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Trooping the Colour, Olympic legacy pledges, and uncertain sponsorship – FOI reveals how RideLondon fell apart

The new documents shed light on the UK's biggest cycling festival's demise

Sat, Apr 11, 2026 15:11
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TfL Image – New cycle lanes on Hammersmith gyratory

Major city cycling levels continue to rise post-pandemic, new study shows

The report praised the cities' political leadership but warned of continuing income and racial inequalities in choosing where to build new infrastructure

Sat, Apr 11, 2026 12:43
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Forest does £1 rides billboard

More than you could ever possibly need to know about how e-bike hire company Forest recruited ‘One Pound Fish Man’ to star in viral social media clip

If the algorithm has served you this video recently, you probably have no interest whatsoever in how it came about, the logistics, and whether Forest has seen a boost in rides off the back of it. Undeterred, we asked Forest all those things anyway

Thu, Apr 02, 2026 12:09
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Bike theft hotspot sign (Bikmo)

GB cyclist has £15,000 worth of bikes stolen, but AA deny insurance claim due to lack of “forced violent entry”; Rapha under fire for “delusional elitism” of £350 jeans; Vingegaard’s Barcelona visit + more on the live blog

Today's live blog is something of a team effort at road.cc towers, Callum is here to kick things off on a fine Tuesday.

Tue, Mar 31, 2026 09:41
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Female cyclist in London on Lime hire bike

Cycling-friendly London borough finally set to introduce dockless hire bikes – but Labour accused of “desperate ploy” to win back Green voters

Waltham Forest, which introduced its pioneering ‘Mini Holland’ active travel scheme over a decade ago, has not boasted hire bikes since 2017, when a deal with Irish firm Urbo was abandoned after just 10 months

Mon, Mar 23, 2026 16:40
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Lime and Human Forest bikes lined up in the hire bay

Over 130 car parking spaces to become e-bike bays in attempt tackle bikes being abandoned on pavements

A south London council has signed a two-year, multi-million-pound deal with London’s three biggest e-bike firms to reduce the problem

Sat, Mar 21, 2026 12:19
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CyclingMikey’s bike ran over by driver ignoring no entry sign

Jasper Philipsen survives last-minute on-the-fly shoe switch to sprint to victory; Prince William joins Greg James on the Comic Relief tandem; Pidcock wins; Bike lane moaning; The end of bike shed planning sagas? + more on the live blog

Enjoying the sun? Dan Alexander will be bringing you all your live blog updates this Wednesday, mainly while wondering if the factor 50 is needed this afternoon (yes, he might be getting ahead of himself)

Wed, Mar 18, 2026 09:01
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Bikejacking targets British cycling team in London

“Bike theft in London has become organised and brazen”: Cycling team manager ‘threatened with large knife’ during bikejacking

Balaclava-wearing robbers rip bikes from roof rack in broad daylight on quiet residential street, the cycling team warning bike theft has "crossed the line into violent robbery"

Mon, Mar 16, 2026 10:05
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London cycle lane Cycleway 4 (image via Transport for London)

“Bold” bike lanes and ultra-low emission zones help London slash air pollution by over 20% since 2010, new report finds – as capital aims to double cycle network and deliver “greener, safer streets”

London is among 19 cities around the world to have achieved “remarkable reductions” in air pollution over the last 15 years, analysis by Breathe Cities has revealed

Fri, Mar 13, 2026 12:22
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Female cyclist in London on Lime hire bike

“The legislation doesn’t cope”: Calls for e-bike hire law changes as Lime bike-related injury claims surge in London

A leading cycling injury lawyer tells ebiketips "it's inevitable" that some Lime bikes will be defective but doesn't "know if it's more sinister"

Tue, Mar 10, 2026 15:42
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