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There’s nothing like the death of a cyclist to reveal how sickeningly awful some people in your local community can be

George Hill offers his thoughts on some hateful and disturbing comments on social media following the death of a cyclist in his local area

Tue, Mar 31, 2026 17:04
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Pithouse Lane, West Leake

Driver who drank two pints before swerving across road and crashing head-on into cyclist, leaving him with a broken back, avoids jail

James Barber was driving home from work drinks in his BMW when he hit a father of two who was cycling home from work. Barber was handed a three-year driving ban and a 22-month suspended jail sentence

Fri, Sep 12, 2025 10:53
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Capel Road, London

“No one should suffer this heartbreak”: Family of cyclist killed in collision with a driver call for “immediate deployment of speed and road traffic cameras”

71-year-old Barry Shonibare became the fourth person to be killed cycling in London in 2025, with a cycling group adding the location of crash was known to be dangerous, “with high motor vehicle speeds and no protected cycling infrastructure”

Wed, Jul 09, 2025 15:20
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Sidi MTB Eagle 10

The biggest cycling stories of 2024

It's time for our yearly round-up of all the biggest, best and most bizarre cycling news we've brought you over the past 12 months

Mon, Dec 30, 2024 16:59
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2024 Orbea Orca M10iLTD PWR – riding 4.jpg

Why I can’t wait to be a fully evolved MAMIL

Far from being figures of fun, middle-aged men and women in Lycra are people to aspire to according to our exhausted mid-30s columnist

Mon, Nov 18, 2024 17:22
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Boris Johnson, Tadej Pogacar, Taylor Swift, Mike Graham and Howard Cox

Boris Johnson, Tadej Pogačar and Taylor Swift are the same person, apparently… the problem with calling all cyclists ‘Cyclists’

Is deploying the same noun to describe absolutely anybody who decides to make a journey by bike particularly helpful? George Hill has some hot takes

Thu, Oct 10, 2024 12:58
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Driver mounts pavement to overtake cyclist

Cyclist made to feel like a “second-rate road user” after “out of order” driver mounts car on pavement to overtake oncoming rider on the wrong side of road

“They didn’t want to wait a few more seconds for a resolution, which would have been me dismounting and walking along the pavement myself,” the cyclist said

Wed, Oct 02, 2024 15:34
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Anne Jones mont ventoux – via JustGiving

82-year-old London cyclist battles hailstorms to conquer Mont Ventoux ride raising cash for children in Gaza

Despite severely inclement weather with fog so thick they nearly missed the famous Tom Simpson memorial, Anne Jones and her support team reached the summit of Ventoux on Friday after five hours of riding, raising £15,000 and counting

Sat, May 18, 2024 17:00
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Shared used path in Perth

Coach driver tells cyclist with child he “shouldn’t be on the path”… right under a shared use path sign

The cyclist was on his way back from a meeting to support local walking and cycling infrastructure before the confrontation, with the coach driver adding that the cyclist "should be on the road"

Sun, Sep 04, 2022 12:02
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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Man charged with murder of cyclist hit by motorist

The 20-year-old accused of killing father of four Carl Eland did not enter a plea at the brief hearing

Sat, Oct 02, 2021 12:37
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