Explaining Dangerous Driving in Autumn When Autumn is well-advanced and darkness falls in late afternoon, it can be harder to find the motivation to make trips around town by bike. The cold, the rain and the dark are obstacles, but
Rod Ellingworth Leaves Ineos Grenadiers Rod Ellingworth is leaving Ineos Grenadiers. His resignation has come suddenly, and as a shock to the team. Ellingworth was Deputy Team Principal of the bike racing team sponsored by the petrochemical company Ineos and
York to Consult on New Local Transport Strategy City of York Council is to launch a consultation on a new Local Transport Strategy starting next week. Respondents will also be asked for their views on a draft Local Cycling &
Lille to Host Grand Départ 2025 The Tour de France 2025 will start with a Grand Départ in Lille-Nord de France. According to a Tweet by the official Tour de France account, the Grand Départ 2025 will be in: The
Matt Rendell’s Biography of Marco Pantani Matt Rendell’s biography of Marco Pantani, The Death of Marco Pantani, was published in 2006, so I’m somewhat late in writing a review. The reason for doing so is the Tour de France’s visit
Ambitious Leeds City Links Cycle Infrastructure Plans Leeds City Council is consulting on some brilliant and exciting active travel schemes near the city centre, under the title Leeds City Links. The consultation is open until 19th November 2023. Where are
More Quick Wins for Harrogate’s Cycle Network I recently wrote about Quick Wins suggested by Harrogate Cycle Action – small improvements to Harrogate’s cycle network that could be implemented quickly and cheaply. Now here are a few more (continuing the
Should the Tour de France Celebrate Marco Pantani’s Career? Stage 2 of the 2024 Tour de France starts in Cesenatico. There’s only one reason why this holiday resort on the Adriatic coast has been chosen by the race organisers. Think
Little Progress on Active Travel Targets, says Public Accounts Committee The government has made little progress on its active travel targets, according to a new report on Active Travel in England by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee. The
NHS Net Zero Travel and Transport Strategy NHS England has published a Net Zero Travel and Transport Strategy. The strategy explains that climate change is bad for people’s health. For example, the excess mortality during the record-breaking temperatures in Summer