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Cyclist’s ‘fantastical’ damages claim dismissed after ‘pothole injury’ was caused by bunny-hopping

Phillip Harkins was made to pay the council £18,000 having initially claimed £20,000 in compensation

“For cyclists, potholes are far more than an annoyance”: British Cycling welcomes government’s new pothole traffic light ratings showing which counties “are fixing potholes effectively”

Government says new ratings follow "record" £7.3 billion funding for pothole repairs announced at most recent Budget

Cyclist Alexia Hall in hospital after crashing following a close pass by a driver in Tunbridge Wells

“Most drivers don’t know the rules”: Cyclist left with broken jaw as close passing motorist forces her into pothole before fleeing scene

“Cars go very fast and pass too close. People see someone on a bike and get annoyed. I’ve been shouted at many times just for cycling on the road. It’s terrifying”

Farewell to the “potmonster” as Northern Ireland’s worst pothole finally filled in and new Road Maintenance Strategy announced

Ministers hope the road mapping strategy will counter the pothole "postcode lottery" that cycling campaigners have previously warned of

“A stark postcode lottery”: Cycling lawyers demand action on pothole “crisis” putting cyclists in danger

Alarm raised over "huge disparities" in how potholes are reported, responded to, and repaired, with one council recording a 6,642% increase in pothole reports between 2022 and 2024

Castle Road, Clevedon (inset: Andy Bevan)

Cyclist who “cheated death” after hitting pothole sues council that was aware of “invisible crack” for six weeks

“It really was the stuff of nightmares,” the cyclist, who suffered serious injuries, said, adding that the “minimum” the council could have done is put up warning signs

Cyclists in Richmond Park with London skyline

“Appalling response — do better”: Charity behind London parks slammed for continuing “war on cyclists” while refusing to apply same code of conduct to drivers; Giant hidden pothole writes off cyclist’s carbon wheelset; Giro action + more on the live blog

Welcome back to the road.cc live blog, Dan Alexander bringing you Wednesday's middle of the week round-up of all the news, reaction and Giro action

Pothole Land signs, Wrexham (John Williams, Facebook)

Welsh government could cut cycle lane funding to fix roads, as councillor calls for active travel budget to be diverted in area dubbed ‘Pothole Land’

A recent audit showed that almost half of Wrexham’s active travel routes were deemed “critical failures”, but Wales’ transport secretary has told councillors that funding could be reinvested in pothole repairs

Pothole on Sugar Loaf Lane, Staffordshire (Google Maps)

Cyclist to sue council after suffering life-changing injuries from hitting a pothole — which is still not fixed after 15 months

“It’s really not right that the pothole is still there, it’s dreadful. I think it’s about time this was sorted…”

Ride the North sportive (credit: Ride the North)

Sportive forced to relocate due to “dangerous” roads which have led to cyclist injuries… but council classifies the roads as “low-risk”

The organiser asked the Aberdeenshire Council if he could fix the roads himself, but was told that that’d be against the law