Miscellaneous

Video: What happens when a sportive meets a road race coming the other way?

Heated words in Yorkshire as two events hit same stretch of road at same time

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Ghost Peloton spectacle plays to thousands in Leeds (+ video)

Light show with cyclists and dancers is one of centrepieces of Yorkshire Festival - film coming soon

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Looky, likey. road.cc is now on tumblr

We’ve gone and gotten ourselves a tumblr

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Cyclist doing something legal in Scunthorpe makes the local paper

Slow moving cyclist climbing a long hill causes outrage in Scunthorpe

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‘Cyclist’s Palsy’ could have been to blame for death of 24 year old rider who crashed into house on steep descent

Rebecca Scott may not have been able to squeeze the brakes due to hand pain and numbness, inquest suggests

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Fix motoring tax system to get people out of cars & on to bikes, says think tank

Active travel is important part of solution to impending car tax crunch

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Metropolitan Police arrest 45 people for cycle theft in a single day

Wednesday's crackdown involved 400 officers across London's 32 boroughs

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Die-in & draw-in protest at London’s Elephant & Castle next week after cyclist’s death

Stop Killing Cyclists takes action after latest fatality in capital

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Man charged with handling stolen goods in relation to theft of 3 customised bikes in SE London

20-year-old to appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court later this month

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Swindon thieves grab £20k-worth of bikes from secure garage

Are specialists targeting high-end bikes?

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Lorry driver charged following deaths of 2 LEJOG charity riders in Cornwall last July

Andrew McMenigall and Toby Wallace were killed just 40 miles into End-to-End ride

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Chris Boardman says UK MEP candidates should be “ashamed” of attitudes on cycling

Just 1 response of 364 to a European Cyclists' Federation survey of candidates came from the UK

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Actor Alec Baldwin handcuffed after riding bike wrong way up New York City’s 5th Avenue

30 Rock star launches Twitter tirade against a city "anxious to criminalize behavior once thought benign"

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UCI wants YOU — to tell it what you want from sportives and mass rides

Quick survey will inform new Mass Participation Commission ideas

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Lorry driver who left cyclist with “massive life-threatening injuries” jailed for 16 weeks

Sentence & five-year ban was maximum magistrates could impose

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Police seek SE London youth photographed riding stolen £2k bike

Bike was one of three stolen last week from GB age group duathlete

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£8 million investment planned in cycling in East Lancashire

DfT contribution sought for project that includes 'Weaver's Wheel' network in Blackburn and new cycle route in Rossendale

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Was huge Dublin bomb intended for attack on Giro d’Italia?

Army disarms "deadly, full-size bomb" on eve of Giro's arrival

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Wiggle planning stockmarket float

But will share certificates come with Haribo?

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Seven days in cycling: Your weekly catch up service of the week’s big news stories on road.cc

This week's slice of cycling life features big rides that sadly didn’t quite make the finish line, cycle celebs who #choosecycling and a spill at the Women’s Tour.

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Raleigh Chopper rider reaches summit of Mount Ventoux for charity

Matt Richardson hits summit on 1970s Chopper and raises nearly £3,000 for cancer charity

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Police caution one cyclist and seek two others in connection with violent road rage attacks on drivers

Cyclists took revenge on drivers who had near miss or tooted horn on passing

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Raleigh Chopper v Mont Ventoux as Henley lawyer rides to fight cancer

Matt Richardson tackles super-tough climb on brilliantly inappropriate bike

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Help British Cycling improve its website & win £150 in Wiggle vouchers

Fill in a simple survey for a chance to win your choice of goodies

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National Express wants your help picking warning sticker

Coach operator wants to let cyclists know about vehicle blind spots

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Strava moves into ‘big data’ – London & Glasgow already signed up to find out where cyclists ride

Company behind apps that track running & riding targets local authorities & advocacy groups with Strava Metro

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Sculpture of Sir Bradley Wiggins to be unveiled in Kilburn next week

NW London gets permanent tribute to “Kid from Kilburn” who won the Tour de France

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Dominic Irvine tells how disaster struck his & Glenn Longland’s tandem End to End

Valiant duo were on schedule just past halfway when it all went wrong

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Create a cycling how-to and win over £500 in prizes from Snapguide

Making & fixing site is looking for more bike DIY guides

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Longer sentences for banned drivers who kill or injure other road users

New offence of causing serious injury while disqualified

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