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2023 UCI Cycling World Championships Glasgow (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Disruption warning as staff at arena hosting track cycling events strike as World Championships begins

Parking wardens and staff at the Emirates Arena, home to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, have walked out over a pay dispute

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Glasgow pothole repairs before World Championships (@GrahamFiges/Twitter)

Anger as “dangerous” potholes repaired on World Championships route while other roads nearby remain “abysmal”

Member of the Scottish Parliament Graham Simpson called the selective repairs a "kick in the teeth for motorists"

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Elinor Barker at the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Glasgow (Picture by Alex Whitehead, SWpix.com)

Scottish First Minister urged to intervene as strike action threatens to “blight” UCI Cycling World Championships

Walkouts, involving staff in parking services and employed at the Emirates Arena, are set to begin on 3 August, the opening day of the worlds

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2023 World Championships Glasgow road race potholes (Liam McReanan)

Cyclists blast last-minute “crude patch-up” of potholes ahead of Cycling World Championships, as Tadej Pogačar’s team reportedly say Scottish roads are “worst they’d ever seen”

An intensive repair programme is currently underway on sections of the road race and time trial courses, but some local cyclists have branded it “a mess”

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Fielden Place, Glasgow (Google Maps)

“What will it take?”: Residents hit out at council for ignoring dangerous driving warnings as 64-year-old cyclist dies in fatal collision

Locals have blamed the council for failing to curb speeding motorists which could have saved the cyclist’s life, despite warning them five years ago

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Glasgow Sheriff Court.jpg

Driver who “raised his middle finger” at cyclist before knocking him off bike fined

Benjamin Lang had faced a charge of assault and dangerous driving but was found guilty of careless driving by the jury.

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UCI World Championships 2023 Glasgow logo

UCI Cycling World Championships could be disrupted by council strikes, union warns

Pay talks with council leaders have broken down, Unite calling on the Scottish government to intervene to avoid a ballot for strike action.

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South City Way, Glasgow (Gordon Sheach/Twitter)

Major cycle lane closures during works a “death trap”, according to cyclist who fears “matter of time before serious accident”

The Glasgow cyclist said it is "ironic that in the year the city is hosting the UCI Cycling World Championships those commuting by bike are being treated as second-class citizens"

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Van Aert goes on TT bike + Strava post from Glasgow (Picture by Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

Wout van Aert takes time trial bike to Scotland for World Championships recon —then rides an OVO bike on Glasgow’s “risky” streets

The Jumbo-Visma star claimed two KOMs in Stirling which will host the World Championship later this year, before trying to stay alive on Glasgow’s streets on a rental bike

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2023 Tour of the Gila women’s podium Austin Killips (image credit: Tour of the Gila)

UCI to make “eventual decision” on transgender policy in August and will “take into account all elements” of heated debate

Cycling’s world governing body previously said its transgender policy was “based on the latest scientific knowledge”, but has agreed to debate it and make a final decision in August following Austin Killips’ win

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