Miscellaneous

Police safety warning to cyclists tackling Yorkshire Tour de France routes, new app highlights hazards (+ video)

Ride within your limits, say North Yorkshire Police - safety drive follows serious incident earlier this month

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Help shape the future of road cycling tyres with a quick R&D survey for Mavic

Tell Mavic what you're really looking for in your performance tyres

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Texas truck drivers arrested for killing cyclist and trying to dump his body in a ditch

Keen cyclist was catapulted into the back of a pickup truck by collision; police find drivers disposing of body in drainage ditch

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Don’t take bikes on trains for Tour de France, say rail companies

Normal cycle policies will apply on rail network, without reservation you could be disappointed

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Widow of charity cyclist Christian Smith to complete ride her husband was killed on

Donations now more than £80,000 - family hoping that total will hit six figures

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Drink-driver who killed two cyclists sentenced to 10 years 3 months in jail

Alexander Walter already banned, over twice alcohol limit, doing 70mph in a 30mph zone when he killed John Morland and Kris Jarvis

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More MEPs from UK than any other country voted against EU safer lorry proposals

Nigel Farage and fellow UKIP MEPs - past and present - led opposition to revised rules partly designed to protect cyclists and pedestrians

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Milkman who carried on round after leaving cyclist with brain injuries guilty of careless driving

Victim Paul Reynolds needs round-the-clock care; jury acquits David Reid of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

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“I just don’t care” texting Aussie driver tells police after injuring cyclist

“I’m kind of pissed off that the cyclist has hit the side of my car”

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MEPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of safer lorries

Rounder cabs to reduce severity of injuries, improve driver visibility and reduce blind spots

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Witness appeal after cyclist killed near Preston on Sunday

Driver of Audi car was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

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Bristol bicycle thief caught in police bait bike operation

Man charged after police launch initiative following series of bike thefts in city

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Britain’s Ben Rockett becomes first person to ride across Baffin Island in Canadian Arctic

Rider who in 2010 set LEJOGLE record spent almost a fortnight riding in sub-zero temperatures in latest adventure

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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 cyclists behaving badly, the 4 year olds with the maddest skills, and the 124kmph Brazilian rider

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Cyclist thrown into back of truck by freak collision forced to dial emergency number for police rescue

Driver failed to notice cyclist standing in his truck banging on the roof

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Cyclist killed in Whitechapel in November had almost twice driving blood alcohol limit

Bus driver had no chance to avoid hitting Khalid al-Hashimi

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“Incredibly light” sentence for driver who killed Sheffield cyclist

John Parkin died on first ride out on new bike

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Station to station: Signs go up to create Cotswold Line cycle route

Rural 'quietway' hoped to encourage bike-train commuting

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Judge dismisses £1m Halfords crash lawsuit

Nothing wrong with bike when it was bought, court finds

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Video: tailgating a tipper truck at 40mph

One plucky/foolish/mad cyclist channels the spirit of Guy Martin on the streets of Manchester

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Coroner concludes Venera Minakhmetova died after riding through red light at Bow Roundabout

But family says rider was "always suspicious" at Bow

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British Cycling says its drive to get more women riding is overturning cycling’s gender imbalance

Governing body updates on its strategy announced 12 months ago to get 1 million more women in saddle by 2020

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Spin Cycle online mag releases print annual

Best of quarterly e-zine in whopping print edition

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Britain’s first Tour de France stage winner, Brian Robinson, seeks home for memorabilia collection

Museum or public exhibition space in Yorkshire sought for items amassed during 83-year-old's career

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Been involved in a road crash in Manchester? Your police commissioner wants to know what you think of his force

How did GMP handle the aftermath of your crash?

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Prioritise walking and cycling to halt UK’s inactivity epidemic, urges Parliamentary commission

All-Party Commission on Physical Activity's report calls on party leaders to draw up National Action Plan to tackle crisis

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Coventry driver escapes jail after killing cyclist on pedestrian crossing

Defence slapped down by judge for implying cyclist should not have been there

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Round the world racer Lee Fancourt hammers on despite disqualification

Taxi ride to bail out support crew robs Brit of record chance

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NeilPryde Bikes renames its Alizé bike following trademark dispute… with Specialized again

Specialized said name too similar to Allez; founder Mike Sinyard had said it would soften approach after Café Roubaix row

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Battle of the Broadcasters: We test BBC’s Simon Brotherton & ITV’s Ned Boulting in cycling quiz

Best of seven questions - but who proved king of the commentators?

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