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James McLaughlin, 2013 British Cycling National Time Trial Championships

Former pro cyclist sues driver for £1m after dooring incident on bike lane left him with “brain injury” that led to the “loss of his cycling career”

James McLaughlin, who finished in the top ten at the Commonwealth Games twice, claimed that the accident led to depression, memory loss, fatigue, and PTSD, deterring him from returning as a pro

Wed, Jul 30, 2025 14:18

“Limited signs of progress”: UK continues to lag behind European cities on cycling infrastructure, report reveals

Latest PeopleForBikes ratings suggest UK shows "sign of little progress", with "negligible" change to gulf between London and the rest of the country

Tue, Jun 24, 2025 14:00

Politician furious at “disgraceful” cycle lane replacing “historic” paving stones with tarmac “mess”

Council confident "essential part" of county-spanning 26-mile cycle route will "significantly improve walking and cycling options"

Mon, Jun 23, 2025 15:59

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

Video of cyclists using Dublin Clontarf to City Centre cycle lane

“Looks like a gathering of Green Party staff”: Council accused of hiring actors to cycle in bike lane for “staged” video – but cyclists tell conspiracy theorists “it’s like that every morning”

“Take the tinfoil hat off, the only thing wrong is the private vehicles in the bus lane”

Fri, Jun 13, 2025 13:21

Chip shop next to Castleton cycle lane, Rochdale

Chippy owner who blames cycle lane for loss of trade in village with “no cyclists” uses it to prop up bike advertising his shop

Locals and shopkeepers had previously accused the cycle lane project, which adds 80 off-street parking spaces, of not allowing drivers to “pull over and park”, thus “killing” the village

Mon, Jun 09, 2025 16:13

Cyclists in London Brompton and Lime hire bike

“If you build it, they will come”: Protected cycle lanes encourage significantly more people to cycle than painted routes, study finds

Who'd have guessed it? Six-year study suggests building protected cycling infrastructure gets more people on bikes

Tue, Jun 03, 2025 09:07

Floating bus stop on Cycleway 9 in King Street, Hammersmith

Are “rude” cyclists and toxic online debates really putting people off cycle lanes?

Survey of policymakers suggests cycling campaigners on social media may "massively undermine" cycle infrastructure projects as councils feel "nothing we ever do will make cyclists happy"

Mon, Jun 02, 2025 09:36

Sussex Gardens tulip cycle lane wands opening interrupted by angry cyclist forced to ride on road

“It’s a cycle lane!” shouts angry cyclist forced onto road – thanks to new bike lane wands opening ceremony

“We couldn’t have agreed with him more,” the group behind the new tulip-shaped wands said

Fri, May 30, 2025 18:38

“Driver delayed by 14 seconds… that’s outrageous”: Cyclist riding (perfectly legally) in road next to cycle lane causes Facebook meltdown, including calls for fines… but raging mob ignores parked car blocking cycle route + more on the live blog

It's the final live blog of the week before another glorious bank holiday weekend, run the clock down at work and just stay here with Dan Alexander for all your cycling news this Friday

Fri, May 23, 2025 08:04