Author Archive: direct2u

Is it time we went Dutch?

At a time when it looks like our love of cycling is being reborn in the UK, we have looked back on cycling our history and where we perhaps went wrong. From the late Victorian period onwards the bicycle represented freedom. But what changed this? And why did our love of cycling fade for such a long time? It is suggested that it was (and still is) our car culture that saw to the demise of bikes across Britain. Civil engineer and planner Professor Colin Buchanan wrote a highly influential transport report for the government in 1963, when cycling in… Read more

8th April 2015 0

#ChooseCycling Network

A host of Britain’s largest businesses are set to join forces with British Cycling to write an open letter to party leaders asking them to support cycling improvements. Companies including Sky, GlaxoSmithKline and The AA have been brought together by British Cycling to form the #ChooseCycling network. An open letter to party leaders asking for funding commitments ahead of the May general election has been published, with around 5% of Britain’s transport budget being requested to be designated for improving the cycling infrastructure. Chris Boardman, the British Cycling policy adviser has said that now is the perfect opportunity for party… Read more

23rd March 2015 0

Creative Trio: Cavendish, Chester & Cycling

Mark Cavendish is a former World Champion and Tour de France winner and is now attempting to win over North Wales. Cavendish is hoping to bring cycling success to North Wales in a new event. The event will be an open cycle sportive on August 9th and will feature Cavendish riding along side thousands of amateur cyclists from not only the UK but also around the world. The Rise Above Sportive will be held in aid of Help for Heroes and Right to Play. The event will have three routes including the 75km ‘enthusiast’ route, the 120km ‘purist’ route and… Read more

10th February 2015 0

Para-Cycling Update: The Verdict

After all the worries and stress from the UCI’s application error, we are pleased to confirm that Para-cycling WILL be on the program for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics! Hoorah! The Final Decision Para-cycling has had a warning and a reprieve after the IPC (International Paralympic Committee) announced it could be in with a chance of not being one of the chosen sports to make up the program. Being one of eight sports up for review was a punishment for cycling’s world governing body, UCI. Para-cycling is lucky to have made the cut after the IPC only filled 22 places out… Read more

2nd February 2015 0