Cycling News
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Nairobi -
Nairobi, morning rush hour: the only cyclist on a busy highway, Steven Odhiambo is narrowly overtaken by a fast-moving minibus.
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Tehran -
One sunny day, Tehran's mayor and foreign diplomats rode bicycles through the Iranian capital to promote cycling -- no mean feat in a city of steep roads, heavy traffic and toxic fumes.
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Marseille -
Colombian rider Nairo Quintana, whose Tour de France team are targeted in a doping investigation, said he had "nothing to hide" after two unnamed members of the French outfit were briefly detained before being released.
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Paris -
As Tadej Pogacar celebrated his 22nd birthday on Monday, a day after becoming the youngest winner of the Tour de France in more than a century, two members of his UAE Team Emirates backroom staff could warn him how easily cycling careers become tarnis...
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Paris -
Slovenian rookie Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France on Sunday, riding triumphantly into Paris in the race leader's yellow jersey at just 21 years old.
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Grenoble -
Last year's winner Egan Bernal withdrew from the Tour de France on Wednesday with the defence of his title already in tatters.The 23-year-old Colombian's team Ineos announced he was dropping out ahead of the key 17th stage.
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The worlds of two elite athletes meet on Instagram: world champion swimmer Michael Andrew and cycling star Lance Armstrong.
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Paris -
Stein van Oosteren was cycling along the Avenue Denfert Rochereau in Paris when, to his surprise, he found himself in a "caravan" of bikes."Not too long ago, I was all alone on that street," he said.
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World-class cyclist Maria Parker chatted with Digital Journal's Markos Papadatos about her accomplishments in cycling and she offered advice to young and aspiring athletes. She is also the co-host of the "Champion's Mojo" podcast (with Kelly Palace).
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Research from New Zealand, looking into physical activity, finds that people who cycle to work tend to have a longer life expectancy compared with those who elect to take trains or drive to work.
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Apo -
Colombian cycling reached its zenith last month when pint-sized climber Egan Bernal became his country's first winner of the sport's greatest race, the Tour de France.
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To make areas safer for cyclists and to encourage people to take up exercise, Canada needs a national cycling strategy, according to NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. The politician is well known for carrying his folding bike almost everywhere he goes.
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Apo -
Belgian police are investigating the discovery of home-made explosives, knives and brass knuckles, but nothing immediately points to an attack plot, including against the Tour de France, prosecutors said Monday.
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Finishing nearly 5,000 metres above sea level after hundreds of kilometres winding past blackened glaciers and snow-capped peaks: a new Pakistani race presents a world-class challenge for cyclists -- climbing towards the "Roof of the World".
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Den Haag -
Dutch cyclists will from Monday face a 95-euro ($108) fine for holding a mobile phone while riding their bike, in a bid to cut a growing number of accidents.
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Taichung -
Set to a rhythmic soundtrack of clacking machinery, whirring drills and inflating tyres, bikes take shape at a factory run by Taiwan's Giant, which is leading the island's push to regain its crown as bike maker to the world.
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Toronto -
Second City’s “Walking on Bombshells” immediately grabs your attention with its bold set: a realistic replica of the subway walls at Osgoode Station. Not only is it familiar, it also pumps you up to expect some savage satire of the TTC.
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Shanghai -
Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas accused Bradley Wiggins of trying to drum up publicity on Saturday with his controversial comments about drug cheat Lance Armstrong.
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Berlin -
Germany's Tour de de France champion Jan Ullrich was admitted to a psychiatric hospital on Friday after his brief detention for allegedly assaulting a prostitute.
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Frankfurt Am Main -
Tour de France-winning cyclist Jan Ullrich was arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting a prostitute in Frankfurt, police said, just a week after the German national was briefly detained in Spain.
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Bejing -
A Belgian cyclist rode 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles) from the French city of Lyon to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou in just 49 days to win an inaugural solar-powered electric bike race aimed at promoting renewable energy.
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La Roche-sur-yon -
Australia's Richie Porte knows the clock is ticking down on his cycling career but is confident he and his BMC team can deliver at least one podium spot on the 2018 Tour de France.
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La Roche-sur-yon -
Over 30,000 security agents will be deployed to protect riders during the Tour de France, organisers said Wednesday after the head of world cycling called for a safe environment for British rider Chris Froome.
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Paris -
Tour de France organisers have formally blocked four-time champion Chris Froome from competing in this year's race, Le Monde reported Sunday, but he is expected to fight the move.
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Berlin -
Olympic sprint champion Kristina Vogel underwent an operation on her spine on Wednesday after an accident in training the day before left her seriously injured.
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Beirut -
Dressed in an old straw hat and navy suspenders, Abo Tawila pedals around a southern district of Beirut. A rare sight in modern-day Lebanon, the young barber-on-a-bike is looking for his next customer.
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Jerusalem -
Often in the news as the epicentre of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jerusalem will later this week become the backdrop of the start of one of cycling's biggest races, the Giro d'Italia.
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Roubaix -
Belgian cyclist Michael Goolaerts died in hospital on Sunday at the age of 23, hours after suffering heart failure during the gruelling Paris-Roubaix one-day classic race in France.
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Vatican City -
Three-time world cycling champion Peter Sagan presented Pope Francis with a bicycle in the yellow and white papal colours during a visit to the Vatican on Wednesday.
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Paris -
Paris authorities threatened sanctions Wednesday against the new operator of the city's Velib bike hire system over a chaotic rollout that has left cyclists seething.
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Ellis Briggs, traditional hand built bicycle frames made in the same way since 1936.
SkyRide - cycling for all ages.
The upside to all the hills are the moments of speed awaiting cyclists on their descents.
Fuengirola held a bicycle ride to "move for clean air" on the last day of the European Mobility Week - "0% CO² 100% OK".
Tour de France, Peloton, 9 July 2005, ascending the Cote de Bad Herrenalb Wikimedia Commons
The Mall in London, the finishing straight for stage 3 of the Tour de France 2014 in the UK. By Gusim (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons
The fun at Bradford's SkyRide wasn't just about cycling. Bands played, street food was consumed with relish and some people even tested their mountain climbing skills.
Ellis Briggs, traditional hand built bicycle frames made in the same way since 1936.
Paul shows me an Ellis Briggs, traditional hand built bicycle frame ready to be built up for an expectant customer.
SkyRide - a family day out.
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Jeannie Longo (screenshot from BFM TV report)
Fuengirola held a bicycle ride to "move for clean air" on the last day of the European Mobility Week - "Toro the Cyclist?"
Fuengirola held a bicycle ride to "move for clean air" on the last day of the European Mobility Week.
Ellis Briggs, traditional hand built bicycle frames made in the same way since 1936.
Chris Hoy pictured at London parade of Olympic winners following Team GB's cycling successes at Beijing 2008 Richard Parmiter - Flickr Creative Commons
Playing amongst the water fountains in the city square proved popular with many of the riders.
Map showing the location of the first three stages of the Tour de France 2014 in the UK Tour de France Press Office
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