Two servicemen who cycled from Swansea to London sleeping rough along the way have run the London Marathon today, raising over £4,000 for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.Lee West wrote on their JustGiving page:“This time we are preparing for the London Marathon in the worst possible way. We are cycling from Swansea to London over … Read more
Cyclists across Scotland pedalled for better cycling conditions yesterday, taking to the streets in a mass protest.Three Scottish cities held events to mark the annual Pedal on Parliament (POP), with rides in Edinburgh, Inverness and Aberdeen.Another is being held today in Glasgow where the minister of Transport, Humza Yousaf, will speak. #PoPGlasgow https://t.co/0I3uuiO15e — Pedal … Read more
Last week on Facebook, we asked you what the strangest thing you’d ever seen on a bike was. We were hoping for some weird and wonderful responses, and wow, did we get them – around 150 in all. Here’s our favourite dozen.Animals, as you’d expect, featured a lot. No word on whether this guy had … Read more
A new poll suggests that as many as four out of five drivers support new cycle lanes in London.The survey, carried out by online repairs provider Servicing Stop, asked nearly 1,500 drivers whether reducing road space to allow for more bike lanes was a good idea.A third said that narrowing roads to make way for … Read more
Footage has been posted to Facebook of the moment when a cyclist in Ireland was the victim of a jaw-dropping close pass by an oncoming truck on Friday. Uploader Marvin Shankly Mc Evilly said the incident had been reported to guards and that a statement had been made.“Hope he loses his licence and job, bloody … Read more
An arrest has been made after a man was filmed stealing a bike from a rack in Bristol. The footage, filmed on College Green, showed a man using bolt cutters to take a bike that he claimed was his own.When it was posted to Facebook, the video elicited much discussion about the actions of the … Read more
Peter Walker may just have written the most convincing argument ever seen for ‘how cycling can save the world’, but I fear that he may also have wasted his time. Unless something unprecedented happens, the only people who are likely to read this book are those who already agree with the sentiment, but the people … Read more
The driver of the truck involved in the crash this morning that claimed the life of 2011 Giro d’Italia champion Michele Scarponi failed to give way at a junction and said he “did not see” the cyclist, according to press reports in Italy.Scarponi, aged 37, died at the scene of the collision which happened at … Read more
A London cyclist has described his shock at seeing another rider pedalling along with one hand on the bars while pushing his daughter in a pram.John Newby spotted the parent and child on Shand Street in Bermondsey, which passes beneath the railway lines out of London Bridge station.He filmed the incident, which took place on … Read more
Shanaze Reade, who won world titles on the track and in BMX, has retired from top-level competition at the age of 28. She will now work as an ambassador for British Cycling.The Crewe-born rider won the rainbow jersey in BMX in 2007, 2008 and 2010, plus the BMX time trial in 2011.She also partnered Victoria … Read more
