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Cycling UK
@WeAreCyclingUK
The UK's cycling charity, enabling and inspiring more people to cycle more often since 1878. 🚲
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    Apr 15, 2025
    ✨ Say hello to our bold new look! Our refreshed brand is all about inclusion, movement & momentum — for everyone. 🌅 A rising sun & bike cog: our new logo. 💬 'Ride with us': our open invite. It's not just a rebrand — a movement. 👉 cyclinguk.org | #RideWithUs
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    Sep 25, 2023
    "When I get on a bike I'm 20 years younger." He's done it. Cycling UK member Peter Langford, aged 90, has become the oldest person to cycle the length of Britain, riding over 1,000 miles from Land's End to John o'Groats. What a remarkable achievement. Huge congratulations! 👏💙
    Peter Langford on his knees with arms raised at the John o'Groats signpost
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    Feb 16, 2021
    Happy Pancake Day! 🥞 We think cycling is flippin' fantastic no matter what day it is. #ShroveTuesday
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    May 26, 2020
    At Cycling UK we don't think it's OK for a Sunday broadsheet to publish an article saying it's "tempting" to put up a piano wire to catch families of cyclists. We've now submitted a formal complaint, and if you agree with us you can do so too.
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    "Tie piano wire at neck height": Cycling UK submits formal complaint to Sunday Times
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    Jan 24, 2022
    Fake news is spreading. 🗞️ The new Highway Code rules do not advise cyclists to ride in the middle of the road, nor do they say that drivers will be fined £1000 for opening their car door with the wrong hand. Share this post to help us set the record straight. ⬇️
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    Mar 30, 2023
    Don't hug the kerb. Some cyclists worry that being further out may put them in the way of the traffic. But it won't: you are the traffic. Watch our video guide to learn the road positioning basics: ow.ly/GSXe50Npcbl
    Person taking the lane in city
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    Aug 17, 2022
    Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps has told the Mail that cyclists should have number plates, be insured and subject to speed limits. These latest proposals are impractical and unworkable. We need this government to encourage people to cycle more, not less. Read our statement. ⬇️
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    Sep 3, 2022
    Don't hug the kerb. Cyclists may sometimes choose to ride in the centre of a lane. Not to deliberately slow drivers, but to increase visibility and ensure cars can only overtake when safe to pass. 📸: @davewalker
    Road positioning cartoon from Dave Walker
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    Dec 3, 2022
    Don't pass too close for comfort. If you're out driving this weekend, please be patient around cyclists and leave at least a car's width when overtaking. Close passes are intimidating and dangerous. 📸: @davewalker
    Cartoon which illustrates the importance of passing cyclists carefully. Other examples of highlighting the need for distance are included - personal space, behind the yellow line at a station, staying back when someone is entering card details, car overtaking cyclist.
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    Nov 7, 2019
    And he's done it! Cycling UK member Russ Mantle has cycled ONE MILLION MILES 🎉👏  He's been riding an average of 14,700 miles every year for the past 68 years. The average driver will likely drive less than half that distance in their whole lifetime. #cyclist #bikelife
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    Oct 16, 2021
    Did you know that over 1/2 of adults say that drivers overtaking too closely puts them off cycling in the UK? We want everyone to experience the joy of life on the bike. If you're out driving this weekend, please don't pass #TooCloseForComfort. RT to spread the word.
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    Mar 6, 2023
    The hit-and-run driver who knocked down Cycling UK member Alan Myles has not been prosecuted - despite clear video footage and two witnesses. @PoliceScotland and @scotgov must do more. We are calling for urgent launch of a video evidence reporting tool: ow.ly/kxPH50N9JuH
    A shot from Mr Myles’s camera moments before he was knocked off his bike. Photo: Alan Myles
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    Mar 11, 2022
    With fuel prices going up, it's worth remembering that we don't have to drive everywhere. 68% of UK trips are under five miles - distances many of us could cycle. It's time for politicians to deliver the safe infrastructure needed to #GetThereWithCycling: cyclinguk.org/elections-2022
    Cartoon showing reasons to cycle and save fuel
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    Apr 18, 2023
    It's #OperationClosePass Day in England. Is your police force taking part? We are appealing to all drivers to follow the guidance in the Highway Code and give plenty of space when overtaking people cycling: ow.ly/ApfS50NLqEA
    Close pass mats provided by Cycling UK help police easily demonstrate safe overtaking clearance
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