“Street View for bikes”: new on our journey-planner

How busy is that street? How muddy is that bridleway? Planning a bike route just got easier with the latest addition to cycle.travel’s journey-planner. You can now view over…

Chris Boardman launches Liverpool City Bike

Liverpool’s cycle hire scheme, the largest in Britain outside London, launches today (7th May). Cycling celebrity Chris Boardman, from nearby Hoylake, officially kicked the first bike off its stand at…

Cycle tourists’ favourite ferry withdrawn

British cyclists looking for a better life in Denmark will no longer be able to take the Harwich–Esbjerg ferry, beloved of generations of cycle tourists. Owners DFDS Seaways are withdrawing…

‘Cycle streets’ are on the way

London and other cities could see back roads transformed into ‘cycle streets’ by new Government rules. The obscurely-titled Traffic Signs Regulations & General Directions, whose latest version was released…

Urban jungle: Tesco ad celebrates bike commuting

Jungle musician Goldie is the star of a new advert for Tesco Mobile that celebrates cycle commuting – and promises to ‘banish average’ from the daily routine. Filmed in Lewisham…