We’ve all heard it. Cyclists are ‘a nuisance’ and should clear the road ‘for those of us who pay road tax…’ But where does this attitude come from? It won’t come as a surprise to hear that there is sometimes…
When road designers removed traffic lights and signals, they thought people would be nice to each other. Really, it just showed us how drivers use their cars to dominate cyclists and other road users Since cars took over our cities…
When he’s not caring for his wife, Mike Jones fixes bikes and gives them away, free of charge. GCN pays him a visit at his centre of operations: a small garden shed behind his house in Newport, Wales Mike Jones…
Exclusive interview: Vine on his viral cycling videos, the war on the roads and ‘petrosexuals’ Broadcaster Jeremy Vine has been a fixture of British television and radio for over three decades. In recent years, he’s been using his influence to amplify road safety concerns…
Chris Hoy and Kristina Vogel reflect on gender inequality, the marginalisation of track cycling, and retirement from track cycling Sir Chris Hoy and Kristina Vogel were part of the golden age of track racing, both winning multiple Olympic golds during those years in…
This is an introduction to a feature written for and published by the Global Cycling Network. I met route planner and ultra-endurance cyclist Markus Stitz at his event in Scotland, the Dunoon Dash, and asked him for his tips on…
I’ve put this page here in case I decide to post extra stuff from this year. We’ll see how busy I am in the winter I suppose.
In April 2022, I left London for a summer season job in Greece. I worked for 9 months as a bike guide in Vasiliki, a famous windsurfing bay on an island in the North West of the country. While I…
John and Ann Jurczynski have dominated the tandem category at Paris-Brest-Paris since 2015, but in 2021, a life-threatening crash put it all in the balance Paris-Brest-Paris might not, technically, be a ‘race’, but there’s no getting away from the fact…
We found out first hand how tough it is to support the best ultra-distance cyclists in the world. To get on the podium at ultra-distance events like Paris-Brest-Paris, you need to ride for almost two days virtually without unclipping your…
