Sweden

Security fears as Swedish PM’s home address leaked by bodyguards sharing cycling and running routes on Strava

Bodyguards shared information linked to Ulf Kristersson’s location, movement, and routes at least 35 times on the popular activity tracking and sharing app

Wed, Jul 09, 2025 12:14
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British cyclists feel less safe and more dissatisfied with their cycle lanes compared to European riders, research finds

New survey finds British cyclists are less satisfied with cycle lane design and maintenance, feel less safe, and feel they face more barriers to making bicycle journeys than riders in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Germany

Sat, Jul 13, 2024 09:30
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Coming to a head near you soon? Cycling helmet with integrated airbag is one step closer to reality as POC patent approved

Following Hövding's bankruptcy last year, fellow Swedes POC and Autoliv have taken their own airbag helmet concept one step closer to production

Fri, Jun 21, 2024 10:50
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Passion, prototypes and incredible jawlines: A visit to Thule’s design and testing facility nestled in the forests of southern Sweden

With a car park full of bike racks and many bikes atop of them, you can't say the staff at Thule's idyllic testing facility in Hillerstorp don't live and breathe its products

Thu, Aug 24, 2023 16:49
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Swedish National Championship road races moved to motor racing circuit after claims they would endanger children

Update: This weekend’s races have been moved to the Tierp Arena, which hosted the event in 2020 and 2021, after Sweden’s highways agency withdrew permits for the original course following complaints from residents

Fri, Jun 23, 2023 17:57
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Police in Sweden stop e-bike rider – after clocking him at 98 kilometres an hour

Bike was fitted with electric motor 16 times more powerful than is permitted by law

Mon, Apr 09, 2018 18:02
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Video: Footage of bizarre velodrome crash goes viral

Rider tries to bunny-hop gap in track - and doesn't quite make it

Sun, Oct 29, 2017 14:14
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Swedish woman spends Christmas and Boxing Days riding 400 miles for charity

Linda Tufvesson's 400-mile/638.7km mountain bike adventure raised more than £2,000 for UNICEF

Sun, Jan 08, 2017 15:06
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New apartment complex ditches car parks for bike-friendly design + video

The progressive building in Malmö, Sweden, is designed to specifically accommodate bikes as large as cargo bikes for cycle-human cohabitation

Sat, Aug 27, 2016 18:43
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Bridge linking Denmark and Sweden closed as cyclists spotted on it

Bicycles are banned from Oresund Bridge which combines motorway and rail link

Tue, Jul 19, 2016 12:16
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