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Cycling UK (CTC) News

• World Car-Free Day: Cycling UK volunteers share experiences of going car-free

  September 20, 2019 World Car-Free Day, taking place this Sunday, encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day and think about how they can use more sustainable transport for everyday journeys. Communication Officer Christina Bengston asked Cycling UK volunteer ride leaders

• Robin’s top tips for Bike to School Week

  September 20, 2019 Robin Alderslowe, a 13-year-old Cycling UK Outstanding Young Achiever award finalist from Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, has shared his helpful hints on how to cycle to school.

• Inspiring cyclists: 9 year old boy with dyspraxia learns to ride a bike

  September 20, 2019 Declan Nangle didn't think he'd ever be able to ride a bike because of his dyspraxia; he learned to cycle a bike pedals with help from the Big Bike Revival. Cycling UK's Christina Bengston went to meet him.

• The Great North Trail: best for wilderness, climbs and descents

  September 20, 2019 An 800-mile off-road trail may sound like the adventure of a lifetime for some, but if you have a little less time on your hands you might have the challenging task of choosing which part you want to try. MTB

• Review: Stolen Goat's Climb and Conquer winter cycling jacket

  September 19, 2019 Winter cycling in the UK deserves a jacket that can take everything this island can throw at it and more. Cycle magazine's Charlie Lyon puts one of Stolen Goat's women's jackets through its paces.

• Have your say on Scotland’s Transport Strategy

  September 19, 2019 It’s critical that we all have our say on the NTS2 – Transport Scotland's new draft strategy.

• The Cycling UK Scotland Committee needs you

  September 18, 2019 The Cycling UK Scotland committee is a local group with a difference. Rather than leading local rides and campaigning on local issues, the committee focuses on bigger campaigns and consultations happening across Scotland. The committee also supports Cycling UK Head

• Cycle Show: a view from the stand

  September 18, 2019 Last week Cycling UK headed to the Cycle Show at Birmingham NEC, one of the largest cycling exhibitions in the UK. Engagement Officer Nik Hart was there throughout and explains more about why we attend and what we get up

• Funding for cycling: what’s next?

  September 16, 2019 In this time of unprecedented political and social uncertainty, what we stand up for really matters. Changing the minds of our politicians however is rarely an immediate process, but that is not a reason to try and try again. Cycling

• Underhand law-change undermines mandatory cycle lanes

  September 16, 2019 Earlier this year, our Policy Director Roger Geffen discovered a recent change in the law on cycle lanes marked with a solid white line means that it is no longer an offence to park other vehicles in them – unless