Leicester cycle improvements branded 'illogical' by motorists

Wider cycle lanes will cause more congestion, claim some residents, but cyclist support mayor Sir Peter Soulsby's plans.

Cyclists in Leicester have put their support behind cycle improvement work branded ‘illogical’ by some motorists.

Some of the city’s busiest traffic lanes are being transformed into wide cycle lanes as part of the mayor Sir Peter Soulsby’s city centre renovations.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.