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Met Cycle Task Force bike (copyright Transport for London)

Concerns for vulnerable road users as Met disbands specialist cycle and motorcycle safety units

The commercial vehicle unit and dedicated cycle and motorcycle teams will be merged into a new “road danger reduction” unit

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“Awesome” London cycle lane

“But why aren’t cyclists in the cycle lane?”: London rider stunned by this “awesome infrastructure” closed at one end… and blocked by a van at the other + more on the live blog

What's o-curling? Sorry, Dan Alexander heard the Winter Olympics commentator drop that in last night and is looking for any excuse to use it... yes, he is aware it's got nothing to do with cycling or Thursday's live blog...

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London Cycling Campaign bike theft

New report slams “shocking inaction” on bike theft, with just 2% of stolen cycles likely to be recovered

“London’s bike thieves know they face virtually no likely repercussions"

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Bolt e-bike

“It’s not fair”: Bolt claims rival companies deliberately moving e-bikes to get them seized for bad parking

Hire bike companies deny sabotage, after Bolt accused rivals of moving its e-bikes at night

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cyclists-london-during-tube-strike-3.jpg

“There is no road space dedicated to cars”: Tory peer says “disproportionate” space dedicated to cycling, as cyclists blast “disgraceful, untrue” claim; Are phone drivers sociopaths?; UAE dominance continues; Giant founder dies + more on the live blog

Step away from your makeshift skeleton sled and the snowboard, because there’s road racing on the TV and Ryan Mallon’s back to kick another week off with your daily dose of cycling news, views, and nonsense on the Monday live blog

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City of London Police fining cyclists

Cyclist told he “contravened Human Rights Act” by riding no-handed has charges dropped day before court date

"I’m annoyed that the police have been able to waste my time and taxpayers' money pursuing something so trivial"

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2023 Ford RideLondon sportive (RideLondon)

RideLondon is no more: sportive placed on “indefinite pause” following “operational and financial considerations of event’s future”

"Indefinite pause follows operational and financial considerations of the event’s future direction"

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Cyclists at traffic lights, London © Simon MacMichael

Lime bike boss proposes adjusting traffic lights “to reward safe cyclists”

Hal Stevenson's comments came in an opinion piece where he also argued London should embrace "green wave" technology

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Waymo Jaguar I-Pace in San Francisco

Safety of driverless taxis on London’s “infamously complex, congested, and contested streets remains to be seen”, say cycling campaigners – as ‘robotaxi’ service set to launch this year

US self-driving car firm Waymo said it hopes to be operating in the capital by September, but the London Cycling Campaign has urged caution, insisting that the project needs to boost safety, not “detract from it”

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Phil Gaimon Mauna Kea Strava KOM

“There’s no climb even close to this tough”: Phil Gaimon takes KOM on 90km Hawaii monster that climbs 4,000m; Is this cyclist right to blame themself for near-collision in busy traffic?; 100% legit Facebook bike… (apparently) + more on the live blog

It's Thursday, which means Dan Alexander is back in the live blog hot seat for another day of rounding-up all the goings on in the world of cycling today

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