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Cyclists and pedestrians in Castle Park, Bristol

“Cycling and walking could help deliver almost everything Brits say they want to achieve in 2026 — if we design streets to support them”; How to write off your bike in five seconds; New BBC Hoy documentary; Froome’s future + more on the live blog

Dan Alexander (and his live blog withdrawal symptoms) are back from a week away and will mainly be spending Thursday trying to remember how to run one of these

Thu, Dec 18, 2025 09:04

Jeremy Vine rides penny-farthing along cycle lane… gets blocked off by a driver who ignored cyclist priority

The broadcaster was left asking: "If drivers can't see a penny-farthing, what chance does a child on a bicycle have?"

Sun, Apr 14, 2024 10:24

Cycling ‘Viking’ told not to bring axe and sword into London

Penny farthing rider raising awareness of homelessness on 300-mile trip falls foul of the long arm of the (Dane) law

Sun, Sep 11, 2022 09:55

Video: New film follows penny farthing rider as he breaks 133-year-old Land’s End to John O’Groats record

Richard Thoday rode the end-to-end in 4 days 11 hours and 52 minutes - and raised over £10k for Children in Need

Sun, Nov 17, 2019 22:16

richard thoday, credit four season collective

Teacher believed to have broken the 133-year-old record for fastest time to cycle Land’s End to John O’ Groats on a Penny Farthing

Richard Thoday from Matlock arrived in John O' Groats yesterday evening, and is waiting verification from Guinness World Records to confirm he's broken the existing record

Thu, Jul 25, 2019 10:51