Cycling in Britain's cities – mad and dangerous
Britain needs a political leader who is prepared to confront the urban traffic disaster that every day threatens the health – and the lives – of cyclists.
For the cyclist Celso Fonseca – sport has turned his life around. Originally from Portugal, the 37 year old moved to Cardiff over a decade ago. With a history of mental health problems, Celso was struggling until he discovered that riding a bike gave him a physical and mental boost. He’s now a world class…
Britain needs a political leader who is prepared to confront the urban traffic disaster that every day threatens the health – and the lives – of cyclists.
Sir Bradley Wiggins’s withdrawal from the Giro d’Italia promises even greater drama when the Tour de France begins in July.
As the Giro d’Italia begins, Sir Bradley Wiggins hopes to repeat his success in the Tour de France and London Olympics. But the Giro is a very different beast.
After Eufemiano Fuentes is given a one-year suspended prison sentence, will we ever find out the names of the athletes who were allegedly doped by the Spanish doctor?
Could a change at the top in Spanish politics lead to more revelations over a widespread sports doping scandal?
As alleged doping doctor Eufemiano Fuentes is put on trial, Sports Correspondent Keme Nzerem asks just how far into Spanish sport the allegations could extend?
I admit it – I was one of those drivers who hates cyclists….And then I bought a bike.
It is not just cycling: Spain is about to begin a huge new trial investigating allegations of doping across sports – sanctioned from the very top.
Let me say now, what you are about to read is an unabashed defence of the humble bike. In fact, not just the bike, but cyclists too.
As the route of the 100th Tour de France is announced, cycling is overshadowed by doping revelations about Lance Armstrong … and others.
“A drunk cyclist was more likely to get hurt – and less likely to wear a helmet. But it was the booze, not the helmet, that had the biggest impact.”
At Beijing in 2008, seven gold medals were won by the track cyclists. So when the cycling action kicks off, British eyes are going to be firmly placed on the velodrome in the Olympic Park.
A win today will be the best conceivable tonic for the next few weeks of British sport. Make no mistake. A British cyclist, riding for a British team, winning the Tour de France, is simply massive.
Jon Snow gives evidence to a select committee on cycling safety and is mildly encouraged by what he observes.