BIKIE BORIS BIDS TO OUST KEN AS MAYOR OF LONDON

Boris Johnson may be seen as a bit of clown, a maverick MP, but he?s put cycling in the news again this week with his application to become Mayor of London, and take over from Ken Livingstone.

For while Livingstone?s cycling cred. leapt hugely with the successful hosting of this year?s Grand Depart of the Tour de France in the Capital, and increased again at his recent announcement to erect cameras to snap motorists who venture into cycle lanes, Livingstone doesn?t cycle and Johnson does.

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Keith Bingham joined the Cycling Weekly team in the summer of 1971, and retired in 2011. During his time, he covered numerous Tours de France, Milk Races and everything in-between. He was well known for his long-running 'Bikewatch' column, and played a pivotal role in fighting for the future of once at-threat cycling venues such as Hog Hill and Herne Hill Velodrome.