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France makes cycle helmets compulsory for under-12s – and wants kids to nag their parents to wear one too

New law comes into force on Wednesday - but campaigners say it is "nonsense" that it will improve safety

Cheshire East Council officially backs Space for Cycling

Commits 8.5 per cent of local transport budget to active travel

Tour de France coming back to London? Mayor keen and says ASO doesn’t hold a grudge

UK capital had been due to be awarded this year's Grand Depart until former mayor Boris Johnson pulled bid at eleventh hour

Council plans to remove ghost bike tribute to young cyclist killed in Bath

Jake Gilmore's parents say people of Bath should decide - while Cycling UK queries council's assertion that planned removal is in line with national policy

MP says pollution is going up because “road space is being turned over to cycle lanes”

Takes issue with local authorities’ ‘crusade to remove road space’

MPs’ investigation to examine use of controversial drug tramadol in pro cycling

Powerful painkiller isn't banned - but teams including Sky insist they no longer use it

Updated: Personal injury law change battle not won yet says Cycling UK – cyclists and pedestrians still subject to MoJ’s proposed £5,000 claim limit

Personal injury compensation law changes: British Cycling cautiously positive - but Cycling UK say optimism may be premature

Ireland eyes up close pass initiative

€80 fine and three penalty points for passes of less than 1.5m

Fellow peer tells Tebbit “on your bike” as Tory ex-minister rants about cyclists

Former chairman of the Conservative party says “barricades” protecting cyclists are causing pollution

UK’s mountain bikers say keeping sane is prime reason to ride off-road

Report from Cycling UK comes in same week as Welsh Government confirms plans to open up access top countryside

Bike licences call for Birmingham and the West Midlands

Making riders carry licence plate is high on voters' wishlist in upcoming mayoral elections

Frontrunner for West Midlands mayoral election pledges 40-fold increase in spend on cycling

Ex-John Lewis boss Andy Street sees cycling as key to fighting traffic congestion

Transport minister: No plans to introduce ‘Dutch Reach’ anti-dooring technique to UK

Andrew Jones, whose responsibility includes cycling, says he doesn’t want to tell drivers which hand to use while opening car door; campaigners say it can save lives

Cyclists in Parisian suburb perplexed at speed bumps in cycle lane – but mayor says they’re for their own protection

Council in suburb of French capital takes temporary measure after drivers encroach on cycling facility

West Ham Labour Party calls for cyclists to be made to use cycle lanes

Motion passed to lobby parliament to change law

Sport England survey finds twice as many people cycle for leisure than for travel

200,000 adults aged 16 and over took part in huge survey

MP says justice system too often fails to punish drivers who hit cyclists

Evidence given at first session of parliamentary inquiry into road justice

Parliamentary inquiry into Cycling and the Justice System opens tomorrow – and will be streamed live

All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group will hear evidence from Cycling UK, Keith Bontrager and others

Former Team Sky doctor and Sir Bradley Wiggins Jiffy Bag courier summoned to testify before MPs

Dr Richard Freeman and Simon Cope invited to appear before select committee next month

Andy Burnham pledges up to £17 per head for cycling as Manchester Mayor

Mayoral hopeful says he is throwing down the cycling gauntlet

Millions of pounds set aside for cycling in England to be spent instead on walking, buses and car clubs

DfT announces local authorities winning cash from Local Transport Access Fund for coming years

Montana bill banning cyclists from ordinary two-lane roads to be rewritten

Legislator who proposed it surprised that it would have covered ‘way more’ roads than he anticipated

Hard Brexit and a Trump presidency – what do they mean for the UK cycling industry and your next bike?

We've been mulling over the big political events at road.cc - bikes will cost more, for a start

Nicole Cooke to give evidence to MPs tomorrow in doping investigation

Former world and Olympic champion has very strong views on drugs cheats

Not enough funding for Scottish government to hit cycling target, says Cycling UK

Government target is for 10 per cent of journeys to be by bike by 2020

Don’t mention the War … Unexploded bomb from the Blitz shuts down former London mayor Boris Johnson’s flagship East-West Cycle Superhighway

Luftwaffe manage what Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association couldn’t the day after Foreign Secretary was criticised for World War Two “punishment beatings” comments

Bristol City Council drops plan for commuter cycle route through Victoria Park in response to local residents’ fears over “speeding cyclists”

“We have listened very carefully to the concerns of the community,” says council’s cabinet member for transport,who says further consultation will take place

99 UK cyclists killed or seriously injured by road defects – warning that 2017 could be pothole “tipping point”

Hole in council road budgets that has already killed or seriously injured 99 cyclists in two years will get worse Government warned

TfL putting brakes on London’s Cycle Superhighway programme?

Mayor of London wary of disruption and confrontation

Bristol City Council accused of trying to rig consultation over Victoria Park cycle route plans

Officials helped distribute leaflets supporting proposals, claim protesters – but council insists decision will be impartial