Friday Edit: Play the GB News anti-cycling drinking game and you'll be drunk by lunch time

In which the Digital Editor just can't stand The Internet today

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It was one day after we’d published an opinion piece on why the mainstream media needs to calm the hell down when it comes to comments made by Jeremy Vine, and no less than 24-hours later we were back at it, again. Wednesday news meeting, 10am. We’ve seen yet another piece of anti-cycling vitriol and we’re debating - yes, again - if this specimen of "hashtag-content" designed to play off the never ending apparent culture war between drivers (some of whom cycle) and cyclists (the vast majority of whom drive) is really newsworthy.  

In this case, we decide, no. 

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Michelle Arthurs-Brennan

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan the Editor of Cycling Weekly website. An NCTJ qualified traditional journalist by trade, Michelle began her career working for local newspapers. She's worked within the cycling industry since 2012, and joined the Cycling Weekly team in 2017, having previously been Editor at Total Women's Cycling. Prior to welcoming her daughter in 2022, Michelle raced on the road, track, and in time trials, and still rides as much as she can - albeit a fair proportion indoors, for now.