Bikeability, the cycling proficiency training scheme for children, is to receive an extra £2m of funding in the next two financial years as the government seeks to get more children cycling. The move follows evidence collated for the Department of Transport that higher levels of Bikeability funding does result in increases in cycling to secondary school. Continue reading »
A couple of months back we reported on the tension between local police in Surrey and cyclists using the roads in the region. Continue reading »
Just a few weeks ago, the roads of Surrey played host to the Olympic road race test event with cycling welcomed by the local constabulary. How things can change. Continue reading »
Having been a cycle commuter for quite a while now I thought I knew it all. So when I turned up for Nip Nip’s Smart Cycling course last week I thought that there really was little more for me to learn. Continue reading »
With training very much the order of the day here at GGB HQ, the threat of the Dolomites is growing and the number of miles in the legs hasn’t… We thought an award winning cycle computer would help those of you in a similar position to track your progress. Continue reading »
Nearly half of the children in Scotland are choosing an active way of travelling to school with cycling a key part of that movement. Continue reading »
You would think getting on a bicycle is self explanatory. Well it is, but that hasn’t stopped Grampian Police producing advice on just how to do this for Police officers who want to be part of their cycling patrol team. Continue reading »
The following is our third guest blog from Marc Lathwaite, The Endurance Coach, www.theendurancecoach.com
In nutrition Part 1 – What’s All This Fat-Burning About? and Part 2 – Fuelling Your Races (which are available from the blog) we discussed the benefits of fat burning and how to fuel correctly on the day of the event. In part 3, our focus is hydration or in more simple terms how much to drink. Continue reading »
It’s always nice to highlight a cycling business success story, especially one that promotes the aspect of social enterprise. Continue reading »
Learner drivers should have to cycle first. This is what is being proposed by a new campaign by BikeAware, the brainchild of veteran cycle campaigner David Love. Continue reading »
