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The freedom, fun and fitness aspects of cycling mean different things to different people. Collect together any group of cyclists, and you'll often get wildly different answers to why they ride, and what they get out of it.
For some it's the ideal release from the stresses of work (or even home life), a way to unwind and relax. For others it's a way of getting fit, sometimes alone and sometimes in the company of friends.
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How the Cycle to Work Scheme works: The tax free way to get a new bikeThe Cycle to Work scheme has now been going for over 20 years but it still gives a chance to save cash
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Number of people cycling in England has decreased over the past year, finds surveySport England 'Active Lives' survey shows a drop in the number of people cycling
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Watch: Comedian's film about cycling in London is an internet hitComedian and singer Jay Foreman turns the attention of his 'Unfinished London' video series to look at why more people don't cycling in Britain's capital
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Increase in Scotland's bike use is 'start of a cycling revolution'Transport Scotland statistics released this week show that the use of cycles increased in 2016, with Cycling UK saying that the figures are encouraging
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Safety fears are main reason Scottish children don't cycle to school, finds surveyResults of survey conducted by Sustrans Scotland and the Scottish Parent Teacher Council finds that over 42 per cent of parents unsafe cycling routes prevent children from riding to school
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What is the evidence that wearing hi-vis clothing makes you a safer cyclist?Roads minister suggests making bright kit mandatory for cyclists in Britain - but what's the evidence to back up the claim that this could help increase safety?
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Are Britain’s roads getting more dangerous for cyclists? What can be done about it?With still much to be achieved in improving the safety of Britain's road for cyclists, we asked Cycling Weekly readers what they thought could be done
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Could this be Britain's most 'useless' cycle park?Large cycle park in basement of new building in Cambridge can only be accessed by steep stairs, making it hard for people to get their bikes into it
