Government

Sport England to invest £17.3m in grassroots cycling

Sum is less than for previous four-year period but British Cycling may also bid for Sport England money targeting the inactive

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Transport Secretary caught on camera dooring cyclist

Allegedly blamed cyclist’s speed for incident and then left without leaving his details

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Transport for London slammed for roundabout plan that would “make it worse” for cyclists in spot where Moira Gemmill was killed last year

TfL announced it will narrow motor traffic lanes on Lambeth North Roundabout as a temporary measure before looking into substantial changes

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UCI boss Cookson urges Team Sky and British Cycling to come clean on contents of mystery medical package destined for Wiggins

Appeal comes ahead of Brailsford and others being quizzed by MPs on Monday

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Government to launch first review of UK Anti-Doping practices since organisation was set up in 2009

Organisation welcomes ‘opportunity’ to improve approach to anti-doping in the UK

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Slight decline in number of cyclists according to latest government figures

Drop in cycling participation among women despite record level of sporting activity

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London mayor reveals where £154m per year will come from, following announcement to double cycling budget

Transport for London will double cycling budget to £154m per year, equivalent to £17 per head per year, by reorganising 'flabby' organisation but Greens say buses will suffer without motor traffic reductions

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Gilligan ‘leaked’ shortlist for London cycling commissioner incorrect say City Hall

Former cycling commissioner, Andrew Gilligan, Tweets 'leaked' list gives qualified welcome to supposed candidates to replace him

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Government whiplash crackdown would also hit legitimate claims from cyclists say campaigners

Small claims limit could be raised – around 70 per cent of cyclists’ compensation claims are for less than £5,000

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Public cycle hire scheme coming to Greater Manchester?

Transport for Greater Manchester officals signed pledge to support cycle hire schemes at Rotterdam conference last week

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Government’s “cut price” sentencing review of driving offences criticised for leaving exceptional hardship loophole in place and failing to clarify dangerous v careless driving

Review needs to do more than just examine worst offences, says Cycling UK

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Sadiq Khan “to double” amount spent on cycling in London

Planned spend rises to £17 per person each year - equivalent to Dutch or Danish levels, says mayor

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Boris Johnson says he misses cycling in London

Foreign secretary has been banned from cycling by bodyguards due to security concerns

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New South Wales ditches plans to force cyclists to carry ID

In an unprecedented development, life for once won’t get slightly worse for New South Wales cyclists

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Lobby your MP to fight Parliamentary cycling backlash

MP Ruth Cadbury urges people contact their Member of Parliament to support cycling as congestion and poor riding used to attack active travel

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Cycling UK and AA urge Government to get tough on drivers who use mobile phones at wheel

Organisations also say motorists with 12 points should only be allowed to keep licence “in truly extraordinary circumstances"

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National Lottery ticket sale slump could hit British Cycling’s funding ahead of Tokyo 2020

UK Sport appeals to Government as sports governing bodies await news of funding for 2017-21 Olympic cycle

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Deputy mayor responds to criticism of Sadiq Khan over progress being made on cycling in London

Val Shawcross addresses concerns raised by former Cycling Commissioner Andrew Gilligan and insists Khan will be capital’s “most cycling-friendly mayor” ever

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Lib-Dem by-election candidate calls for Boris Bike scheme to be extended to Richmond

Independent rival Zac Goldsmith previously branded the ‘anti-cycling’ London mayoral candidate

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Ministerial car filmed left-hooking cyclist as it enters Parliament ahead of Autumn Statement

Was the vehicle carrying Chancellor Philip Hammond to deliver yesterday's Autumn Statement?

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Investment in local roads and retention of the Cycle to Work scheme – cycling campaigners respond to Autumn Statement

Cycling UK urges local authorities to incorporate high quality cycle facilities

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900 London cyclists injured in 2015 as hit and run incidents in capital reach “epidemic” levels

London Assembly Member Sian Berry calls on police to reveal how many cases have resulted in prosecution

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“A nice little cash cow” as New South Wales cyclists are fined $1.3 million in eight months – now fewer people are riding

“We don’t want cyclists’ money” claims roads minister

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Chancellor offered to pay Mayor to rip up London’s East–West Cycle Superhighway says leader of Ealing Council

Philip Hammond not noted as a cycling advocate during his time as Secretary of State for Transport

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Update: Cycle to Work Scheme safe from ‘salary sacrifice’ cuts

The bicycle tax exemption initiative is safe from rumoured cuts to salary sacrifice schemes says Government

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Cadel Evans says he won’t ride his bike in Sydney – because it’s too intimidating

Tour de France winner and ex-world champion says lack of respect among road users the biggest problem

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Boardman makes clarification following latest revelation over “scrapped” Westway cycle superhighway

British Cycling policy advisor, Chris Boardman, defends Mayor's team support for cycling and suggests Mayor's office meet with former cycling commissioner Andrew Gilligan

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Petition demanding cyclists be licensed, taxed & insured rewritten after catalogue of mistakes pointed out

"The public roads used by motor vehicles are becoming unsafe to use due to one particular community that feel they are eligible to cycle on public UK roads," claims motorist

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Cambridge to get its first true “Dutch” roundabout

Following an attempt at a cycling-friendly roundabout in 2014 the UK's cycling city seems to have got it right

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Northern Ireland unveils £150m, 1,000km, Greenway network

Department for Infrastructure hopes planned primary network will be 75 per cent complete inside a decade

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