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Children from Scottish Cycling at Edinburgh’s 2027 Tour de France announcement

“If your campaigning doesn’t generate a response, you’re not being radical enough”: Active travel campaigners Spokes on making spaces bike friendly

road.cc chat with the organisation as they release their new cycle map of West Lothian and discuss meaningful cycle campaigning after nearly 50 years

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 13:48

“It’s now clearer who we are and the work we deliver”: Active travel charity Sustrans rebrands to Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

"We're not as well-known as we'd like to be and even those who do know about our charity are sometimes confused about what we do and what we're trying to achieve"

Tue, Sep 30, 2025 13:25

The REAL ultimate commuting checklist for cyclists

The standard issue road.cc ultimate commuting checklist didn't impress our blogger-in-chief George Hill very much... so here's an alternative selection for you all to disagree with

Thu, Sep 18, 2025 15:53

Cycle to work mythbusting: from worrying about the weather to safety and security, here’s how road.cc readers conquer the commute

We asked road.cc readers for their best tips to overcome these barriers to cycling to work, and their advice might just get you swapping the bus for a bike

Wed, Sep 10, 2025 10:52

London’s cycling infrastructure is not a showing of inequality. It’s a blueprint for others

George Hill perhaps didn't fully realise how good he had it as a London cyclist, until he relocated to somewhere much less cycle-friendly

Thu, Jul 17, 2025 15:04

“This kind of ‘journalism’ really really irks me”: Cyclists question “contemptible” BBC News e-bike segment full of “absolute rot”; Silca compares Muc-Off to WD40 in Insta spat; Final series of Netflix’s Tour de France show is live + more on the live blog

Welcome back to the road.cc live blog, Dan Alexander continuing the countdown to the Tour de France! We'll have all the latest build-up, plus everything else going on in the world of cycling today

Wed, Jul 02, 2025 08:32

Cutting road to three lanes for cycling route puts city “in danger of grinding to a halt”, claims politician — but cycling group says drivers should back plan as they’ll “no longer get caught behind cyclists”

Council proposes new two-way protected cycle lane, safer crossings and improved pavements, but Conservative councillor bemoans money "spent on cyclists who often do not stick to cycle lanes" and "endanger" pedestrians

Thu, Jun 19, 2025 14:13

“We cannot build more roads”: Cycling campaigners call for “bold” congestion charge to tackle car-dependency in Oxford

“The city will grind to a halt under the weight of car traffic,” the group said, urging the council to make Oxford safer for vulnerable road users

Wed, Jun 11, 2025 16:24

High Court orders Labour council to scrap “unlawful” low traffic neighbourhood as anti-LTN campaigners hail landmark ruling as “wake-up call to councils everywhere”

The judge found the Lambeth Council guilty of “serious failing” and displaying a “masterclass in selective partial reporting”, while also denying it the permission to appeal the “humiliating” ruling

Wed, Jun 04, 2025 15:18

Councils would be able to buy land for cycling routes without owners’ consent under MP’s new proposal

Liberal Democrat MP urges amendment to government Planning and Infrastructure bill to enable English councils to override landowners to implement active travel routes

Tue, May 27, 2025 09:36