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British Cycling creates “biggest ever programme to get more women into cycling”
British Cycling has today launched Breeze, a National Lottery funded nationwide network of bike rides to introduce over 80,000 women to bike riding. Breeze bike rides will be short, traffic-free...
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A bike ride a day keeps the doctor away
A survey conducted for Men’s Health Week shows that 70 percent of men care more about their cars than they do their health. Clearly, this is bad for men, and bad for the NHS. Sustrans suggests that...
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Public bike sharing schemes save lives
Epidemiological research finds that Boris Bike schemes civilise cities, with motorists becoming more aware of cyclists (sedentary motoring is riskier to health). In a paper published today in the...
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New multi-org campaign launches: Summer of Cycling
Bicycle orgs agree on joint promotion for 2012 and beyond. Summer of Cycling to be a celebration of every facet of cycling, from the velodrome to the cycle path to the bike shop. Twenty three cycle...
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Love to Ride website partners with local authorities
A new online community that allows people to share their love of cycling with friends and family will be launched later this month. Love to Ride launches in the UK on 21st May. The site caters for...
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Cycling increases by 18% on National Cycle Network
Sustrans reports that 2011 saw the biggest ever increase in cycling on the National Cycle Network, with 40 million extra journeys made on bike than in 2010. This is according to a new report from...
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Celebrate this banker with a bike ride
The 19th Cen- tury American entrepreneur George Peabody – founder of the bank that morphed into Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase – is being commemorated in a series of events to mark the 150th...
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RideLondon 2013 to be an Olympic legacy
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has confirmed plans for the capital to host a two day festival of cycling next year. The weekend festival, to be held annually, details of which were released...
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Coke plugs cycling in calculator that works out calories cancelled per can
Coca-Cola’s Work It Out Calculator is either a great excuse to do more cycling (or jogging or other exercises that the sugared-water manufacturer recommends) or a load of fizz, bang, codswallop. You...
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Chief medical officer prescribes cycling
The Government’s chief medical adviser has recommended active travel – such as walking and cycling – as a way to help boost the nation’s health and reduce killer diseases such as cancer and heart...
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Around the world in 800 days…by a bike-that-turns-into-a-boat
Dutchman Ebrahim Hemmatnia is pedalling around England in a boat on the first stage of a fully human-powered round-the-world trip. Ebrahim Hemmatnia is currently making slow progress around England in...
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6.5 mile urban MTB trail and pump track opens at Manchester Velodrome
With the opening of the £894,000 Clayton Vale Mountain Bike Trail, the National Cycling Centre in Manchester now caters to MTBers as well as track cyclists and BMXers A multi-use 6.5 mile mountain...
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Going electric in the Alps
With electric bikes due to be added to London’s “Boris Bikes” hire scheme next year, Trevor Ward decided to see what all the fuss was about with a trip to the Swiss Alps, where the upmarket ski resort...
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Lake District’s Fred Whitton Challenge to grow thanks to venue shift
After 14 years at Coniston, the Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge is moving: the ride start and finish of the 112 mile sportive will relocate to Grasmere Sports Ground. The event is credited with...
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People subconsciously think cyclists are intelligent, generous & desirable,...
In a psychological study conducted by scientists at Mindlab, an Implicit Association Test examined people’s subconscious attitudes towards cyclists. The test revealed that people, subconsciously,...
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British Cycling’s Go-Ride delivers from playground to the podium
More than 65 per cent of the elite riders competing at the 2014 UCI Track World Championships in Columbia have progressed from Go-Ride clubs. A network of 300 Go-Ride clubs across the country deliver...
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Bike Week event registration goes live
Event organisers can now register their events on new smartphone-friendly website. Bike Week is an annual celebration of cycling, first held in 1923. The Bike Week website has been overhauled and is...
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More walking and cycling is “crucial to improving the health of the nation,”...
In her annual report on the state of England’s health, the Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has revealed that overweight is becoming the norm, and suggested a sugar tax may be needed. She...
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This week’s smog is yet another warning about failings of a car-centric...
Government warnings of high levels of air pollution across southern England and the Midlands should be a wake-up call, says Sustrans. Pollution is expected to reach 10 – the highest level on the air...
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Celebrate Le Tour in Yorkshire, slowly
Sustrans is launching a new guide to cycling in Yorkshire to celebrate the arrival of the Grand Depart of the Tour de France this July, and encourage people to explore the region by bike. Launching on...
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