered to pay costs

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Eight bikes stolen as burglars target Chris Boardman’s home

Diving equipment also taken from property on Wirral, police appeal for help

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Bradford cyclist faces summons – for pulling 180-metre wheelie

Rider was being followed by police motorbike - careless and inconsiderate cycling charge ensues

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Boris Johnson makes safety of cyclists an EU referendum issue

Mayor of London says safer cabs proposal is being blocked at a European level

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Witness appeal as cyclist pushes another rider off bike

Incident happened near Shaftesbury, Dorset last month

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Police appeal after cyclist pushed into Grand Union Canal in London

Victim, who lives on narrowboat, vows to leave London due to "no-go areas" on towpath

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Identiti Mettle prototype bike stolen during testing

One-of-a-kind bike is unpainted and has ‘M2’ hand scratched on it

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Police penalties for 450 cyclists in one day as New South Wales prepares for mammoth cycling fines

Cyclists face £163 penalties for leaving their helmets at home - but get safer passing distances from drivers

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Police seek pedestrian who tried to destroy bicycle that came too close

Police say man caused extensive damage by kicking bike that touched him

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