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North Yorkshire

‘You can’t drive there mate!’ Amusement as driver ploughs through busy cycle lane; Lavreysen to race Richardson in London; One pound forest bikes get a song; Reaction to Gent-Wevelgem + more on the live blog

Having survived an hour without sleep, Callum is ripe and ready to bring you the best of the weekend's cycling internet, with a hint of today sprinkled in for good measure

Mon, Mar 30, 2026 08:33

“Hide behind a ton of metal, shout abuse, and speed off”: BBC finally changes tune on camera cyclists and lauds them for reporting aggressive drivers to police, as cyclists say “it’s the only recourse we have” + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday and Adwitiya is on live blog duty to take you through the day with all the cycling news, reaction, usual nonsense and more

Tue, Jun 10, 2025 08:50

Harrogate Station Gateway plans (North Yorkshire Council)

Councillors urge Tory-led council to “get its act together so people can get out of cars” after series of “failed and abandoned” cycling schemes

Despite active travel infrastructure being labelled as “absolutely terrible”, a Conservative councillor maintained that the council hadn’t done a “bad job”

Mon, Mar 25, 2024 13:52

Otley Road cycle lane (via Twitter, Harrogate Cycle Action)

Pub owner who blocked cycle lane says he’s “being punished” after council asks to remove all barriers

The Harrogate publican had earlier labelled the controversial pedestrian and bike path a “disaster waiting to happen”, has called the council’s demands “unreasonable”

Mon, May 08, 2023 17:24

Blind cyclist reunited with stolen tandem bike found during police drugs raid

Nadeem Mughal said he was “shocked and angry” after the bike was taken from outside a supermarket during a mid-ride stop

Sat, Apr 01, 2023 16:24

Teenage cyclist killed in collision with driver “should have been on footpath”, inquest hears

17-year-old Charlie Cornick was killed while cycling on a rural road in Yorkshire in November 2021, just weeks after his mother passed away

Sun, Dec 04, 2022 11:52

Harrogate cycle lane illustration from HDCA and Beech Grove modal filter

Cycling group slams “nonsense” proposal that suggests 1.3m ‘murder strip’ cycle lane against flow of traffic in Harrogate

Despite the Government outlining that unsegregated infrastructure and contraflow lanes on busy streets would not be funded, North Yorkshire County Council has fallen very short with some of its proposals

Sun, Oct 30, 2022 15:29

Cyclist dies after crashing into parked car

Police are now appealing for witnesses to the tragic accident

Sat, Sep 04, 2021 10:26

Cyclist killed after brakes on e-bike failed on notorious North Yorkshire descent, inquest hears

Craig Barnhart, the third cyclist in six years to die at Dibbles Bridge, had planned to have his disc brakes serviced after lockdown

Wed, Dec 09, 2020 13:03

Mixed reactions as vast majority of North Yorkshire cycle route money is set to be spent in Harrogate

Three of four North Yorkshire routes are being built in town that hosted 2019 World Championships

Sat, Dec 05, 2020 12:45