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Cycling charity urges food delivery companies to check couriers are using legal e-bikes after cyclist left “terrified” by cycle lane collision

A cyclist injured in a collision with a rider travelling the wrong way along a two-lane cycle path said he regularly sees couriers "come down the cycle lane at full chap", the police admitting that some are "absolutely" not using legal bikes

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Women’s elite road race, 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, Glasgow (Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

Scottish newspaper brands World Championships a “ridiculous decision” and a “vanity project”

The comments come after Scotland's culture secretary blamed inflation and extra costs for the bill for hosting the UCI Cycling World Championships coming in at £8 million over budget

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David Millar outside the Barrowland Ballroom, 2014 Commonwealth Games time trial, Glasgow (credit: Delph Wynd Daily)

Get your rocks off (by bike): Researchers encourage gig-goers to cycle by creating active travel and music map of Glasgow

By linking the bike lane to the mosh pit, the University of Glasgow’s Professor Matt Brennan hopes the Glasgow Music City map can inform conversations about how the city’s cultural life can align with its sustainable transport planning

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How was it having the Cycling World Championships in my home town?

In short, it was amazing.

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Emma Burke Newman (Pedal on Parliament)

Campaign launched for safer junctions in Glasgow after cyclist’s death – and is calling on local road users to share their experiences

Architectural practice where Emma Burke Newman worked identifies three junctions where urgent safety measures are needed

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Rain, rivalries, protests, new bikes and Michael Matthews interviewed: road.cc Podcast live from the Cycling World Championships

We're coming at you from Glasgow for this special edition of the road.cc Podcast, summing up our experiences so far and sitting down for a fascinating discussion with Aussie pro Michael Matthews

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George Square fan zone, Glasgow, 2023 world men’s elite road race championships (Thomas Maheux/SWpix.com)

“It felt like the Tour de France”: Have Scotland’s world championships been a success? We ask the riders, fans, and locals

After a build-up dominated by controversies over potholes, road closures, and route design, how has Scotland embraced cycling’s biggest ever event?

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Wout van Aert leads Mads Pedersen and Tadej Pogačar during 2023 world road race championships, Glasgow (Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

“A few corners too many”: Riders react to claims that Glasgow city circuit was a “death race” and “designed in a pub” after Mathieu van der Poel wins epic battle

While Jasper Stuyven echoed Florian Sénéchal’s scathing pre-race assessment, silver medallist Wout van Aert was more balanced in his appraisal of the urban course’s 50 corners

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Junior riders narrowly avoid crossing crowds at Glasgow worlds (Andrew Learmonth)

“Cutting it a bit fine on Buchanan Street”: Riders narrowly avoid crowds crossing the road during Glasgow world championships

The close call during the junior men’s race came after junior women’s road race winner Julie Bego faced an ill-timed crossing as she entered the finishing straight

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Sente Sentjens uses Allen key to adjust front wheel during juniors worlds in Glasgow (GCN)

“That’s not responsible at all”: Belgian junior scolded for adjusting front wheel with Allen key during world championships road race

“He doesn't even know what way to do it, he’s gone left, he’s gone right”, former pro Nicolas Roche said of Sente Sentjens’ risky manoeuvre

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