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Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, “apalling” bike lane (@livia_edin/Twitter)

“Make selfish cyclists wear a licence plate,” says frothing Telegraph columnist in bizarre piece claiming drivers are terrified by “egomaniac” cyclists going against Margaret Thatcher with “absolutist green agenda” + more on the live blog

It's Thursday, which means Dan Alexander is back on live blog duty taking you one day closer to the weekend with your favourite cycling-related procrastination station

Thu, Feb 12, 2026 09:12
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Wall outside Weymouth Crematorium, Dorset and Telegraph headline

Council supplied quote that inspired “cyclists cutting through funerals” Telegraph headline – but deny “pointing the blame at any particular group”

The Liberal Democrat-controlled council supplied the Telegraph with a quote from an anonymous funeral director which claimed that cyclists were disrupting funerals and riding towards cortèges

Tue, Oct 28, 2025 20:55
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Telegraph headlineine

Telegraph accuses cyclists of “waging war on pedestrians” in story on rising pavement collisions – but later backtracks and changes headline

Department for Transport stats used by the newspaper to originally make the claim that cyclists are "waging war" on pedestrians also show pedestrian collisions involving HGV and bus/coach drivers increased in 2024, as did deaths involving car drivers

Mon, Oct 06, 2025 10:49
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Cyclists in London during Tube strike

“More traffic, more crashes. Who knew?” Telegraph ridiculed for Tube strike bike “chaos” story on eight extra crashes (as cycle numbers up 32%) and “terrifying cycling” poll; Good service on all Limes; Snapped seatpost Zwift crash + more on the live blog

It’s finally, finally Friday, and Ryan Mallon’s here to ease you into the weekend with your daily microdose of cycling news, views, and general silliness on the live blog

Fri, Sep 12, 2025 08:59
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Dutch style roundabout Hertfordshire – credit Hertfordshire county council

“Woke roundabouts” is a depressing new low when it comes to how the media attempts to report on cycling and active travel

Get your irony meters at the ready, because George Hill is about to lay into how the media sensationalises things about cycling and active travel. It would have been rude not to go for an 'attention-grabbing' title to accompany the article, right?

Tue, Jun 03, 2025 16:59
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Tom Dumoulin calls for brake lights for bikes

“Why the f*** don’t we have traffic lights on bikes yet?” Tom Dumoulin calls for brake lights and padded kit during race safety debate; Telegraph’s cucumber-related anti-cycling blunder; British pro wins after last-minute call-up + more on the live blog

The sun is shining, temperatures are rising, and it’s a glorious day for riding a bike. But all that won’t stop Ryan Mallon from digging through all the latest cycling news and views to keep you entertained on the Tuesday live blog. I know, so selfless…

Tue, Apr 29, 2025 08:32
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Two female cyclists

‘Taxpayers to fund bikes for refugees and pensioners’, Telegraph says in rant against “bizarre” bid to tackle active travel inequality – week after claiming Cycle to Work is for “rich cyclists”; Van der Poel vs fans on their phones + more on the live blog

It may only be Monday, but we’re already deep into Cycling Holy Week, spring has officially started, and Ryan Mallon’s determined to keep the classics party going on the Monday live blog

Mon, Mar 31, 2025 08:43
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James May after charity cycle

James May tells councils to stop being “t***s” and build more cycle lanes

Former Top Gear host calls "anti-cycling rage" in the Telegraph "nonsense" and thinks "the best thing you could do with the driving test is make a part of it on a bicycle"

Tue, Mar 25, 2025 10:04
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Cyclists in London plus Telegraph Cycle to Work headline

Telegraph claims “rich, Lycra-clad cyclists tearing through red lights” are riding “hugely expensive” bikes paid for by taxpayer in “nasty” tirade against Cycle to Work scheme

The newspaper’s head of money – in what he claimed “isn’t an anti-cyclist article” – argued that Cycle to Work is being “abused” by “middle-aged men in Lycra earning six figures” to buy “fancy new toys”

Fri, Mar 21, 2025 12:30
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Cyclists in Richmond Park with London skyline (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Telegraph publishes “dossier of collision data” involving “rogue cyclists” in London parks, as Royal Parks continues campaign for new laws to prosecute ‘speeding’ cyclists

The charity that runs London green spaces such as Richmond Park and Regent's Park has asked the government to amend legislation to let it "set speed limits for cyclists" in its parks and for riders above 20mph limit to be prosecuted

Mon, Nov 18, 2024 10:52
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