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Strava data used to ban cyclists from trail

Councillors in California banned mountain bikers from a local preserve after Strava data revealed riders were travelling at speeds in excess of 20mph on shared trails

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Videos: Boris’s legacy – Londoners takes to Cycle Superhighways in droves

Cyclists stream across Blackfriars Bridge as new routes open

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Campaigners: SNP goal of 10 per cent cycling share by 2020 “impossible” to achieve

Goal was set out in 2010's Cycling Action Plan for Scotland - but minimal progress made

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Police need to treat road crime as ‘real crime’ – voters urged to lobby Police and Crime Commissioners ahead of May 5 elections

Cycling UK has also written to regional candidates in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to gauge level of support for cycling

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London mayoral candidates go head to head in cycling debate

LCC and The Times hosted this morning's hustings

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Police officer: cycle path too risky to use with family

Ch Insp Mark Evans says a cycle path along the A38 near Bristol, which crosses a motorway slip road, has been built without thought to safety

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Protesters stage “Die-in” over lack of action on air pollution

Up to 250 people lay down in the road outside the Department for Transport offices in London to protest lack of action on poor air quality

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Zac Goldsmith says he backs LCC’s Sign for Cycling pledges (+ video)

But mayoral candidate says contentious infrastructure should undergo temporary trials

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Sadiq Khan pledges to triple London cycle infrastructure

Labour's mayoral candidate is the first of the frontrunners to agree to the London Cycling Campaign's Sign for Cycling agenda, which includes a Mini Holland for each borough and reducing blind spot HGVs in the capital

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Anti-cycling campaigner claims bike lanes cause pollution

Councillor questions CS11 opponent claims cycle lanes will increase pollution levels and suggests focusing on motor traffic instead

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Cabbies and cyclists unite against air pollution

Heads of the London Cycling Campaign and the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association agree on Clean Air Zone strategy for London

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NSW: tough new fines inspire people to stop cycling

People are selling their bikes and advising visitors not to cycle after fines for cyclists breaking the law increased by up to 500% last month

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US city uses graphic novels to teach kids cycle safety

But are the comic strips from Phoenix, Arizona, too graphic? One parent thinks so

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Pedal on Parliament returns on Saturday for fifth year

The annual ride comes days ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary elections, calling for investment in infrastructure

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Safer cycle infrastructure possible after signage rule changes

Changes to signs regulations - six years in the making - mean councils can legally introduce dual zebra crossings. This crossing was technically installed illegally by one frustrated council.

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Government’s words on cycling must be matched by deeds, says shadow transport minister

“There is a real danger that the government is drawing up an investment strategy with no investment”

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Video: 3,000 people make huge ‘human bike’ in Mexico City

Nation's capital celebrates start of its third annual bike week in style

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Cyclists quiz Sadiq Khan in online Q&A

Cycling questions featured heavily in Q&A with Labour's Mayoral hopeful following what the London Cycling Campaign calls a "wobble" from both Khan and Goldsmith

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Jeremy Corbyn joins Tom Boonen in being spotted cycling on Google StreetView

Labour leader caught on camera in August 2014 yards from his Islington home

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Workers on Essex cycle route abused and threatened by angry drivers

Contruction worker says one motorist threatened colleagues with knuckleduster

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First of three protected bike lanes comes to Belfast

However, campaigners say cyclists using the new Alfred Street route are being put at risk by motorists ignoring signage and driving across it

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Sun blunders as it tells PM David Cameron to wear a cycle helmet

UK's biggest selling newspaper believes helmets are compulsory for Britain's bike riders

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Zac Goldsmith: “I’m positively hounded by cycle campaigners”

Tory candidate for London mayor unveils policies - but will they swing the cycling vote/

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Cycling mentioned in Treasury’s National Infrastructure Plan – ONCE in 113 pages

Document outlines more than £500 billion investment pipeline

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Government’s cycling strategy falls flat without funds

Long-awaited Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy not worth the paper it's written on, says Chris Boardman

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Cardiff to hold politicians to account at cycling hustings

Assembly hopefuls will be asked about their cycling credentials ahead of May elections

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Cycles could outnumber cars in London’s AM peak by 2019

Report on Boris Johnson's cycling vision highlights rapid growth in the capital and says the next mayor should continue to invest in cycling

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Senior Liberal Democrat says “Cyclists do not belong in towns”

Party committee chair who last year called for "mass extermination" of cyclists apologises for latest remarks

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Traffic lights that detect cyclists coming to York

Thermal imaging technology will identify riders' heat signatures and adjust phasing as they approach

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Dwars Door Vlaanderen set to go ahead despite Brussels terror attacks

Flanders Week opener had been in doubt after this morning's bombings in Belgian capital

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