A school in East Lancashire that used to discourage cycling has unveiled plans for a cycle lane outside the building. St Christopher’s CE High School, in Accrington, has also started cycling proficiency tests and PE lessons where pupils are taught how to ride bikes as it tries to encourage pupils to cycle to school. The … Read more
Johan Bruyneel has revealed how close Lance Armstrong’s comeback this year came to being curtailed after the Texan broke his collarbone in the Vuelta a Castilla y León.Few know Armstrong better than Bruyneel, who is very much part of the cancer survivor’s inner circle having guided him to seven Tour de France wins between 1999 … Read more
The final £8million needed to build the National Indoor BMX Centre in Manchester has been invested by the North West Development Agency. The £19million centre will be the first covered venue in the UK and is expected to attract more than 120,000 users every year, and host a range of local, national and international events.Manchester … Read more
The first round of the UCI’s 2009-2010 Track Cycling World Cup Classics kicks off at the Manchester Velodrome this Friday, October 30 and will see many of the world’s top Track cyclists in action on one of the world’s fastest tracks. The event, which runs until Sunday, November 1 sees the return of four-time Olympic … Read more
Britain’s only male road race world champion, Tom Simpson. Quadruple Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy. Tour of France King of the Mountains Robert Millar. Sprinter extraordinaire Mark Cavendish. Ten-time national road race champion Nicole Cooke. The list could go on and on.We’ve all sat around and debated the relative merits of Britain’s great names … Read more
Plans to build a new £90,000 cycle path on a well used footpath between Gorleston and Hopton near Great Yarmouth has received a mix response from the community it could serve. People use the Warren Road path between the old Gorleston squash club and the Hopton Holiday Village to walk or cycle between the two … Read more
As the song says it’s a thin line between love and hate and I have to confess the the Knog Love Hate gloves induce mixed emotions in this tester – probably more joy and pain though than actual love or hate.First impression were good – these are very cool looking gloves, and who wouldn’t warm … Read more
Thousands of people will flow through the streets of London in a blue wave of support for a safe climate future for all on Saturday, December 5. And you can lend your support thanks to LCC, who are organising guided rides to join the demonstration in central London supporting climate change action ahead of crucial … Read more
Organisers of the £22.8m Cycling City project in Bristol have been told to stop talking and get on with the job by Cycling England, the public body which chose Bristol to be the UK’s first Cycling City in the first place. At a meeting with council bosses and user groups yesterday Cycling England chairman Phillip … Read more
Cambridgeshire Police yesterday launched a clampdown on anti-social cycling in the university city, issuing on-the-spot fines to people riding without lights, jumping red lights or riding on the pavement. In Cambridge as in other university towns and cities this is pretty much an annual event at this time of year. However, this year’s clampdown has … Read more
