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The Recommends Money-No-Object Bike of the Year 2024/25 is the Canyon Aeroad CFR AXS **Why it wins** Stunning performance right across the board from this versatile aero machine @canyon_bikes takes the top two spots...

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"They should get rid of the bike lanes and the sidewalks in the middle of the street. They're so bad. They're dangerous. These electric bikes go at 20 miles an hour. They're whacking people."

Six-year sentence for distracted driver who sent 18 messages on Facebook and Snapchat before killing "clearly visible" cyclist in "wholly avoidable" collision

Turnover dropped to £13.7m in 2023 from £32.2m in 2021, but Wattbike says sales are up 35 per cent since September and securing funding was always company's intention

“White lines sprayed onto a busy road are useless” Cyclists say “box-ticking” painted bike lanes blocked by cars are “more trouble than they are worth” – as two-thirds of locals reckon it’s unsafe to cycle in their area #cycling

Labour minister Andrew Gwynne sacked over "disgraceful" WhatsApp messages, including one saying he "had positive visions" of a constituent who asked for more cycleways in Greater Manchester "getting mown down by an HGV"

“We can’t wait for some horrible accident outside the school before we do anything” No funding for safety schemes at school where driver hit child on bike, as council vows to “deal with fallout” from scrapping of controversial LTN #cycling

More drama at the Étoile de Bessèges as yet another driver almost hits the bunch – and teams quit in protest #cycling #EDB2025

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Cyclists “don’t contribute to town” and “already have all its roads to cycle on”, claim businesses as controversial bike ban eased in “short-term tactical move to appease cyclists” #cycling

“A bike race is complete madness” David Millar on why cycling is “inherently dangerous”, the demise of CHPT3, and his new Factor role + Is TNT set to destroy cycling in the UK? #cycling

On the live blog today...

“There’s always someone who thinks the roads belong to them” Oblivious motorist forced to reverse off road after driving towards charging pro peloton at Étoile de Bessèges stage race, causing crash #cycling

“What the f*** are you doing telling me to slow down?” Road rage driver assaulted cyclist after pensioner waved at him to slow down, handed suspended sentence He blocked the road and shouted at the cyclist, “fight me” and “go back to Africa” #cycling

Win! Two spots on a stunning four-day Italian cycling holiday with @SportiveBreaks worth £1398 If beaches, rolling hills, gravel roads & the best cycling Tuscany has to offer sounds like the perfect weekend, then we've got a cracking prize to give away.

“It’s my town too, and I want a cycle lane” Campaigner calls for “de-normalisation of cars” and slams anti-cycling opposition over “a handful of parking spaces” – but ex-racing cyclist councillor says “I never liked bike lanes” #cycling

Olympic cyclist's home raided by burglars, with doorbell recording suggesting they "had very specific information"

Latest professional raid on UK bike shop, after four "Mission Impossible-style" burglary attempts last year left police questioning "inside job

Property developer pays for £950,000 Dutch-style cycling roundabout to prioritise cyclists and improve safety... but furious locals still claim "nightmare" project is "wasting" taxes