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“Arrogant” cyclists riding at 70mph are ignoring police and making pavements “as dangerous as the road”, House of Lords told

During a debate on the Crime and Policing Bill, former Met Police head Lord Hogan-Howe reiterated his calls for bike number plates, while other peers claimed that the “threat” had shifted from “Lycra louts” to e-bike riders

Thu, Dec 18, 2025 16:30

Join us at the inaugural Gravel and Adventure Bike Expo as part of the Adventure Travel Show in London!

London's Adventure Travel Show brings a Gravel and Adventure Bike Expo for the first time, and we'll be there!

Fri, Dec 12, 2025 12:45

“AI gone wrong?”: Specialized mocked for website image showing cassette… on the front wheel?!; London is “the wild west” for cycling (apparently); Pro cycling ticket debate rumbles on; Girmay joins NSN; Hypnotic wheels; Bike art + more on the live blog

Behind the first door of your road.cc advent calendar you're getting... Dan Alexander kicking off the week with Monday's live blog action (lucky you!)

Mon, Dec 01, 2025 09:08

“All they did was give me a £6.99 refund”: Cyclist suing Lime over e-bike horror crash which “snapped his leg like a twig” says it’s “only a matter of time before someone dies”

William Radford, who crashed after the e-bike’s rear wheel slid out, says the hire bike company “knows it has a problem” after several reports of similar injuries caused by the machine’s weight, known as ‘Lime bike leg’

Fri, Nov 28, 2025 18:10

“London’s cycling boom shows no sign of slowing”: Daily bicycle journeys up 43% on pre-Covid levels as Transport for London hails the impact of high-quality cycle lanes

"There's no doubt that London is fast becoming a cycling city"

Tue, Nov 25, 2025 13:45

Upper Tooting Road deemed London’s most dangerous junction

Why aren’t London’s lethal junctions being fixed faster? Transport chiefs happy with “acceptable” number of crashes to avoid impacting bus times, cycling campaigners say – as “people keep dying”

New research by the London Cycling Campaign found that the capital’s ten most dangerous junctions resulted in four cyclist deaths and 51 serious injuries between 2020 and 2024

Fri, Nov 21, 2025 15:50

London cyclist waits at traffic lights ahead of HGV

Why have deaths and serious injuries in collisions involving HGVs being driven in London halved since 2019?

The number of people walking, cycling or motorcycling who were killed or seriously injured in a collision with an HGV driver in London has fallen from an average of 71 people per year to 35 since last decade — why?

Tue, Nov 18, 2025 12:17

Cycle Lane dress in Berlin and at cycling conference

“Still could do with some bollards”: Huge ‘cycle path dress’ praised, as cyclists joke that “someone is going to park there”; Confused driver almost hits cyclist in ‘protected’ bike lane; Sagan and Voeckler on ‘boring’ Pogačar + more on the live blog

Happy Monday everyone! Ryan Mallon’s back to keep you entertained at the start of the week with all the latest cycling news, views, and gossip on the live blog, and hopefully distract you from all the annoying Christmas ads already popping up everywhere

Mon, Nov 17, 2025 09:57

Cyclist in London with face covering in cycle lane

Bike lanes crucial to preventing cycling near misses, major new study suggests

Analysis of London commuters' cycle journeys suggests majority of dangerous incidents happen during rush hour and on roads without dedicated cycling infrastructure

Tue, Nov 04, 2025 09:42

Lime contractor dismissed over bike-throwing video

Worker sacked over video showing Lime hire bikes being hurled out of transport van

Lime calls incident "totally unacceptable" as photos taken the next morning reportedly showed damage to hire bikes

Thu, Oct 30, 2025 17:28