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The best cycling windbreaker jackets
We take a look at the 15 best cycling windbreaker jackets
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UK style gurus go cycling
16th January 2011 Cycling is officially cool with designers and artists although, in the case of Sir Paul Smith and James Straffon, some of them have always loved two-wheeled sport.
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Going Dutch
1st July 2010 Britain needs to think Dutch and increase cycle parking at rail stations to five per cent of passenger use, says CTC, the national cyclists’ organisation. What’s that in real figures?
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iGo Gift Vouchers just for cyclists
14th December 2010 Even the cyclist who has everything will appreciate a voucher that can be spent on an ideal Christmas gift. Something to look forward to after the traditional Boxing Day ride.
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2011 Tweed Run announced
21st February 2011 Better get your skates on Saturday; entries open at noon for the Tweed Run on April 9th and there are only 500 places.
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Back on the chaingang
14th October 2010 Doh! Two juvenile offenders on cycling proficiency training in Salford make a bid for freedom on the mountain bikes they've been given.
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Bike fit guide: More than just saddle height
We head into deepest Surrey and the relaxing rural retreat of WyndyMilla Bespoke Cycling as they show us the right way to do bike fittings
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Thursday: Mission Malawi 2012 launch at Look Mum No Hands
19th April 2011 Calling Londoners; there's a party for Mission Malawi 2012 this coming Thursday evening. Sign up for May 2012 and help raise money for HIV and AIDS.
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Join Cycling Active at Cycle Show 2010
21st September 2010 Only two more weeks to the Cycle Show at Earl's Court and it's going to be fun. There's every kind of bike and a great deal to get in, too.
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Great Weston Ride returns next July 17th
11th December 2010 The Great Weston Ride is the kind of event we like; at 56 miles not too taxing and across some of the loveliest countryside imaginable. There's a 'but', of course.
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CTC goes sportive crazy
18th January 2011 The Cyclists' Touring Club used to be all about the touring. Now it's cyclosportives as well with two of the largest taken under its wing for 2011
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Bike maintenance: pre-ride bike check
Two-minute pre-ride checks, essential for every cyclist that could save you time and maintenance problems in the future
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Rims for crims
5th October 2010 2010 The Daily Mail reports that Suffolk Police has handed out stolen bikes to repeat criminals in the hope that they would use them to go and find work.
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Saturday: Silverstone circuit open for cyclists
23rd June 2011 The famous motor-racing venue is open for cyclists of all speeds this Saturday evening.
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F1 driver Mark Webber opens 170-mile Chilterns Cycleway
13th September 2010 Red Bull racer Mark Webber is a closet cyclist: "I have lots of friends from overseas who love riding in the local area and say it’s as lovely as anywhere in the world."
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Women’s riding: cycle chic in Cambridge
29th April 2010 A fashion event was held in Cambridge in March, inspired by the website Copenhagen Cycle Chic. There were stylish hats and high heels and that was just the men.
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Italian clothing company Santini sponsors two big rides
17th February 2011 The prospects for sportivists this coming summer are looking rosier by the minute as new sponsors and events join the growing fixture list.
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Hillingdon Circuit celebrates opening of stylish clubhouse
30th April 2010 It's been a long wait - over a decade - but the long-suffering riders at the Hillingdon Cycle Circuit in West London have finally got a clubhouse to be proud of.
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fitness: Drink aware
"Call it quits and you’ll be barracked for being a party-pooping lightweight; carry on and there’s no telling where or when the evening will end — or what state you’ll be in come the morning."
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Davina leading Sussex charity ride for "women only"
18th January 2011 If Davina looked like she was enjoying herself on last year's John O'Groats to Lands End Sport Relief ride, the proof is that she's signed up for more.
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Boris bikes open to all next Friday
24th November 2010 Spontaneous users don't have long to wait before they can hop on one of London's Barclays Cycle Hire bikes.
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Win! A cycling holiday for two in France
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Cross sportiving
Cyclo-cross cyclo-sportive in Duncton, West Sussex, on March 10 with a choice of 40, 60 or 80km routes on and off-road
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Boris launches hire bike scheme
15th August 2010 Following in the footsteps of the enormously successful Paris Vélib, London’s Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme has opened with great fanfare.
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Cycling by Royal Command
16th October 2010 Even the heir to the throne is getting on the cycling bandwagon, although in HRH's case the trips between Brompton photo ops were powered by the Royal Train.
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What friends are for
When Colin Knight’s wife Bev died of cancer his bike buddy Mike Jones knew what would help him deal with his grief. Aged 73 and 60 respectively they started cycle touring
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Sportive cycling events: what's on in 2011
12 August 2011 Welcome to the 2011 Events list. More organised sportive rides than ever before but you're going to have to get your skates on; the popular ones are filling fast.
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WIN A LUXURY CYCLING HOLIDAY IN NOTTINGHAM
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New cycling species identified: meet the MAMIL
12th September 2010 The numbers of men aged 35-44 buying carbon-framed bicycles has rocketed in the last three years. “Is this a 21st-century mid-life crisis?" asks BBC.
