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Highways England accused of “ruthless vandalism” and abuse of emergency powers over filling of Queensbury Tunnel

Highways England this week used emergency powers to infill a ventilation shaft of the Queensbury Tunnel. “This is ruthless vandalism by cowboys and idiots,” said the Queensbury Tunnel Society, which wants to see the tunnel become a key part of the proposed Bradford-Halifax Greenway cycle route.The Bradford-Halifax Greenway, otherwise known as CityConnect 3, would provide … Read more

Peterborough ditches firm that was enforcing cycling ban and keeping all the fines

The firm enforcing Peterborough’s cycling ban has lost its contract with the council. Kingdom Services Group raked in £80,000 in cycling fines in a 12-month period after Peterborough enforced a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) but from January 31 the council’s own Prevention and Enforcement Service will take over responsibility.PSPOs allow for fixed penalty notices … Read more

LNER to rethink “dangerous” bike storage on new trains

London North East Railway (LNER) says it is working to identify where modifications can be made to the cycle storage on some of its new trains after Cycling UK said that the system now in use was “downright dangerous”.Not only is bike space limited on the latest generation of high-speed trains rolled out by LNER … Read more

The Yellow Jersey by Peter Cossins

I doubt that many people have explored the history of the best-known symbol of the world’s best-known cycle race more than Peter Cossins. As you might expect, The Yellow Jersey is a thorough history of the garment and what it represents, but also a great prompt to discuss so many other aspects of the Tour … Read more

Zefal Sense Pro 65 bottle

Zefal’s Sense Pro water bottle is easy to drink from, doesn’t affect the taste of your drink, and has a clever pull seal that has resisted our attempts to make it leak. Pros: Good seal, available in large-volume option, excellent value Cons: Not quite as ‘squishy’ as the competition The Sense Pro bottle’s key feature … Read more

#MyCyclingWeekend with Decathlon – An extra hour in bed…for some!

Our header this week comes from @_phillbrownridesWith the clocks going back this weekend, you’ve got a whole extra hour in bed, or on the bike.Our Dave is doing the 24hr Red Bull Time Laps this weekend and as he’s riding through the night, most of us will be snoozing away.The issue for those racing the 24hr … Read more

Australia’s mandatory helmet laws “have become a tool of disproportionate penalties and aggressive policing” say researchers

Australia’s mandatory helmet laws have become an exercise in revenue gouging and have also provided a flimsy pretext for police to stop and search people, according to researchers.Writing in The Conversation about ongoing research, Julia Quilter, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Wollongong and Russell Hogg, Adjunct Professor at the School of Justice … Read more