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Check out Chris Boardman’s Olympic-winning Lotus Type 108

It’s exactly 30 years since Boardman won gold in Barcelona on this radical design, marking the start of a new era in British cycling

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 20:45
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Chris Boardman (copyright Allan McKenzie, SWpix.com)

Prominent transport author claims appointment of Chris Boardman as Active Travel Commissioner is part of “Great Reset agenda”

Dr Richard Wellings' much-criticised tweet said the appointment is "further evidence that our fake-conservative government is fully behind the Great Reset agenda to force ordinary people off the roads and out of their cars"

Sun, Jul 03, 2022 15:04
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Chris Boardman (copyright Allan McKenzie, SWpix.com)

Chris Boardman confirmed as permanent National Active Travel Commissioner

The Olympic champion will be joined at Active Travel England by longstanding safer streets advocate Danny Williams and Louise Wilkinson

Tue, Jun 28, 2022 19:14
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Dame Sarah Storey replaces Chris Boardman as Greater Manchester active travel commissioner

Boardman left the role in January to head newly-launched government body Active Travel England

Mon, Mar 14, 2022 15:23
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Chris Boardman (copyright Allan McKenzie, SWpix.com)

Chris Boardman “doesn’t care about going fast now”, only rides a gravel bike and has finally become a Zwift convert

The newly-named interim Active Travel Commissioner for England says he doesn't get much time to ride nowadays, because he's "trying to enable lots of people to ride a bike"

Thu, Jan 27, 2022 18:50
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“The bicycle is the answer”: Chris Boardman talks about Active Travel England, Highway Code changes + more on episode 17 of the road.cc Podcast

Champion cyclist who is now the country’s first Active Travel Commissioner talks about his new role and what he hopes to achieve

Thu, Jan 27, 2022 18:43
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Chris Boardman heads newly-launched government body Active Travel England

“It’s time for a quiet revolution,” says champion cyclist turned campaigner who will lead body tasked with implementing goverment‘s Gear Change strategy

Sat, Jan 22, 2022 00:01
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Danish men’s pursuit team Tokyo 2020

Olympics: ‘Medical tape’ row as record-breaking Danish pursuit team accused of bending UCI rules

"Every rider with the same injury on both legs requiring ‘medical tape’ down the front of their legs, coincidently exactly where it would be aerodynamically advantageous"...

Mon, Aug 02, 2021 11:53
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Plans for new Lidl store rejected because they fail to consider pedestrians and cyclists

Chris Boardman has praised the "embedded commitment to change" from Salford Council that saw the proposal turned down because it wouldn't "sit sympathetically" with the area

Sun, Jul 11, 2021 14:29
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Bike Library scheme

Bike Library scheme gives thousands of people access to bicycles for free

Chris Boardman launched the initiative in Manchester this week

Sun, Jul 04, 2021 09:16
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