Lord Adonis announced today the creation of the Cycle to Work Guarantee scheme which challenges employers to be more cycle friendly in their approach to office life. The Guarantee scheme looks to build upon the success of the Cycle to Work initiative which allows company employees to get a bike through their employer, saving on … Read more
With the wonderful weather that we enjoyed over summer and winter looming on the horizon these waterproof panniers from Agu will be just the ticket for keeping your kit nice and dry, whether you are commuting or on tour.At five pence short of £120 these are pretty serious panniers, comparable with the best that Ortlieb … Read more
Tonight I cycled home with a neighbour, as she got to her bike she discovered that another cyclist had locked her bike with his own lock and had gone off shopping!The strangest thing is that he totally failed to lock his own bike!Random. Luckily the cyclist returned quickly and unlocked my friends bike without so … Read more
Interesting Dutch ad for VW, wonder if we’ll see it over here? I’m sure we will… and I wonder what it says about how the world views people on bikes? Cool enough to sell cars, in Holland anyway
It’s not a road bike, but you may have seen it anyway and it would be good to get it back to its rightful owners. The bike in question is a Pronghorn PR6 trail bike 19″ (that’s the actual bike in the picture) which was stolen from Dees Cycles in Amersham on the 27th October at … Read more
Following the success of the CTC’s Workplace Cycle Challenges in Swindon, Colchester, Darlington, Somerset, Woking and Wolverhampton, the CTC has announced that it will be expanding this behavioural change programme to even more areas.As the Government this week announces its Cycle to Work Guarantee, CTC will be utilising its cycle commuting expertise to work with … Read more
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
