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Back on the chaingang
14th October 2010 Doh! Two juvenile offenders on cycling proficiency training in Salford make a bid for freedom on the mountain bikes they've been given.
By nrearden •
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Rims for crims
5th October 2010 2010 The Daily Mail reports that Suffolk Police has handed out stolen bikes to repeat criminals in the hope that they would use them to go and find work.
By nrearden •
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Join Cycling Active at Cycle Show 2010
21st September 2010 Only two more weeks to the Cycle Show at Earl's Court and it's going to be fun. There's every kind of bike and a great deal to get in, too.
By nrearden •
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F1 driver Mark Webber opens 170-mile Chilterns Cycleway
13th September 2010 Red Bull racer Mark Webber is a closet cyclist: "I have lots of friends from overseas who love riding in the local area and say it’s as lovely as anywhere in the world."
By nrearden •
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New cycling species identified: meet the MAMIL
12th September 2010 The numbers of men aged 35-44 buying carbon-framed bicycles has rocketed in the last three years. “Is this a 21st-century mid-life crisis?" asks BBC.
By nrearden •
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Bikes are back: up the revolution!
16th August 2010 The CTC says cycling is booming and far from being a grudging activity enforced by poverty it's the upper income brackets that are flocking to bikes
By nrearden •
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Boris launches hire bike scheme
15th August 2010 Following in the footsteps of the enormously successful Paris Vélib, London’s Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme has opened with great fanfare.
By nrearden •
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Helmets made law in Jersey
26th April 2010 The vote for making helmets compulsory for under-18 cyclists was passed with 33 votes to 16, while the vote for adults was rejected 25 to 24.
By nrearden •
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Spycle touring
27th April 2010 Recently declassified documents reveal that MI5 suspected members of the Hitler Youth were sent to Britain on cycle-touring holidays with espionage in mind.
By nrearden •
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Women’s riding: cycle chic in Cambridge
29th April 2010 A fashion event was held in Cambridge in March, inspired by the website Copenhagen Cycle Chic. There were stylish hats and high heels and that was just the men.
By nrearden •
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Going Dutch
1st July 2010 Britain needs to think Dutch and increase cycle parking at rail stations to five per cent of passenger use, says CTC, the national cyclists’ organisation. What’s that in real figures?
By nrearden •
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Hillingdon Circuit celebrates opening of stylish clubhouse
30th April 2010 It's been a long wait - over a decade - but the long-suffering riders at the Hillingdon Cycle Circuit in West London have finally got a clubhouse to be proud of.
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