Miscellaneous

Not in my FRONT yard: Hinckley residents oppose cycle path… because it may stop them parking on the pavement

Plans for street in Hinckley do include footway parking spaces, but locals are worried there won't be enough to go around

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Tour Makers chosen for July’s Tour de France Grand Départ

12,000-strong volunteer army selected - were you one of the lucky ones

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Updated: Donations flood in to Just Giving page of Kent cyclist killed while on 24-hour charity ride

Christian Smith was raising money for charity MIND; driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and dangerous driving

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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 more video of awful driving - and awful drivers - than you can shake a stick at, plus Chris Foy (or is that Hoy?) and an app that chooses your gear for you every day...

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Wiggo is billed the radio star – critic hails Sir Brad’s Archers guest spot for Sport Relief

Guardian's Mark Lawson applauds Olympic champ and 2012 Tour de France winner for role in long-running BBC soap

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Top Gear producer: Cycle safety piece wasn’t anti-cyclist, aimed to promote mutual respect on the road

Andy Wilman defends BBC show following complaint over Jeremy Clarkson and James May's cycle safety film efforts

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European Parliament sounds beginning of the end for brick-shaped killer trucks

New designs call for elimination of blind spots, & crumple zones

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Sport Relief: John Bishop & Freddie Flintoff among stars in action at Olympic velodrome tonight, live on BBC

Scouse comic Bishop leads team against Coe's in elimination race - & other bike-related Sport Relief events

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Laura Trott changes her mind on helmets

Olympic champion now says helmet wearing should be "personal discretion"

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Pothole crash cyclist wins £70k pay-out from council

Judge says rider bears no responsibility for crash that damaged his hearing

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Video: Graeme Obree auctions unique L’Equipe front page commemorating Hour record

Cromalin proof was presented to Scot by French newspaper after he broke Hour record for the first time

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Police identify driver who unleashed torrent of abuse on Sussex cyclist (+ video)

Caution: Contains swearing. A LOT of swearing.

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11-year-old son of late Andrei Kivilev asks TDF boss Prudhomme to award his father the 2001 victory

Léonard Kivilev, whose father died after Paris-Nice crash in 2003, writes to Christian Prudhomme

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Video: Is this man the luckiest unlucky cyclist in the world?

Watch the video and decide for yourself

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Darlington man reunited with bike stolen 12 years ago

Bike stolen so long ago, owner had forgotten about it

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Fine and ban for Australian driver videoed hitting cyclist

Quick retribution for driver charged with failed to exercise "due care"

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Met issue appeal after hit-and-run incident leaves Brixton cyclist with serious injuries

Cyclist suffered fractured neck and broken legs in incident outside Brixton Underground station

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Cyclist sues council for £100,000 after pothole crash

Herts County Council denies responsibility for pothole that hospitalised rider

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Surrey* hates mountain bikers too: horse riders object to new trail at Leith Hill

*Well, some people in Surrey

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DJ Nick Grimshaw completes 12 hours in saddle to raise £115k for Sport Relief

Breakfast Show presenter spent 12 hours cycling in Perspex box with help from celebs including Victoria Pendleton

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French TGV train travels 40km with cyclist’s body embedded in front of cab

Grisly discovery only made when train arrived at Mulhouse station - remains of bike discovered at level crossing 40km away

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Mail on Sunday slams MPs claiming cycling allowance of 20p a mile – we take a close look at the figures

Six MPs claimed a total of less than £150 in 2012/13 - 6,000 times lower than the £880,000 claimed for motoring

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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 close passing drivers - one with a rather good excuse and one whose career ended in a bad tempered instant - plus 5am rouleurs, horrific crashes and more...

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Inquest into death of drowned Bristol cyclist hears council didn’t act on safety warnings

Concerns first raised a decade before Sean Phillips' death; 2011 report said "a matter of time before an incident occurs"

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Bring the highlights of the Tour de France Yorkshire route to your front room with commemorative Tour de Yorkshire wallpaper

The work of a young British designer, Tour de Yorkshire wallpaper pays homage to hills, cobbles and iconic architecture

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Lost cyclist follows sat-nav over Manchester’s huge M60 Barton Bridge

Police advice: "If your sat-nav is telling you to do something dangerous, don’t do it."

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Falling freeway bicycle racks up $49,000 US lawsuit

Women injured in crash caused by bike falling from car rack sues for $49,000 in Oregon, US

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‘I Worked at Raleigh’ website chronicles life at iconic Nottingham bike factory

Accompanying app provides tour of vast bike-making plant

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Wiggo comes to Ambridge: Sir Bradley Wiggins to guest-star in The Archers for Sport Relief

Tour de France winner joins long list of guests in world's longest-running soap opera

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Boris Johnson calls for cycle path alongside HS2 high speed railway line

Feasibility study already taking place into path linking London with Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester

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