All news on the topic: Cycling

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Cyclist killed in rush hour crash with lorry on Battersea Bridge in London
Metropolitan Police are investigating a crash involving a lorry and a bicycle, which led to the death of the cyclist in Battersea, south London and are appealing for witnesses
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Cyclist becomes world champ after stopping for poo in stranger's house mid-race
Mathieu van der Poel won the men's road race at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, but revealed after his victory he "couldn't have carried on racing" if a Scottish couple had not let him use their bathroom
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Protestors bring world cycling event to halt as police make five arrests
Protesters from Scottish environmental group This Is Rigged glued themselves to the road during the men's road race at the UCI Cycling World Championships
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'World's deadliest cycle lane' with no safety measures is removed after backlash
The 'most dangerous' bicycle lane in the world ran down the middle of a busy dual carriageway with no safety barriers - but has now been removed after a campaign by outraged cyclists
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Happy news for bike thieves - police give up checking train station CCTV
British Transport Police admit that they now rarely view camera footage in station cycle theft cases
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Heavenly image of golfer 'in the clouds' wins sports photography competition
The World Sports Photography Awards are the only global awards for sports photography – with this year's winners selected from over 700 entries from around the world
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Jonas Vingegaard crowned Tour de France champion as Jordi Meeus wins final stage
Jonas Vingegaard took a healthy lead into the final stretch of the 2023 Tour de France, with Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar and Great Britain's Adam Yates joining the Dane on the podium
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Milkman weeks away from retiring dies after being hit by learner driver on phone
Milkman Roger Parris was weeks away from his planned retirement when he was hit from behind as he rode his bike to work by Ravi Singh-Ratthore, who has been jailed
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Cyclists SHOULD be made to have number plates says new poll
For years now, campaigners have been pushing for some form of registration system, just as with motorcycles - but many fear such measures could turn people off using their pushbike
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'Moronic' zig-zag cycle lane to be rebuilt as bends are too sharp for cyclists
Some turns on Leith Walk's zig-zag bike lane in Edinburgh were found to be too sharp - failing to comply with the council's street design guidance
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Should cyclists be made have number plates - take our poll and have your say
Several countries around the world have already tried it – with limited success. But cyclists in Italy will be made to have licence plates, indicators, insurance and wear helmets following a proposed law by its government.
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'Ridiculous' new cycle lane means bikes ride into 'traffic on blind bend'
Residents in Edinburgh have blasted a new "ridiculous" cycle lane which they claim forces bikes to ride "into oncoming traffic on a blind bend" and one said it is an attempt to solve a problem with a "dab of paint"
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Cyclist strips naked to show off gruesome injuries after nasty crash during race
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Gleb Syritsa suffered nasty injuries to his right leg, right shoulder, right arm and upper back after falling off his bike in a brutal crash
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Locals fume at 'optical illusion' cycle lane that has injured nearly 60 people
One councillor warned that Keynsham's "optical illusion" cycle lane could prove to be deadly one day, while others say it is a trip hazard, with 59 people injured in a single year
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Cyclist, 22, killed in horror lorry crash just months after moving to UK city
A 22-year-old woman who had recently begun a career working to improve urban spaces died in a tragic lorry crash on a UK city road just three months after moving
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Cyclist injured after driver opens car door to 'shake off sausage roll crumbs'
Benjamin Dearman-Baker suffered a fractured foot and torn ligaments in his shoulder when driver Richard Silvester threw open the car door in his path to get rid of crumbs
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Cycling fan caught on camera trying to keep up with race on bike before crashing
Cyclists in the women's Classic Brugge-De Panne race were left bemused when a spectator tried to sprint alongside the competitors before crashing while not wearing a safety helmet
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Transgender athlete, 46, who won women's cycling race feels like a 'superhero'
Trans athlete Tiffany Thomas, 46, who had only taken up cycling in 2018, came first place at the Randall's Island Crit cycling race after beating her competitors to the top spot
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Commentator laughs on air as unlucky cyclist crashes into "mountain of manure"
Belgian rider Stan Dewulf slid on the cobbles during the Grand Prix de Denain and came to a soft landing in a "mountain of manure" which had been left in the adjacent field
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Cycling star “raced with two” as she wins race four days after brother’s death
Track cycling world champion and Olympic hopeful Lotte Kopecky powered away from her rivals to take an emotional victory on the road just days after her brother Seppe died, aged 29
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Women’s Tour make urgent plea for support as it drops to five stages
The best women cyclists from across the world will head for Birmingham in June - but the event 'urgently requires additional income' after dropping to five stages
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Mark Cavendish gets new £20,000 guard dog as he ramps up security after burglary
Olympic cyclist and Tour de France star Mark Cavendish was robbed at knifepoint by burglars in November 2021, while his wife Peta and their children were also at home
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Italian cyclist fined after shooting and killing neighbour's cat with air rifle
The 21-year-old alleges he was recently purchased air rifle when he shot his neighbour's cat - belonging to the San Marino Minister of Tourism and former head of state
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Tour de France hopeful dies at 19 after being hit by truck in training
Estela Dominguez had recently signed for Sopela Women's Team, with the Tour de France hopeful having finished fifth in the Women's Junior National Road Race last year
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Cyclist left hanging from bridge after horror crash as stage is cancelled
Officials were forced to cancel stage two of the Star of Besseges race in France after a dramatic crash caused a huge pile up and left one rider hanging onto a bridge