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New video: “How to overtake cyclists”
Bike Hub is proud to have been a co-sponsor of this new road safety film, SPACE. It stars Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Chris Boardman and master driving instructor Blaine Walsh. The film was a...
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It’s safer to overtake cyclists riding two abreast than single file
In partnership with British Cycling the Bike Hub levy fund has produced “Side by side”, a video which explains how riding two abreast is recommended in the Highway Code. This is the companion video to...
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90 percent of junior national championship riders started at Go-Ride clubs
95 percent of the female riders and 91 percent of male riders at the recent National Youth and Junior Track Championships started to race at Go-Ride clubs. Go-Ride is British Cycling’s youth programme...
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Deadline looms for entering Cycle Rail Awards
The deadline for entering the Cycle Rail Awards 2015 is 4th September. The Cycle Rail Awards encourage best practice.
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Afghan women’s cycling film seeks Kickstarter backing
“Afghan Cycles”, a film about the challenges facing women wishing to cycle in Afghanistan, has so far raised $10,000 of the $50,000 required to succeed on Kickstarter.com. The feature documentary...
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Futurologists predict that bicycles will reign in British cities
At a conference in London held today an audience of futurologists, city planners and local authority bosses heard predictions about the cities of the future. Alongside “bullet pods”, popular with...
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Bike lane activist in Boston USA says it with flowers
When city officials were too slow to add protection to a painted Boston bike lane where a cyclist was killed architect Jonathan Fertig bought traffic cones and pot plants and placed them on the lane...
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Bikeability Plus wins Cycle Planning Award
Outspoken Training won the Best Behaviour Change award at the Cycle Planning Awards for their work in transforming how families in Peterborough get to and from school. The overall aim of the project...
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Chain-link water-fillable plastic seats can help trial roadspace reallocations
‘Street kit’, a flexible temporary seating structure inspired by the links of a bicycle chain, has been unveiled by Sustrans as a way to trial changes in street layout. The street kit can be situated...
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347 schools to get awards for boosting levels of active travel
In 2015, 347 schools have achieved Modeshift STARS accreditation in recognition of their efforts to encourage their pupils to travel to school in greener and healthier ways. The STARS scheme...
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Campaigners take to the streets outside Tory party conference seeking more...
At 7pm tonight cyclists from the Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign and CTC will take to Manchester’s streets calling for more Space for Cycling. The cyclists wind their way around the Manchester...
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Schools awarded for active travel efforts
On Tuesday, schools from across the South East, South West and East of England were recognised by Modeshift for their efforts to increase the numbers of pupils walking and cycling to school. Notable...
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Majority of Brits want more money spent on cycling, says Sustrans
A new survey commissioned by Sustrans has found that the majority of British people want more money spent on cycling. “Bike Life” is claimed to be the biggest survey ever conducted on attitudes to...
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Modeshift STARS accreditation regional awards announced
In 2015, 347 schools nationally have achieved Modeshift STARS accreditation in recognition of their efforts to encourage their pupils to travel to school in greener, healthier and safer ways, and now...
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Entries open soon for tenth anniversary Cyclone weekend in NE England
Entries for the 2016 Cyclone Festival of Cycling open on October 31st. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the event. The weekend will feature the Tyne Six Bridges family rides on the evening of...
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Chancellor urged to spend money on cycling by major businesses and bicycle...
Chancellor George Osborne has been told that investing in cycling would save the nation £47 billion. That’s the message from #choosecycling, an initiative from British Cycling, and supported by CTC,...
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Cycling academics and advocates to compare notes in Newcastle
A one-day conference bringing together researchers and riders is to be staged at Northumbria University in Newcastle on Saturday 14th November. Academia & Advocacy is part of the national ESRC...
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Gift shop’s Christmas window uses a magical flying Dutch-bike to signify the...
An upscale gift-and-grocery shop in the north east of England has unveiled its Christmas window: it features a Dutch-bike decorated with multi-coloured wings. Bodahome of Whitley Bay does not sell...
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CTC and Allianz Digital Accelerator will award €5000 to winner of cycle...
CTC has partnered with with Allianz UK to launched a competition to help improve cycling safety in the UK. The competition invites people to submit ideas on the topic of “safe cycling and how the...
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Theme for Bike Week 2016 will be ‘Cycling to Work’
National Bike Week will be staged June 11-19th. The theme will be “Cycling to Work”, which will also include trips to school, college, and to stations. The lead organiser of the week is the CTC....
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