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John Legend producing new film about black cycling champion Marshall Walter ‘Major’ Taylor

The 'Black Cyclone' charts the legendary rise of Taylor, once called 'the fastest man in America'

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Cyclists think they are subject to ‘pavement code not Highway Code’ says minister; Anti-LTN campaigners ‘manipulate’ traffic levels; TdF stage by stage guide; Bahrain Victorious release Tour de France jersey as crypto-art + more on the live blog

Will Bolton will be on the live blog this Friday seeing you through to the weekend...

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The road.cc team’s favourite routes on komoot: Liam’s White Horse Epic

In this series, we'll be taking a look at road.cc staffers' favourite rides and sharing with you on komoot. Let's start with Liam Cahill's 127km jaunt through some of the finest roads in Wiltshire and Somerset

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Trek-Segafredo’s Koen de Kort has fingers amputated after off-road vehicle crash; Should robots be allowed in cycle lanes?; Police say driver behaviour is why people don’t cycle; Team GB get active campaign sponsored by Toyota + more on the live blog

With the weekend now in sight Will Bolton will be on the live blog this Thursday...

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It’s Amazon Prime Day 2021! Best cycling deals round-up

Our top pick of the best cycling deals on Amazon Prime day

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Surrey Road Cops slide into DMs to educate angry driver; “Road hogging cyclists” video; Disc or rim brakes for Froome?; Team director guilty of sexual harassment; 3.3 million bikes sold in UK; Cycle lane scrapping protest + more on the live blog

We're halfway through the week and through the group, so while Dan Alexander takes a well-earned break, Jack Sexty and Liam Cahill will be live blogging you through Wednesday

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Petition calling for public awareness campaign to address driver aggression towards cyclists hits 10,000 signatures

The petition asks the Department for Transport to run a national campaign to raise awareness of aggression against cyclists, and will now get a government response at the least

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‘Bike storming’ and skateboarding youths welcome in City of London, suggests new police report responding to anti-social behaviour complaints

Far from cracking down on youths cycling and skating in the Square Mile, the report says that the City "is a safer place to spend time in comparison to other London boroughs", and suggests more longer term solutions

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Clip of Jeremy Clarkson berating pro cyclist for riding in lockdown surfaces; ‘Road tax’ debacle; Reaction to ‘unpuncturable’ inner tube; Pogacar sandwiches; Tacks discovered on London ‘cycling bottleneck’; The dog ate my GPS + more on the live blog

It's Tuesday, and Jack Sexty will be live blogging you through the day before normal service/Dan Alexander resumes again tomorrow. Phew

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“How is this possible?” Fiona Kolbinger shocks Strava with 428km ride averaging 30.5km/h; Cav’s TDF return?; ‘Mr Loophole’ plugs tabard petition on Radio 4; Cycling DnB DJ makes pre-match coverage; Railway bridge infilling furore + more on the live blog

Jack Sexty is running your Monday live blog today for old time's sake, with perhaps the occasional contribution from other members of the team if he needs to sneak off and edit the site again

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