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Britain saddles up to show its love affair with the bike is going strong
Sunday 04 August 2013
17,000 cyclists take over London to ride the Olympic course. Simon Usborne joined them
Lack of women at board level in sport 'a massive missed opportunity'
Sunday 04 August 2013
British Cycling is one of six national sporting governing bodies without a single woman on its board. Of the 46 national governing bodies (NGBs) that receive money from Sport England, British Cycling, British Shooting, British Taekwondo, the British Wrestling Association, Goalball UK and GB Wheelchair Rugby still have all-male boards.
Sir Bradley Wiggins returns to form with time-trial win on Tour of Poland
Sunday 04 August 2013
Sir Bradley Wiggins confirmed his return to form following injury with victory in the closing time-trial at the Tour of Poland yesterday. In his first competitive action since pulling out of May's Giro d'Italia with a knee problem, Wiggins had been well off the pace all week, but gave a truer reflection of his current form in his specialist format.
Chris Froome makes return in USA Pro Challenge
Friday 02 August 2013
The Tour de France champion, Chris Froome, will return to action in the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado on 19 August.
Drink-drive deaths soar by 25 per cent after decades of decline
Thursday 01 August 2013
An estimated 290 people were killed in drink-drive accidents in Britain in 2012
80% of adults in England 'don't exercise enough'
Thursday 01 August 2013
New study of 1 million adults in England also found that poorer individuals were more likely to be unhealthy
Cycling review: Raleigh Revenio Carbon
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Lacking a little oomph, but some very nice touches
Comment: Pat McQuaid's finish-line shifting is bizarre. It's time he went
Wednesday 31 July 2013
He is a tit-for-tat man, deploying a level of argument not out of place at happy hour writes Robin Scott-Elliot
The Sport Matrix: Wednesday 31 July 2013
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Sport in turmoil as McQuaid and UCI branded ‘dictators’
From Goldfinger to Holby: Honor Blackman to star in Casualty
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Former Bond girl Honor Blackman is set to make a guest appearance in Casualty playing a feisty pensioner on a mission.
Eric Pickles's plan to give 15-minute grace on double-yellow lines is denounced as 'unworkable'
Monday 29 July 2013
Lib Dems split over support for cabinet colleague
Liam Phillips extends British success with BMX world title
Sunday 28 July 2013
Liam Phillips became the latest success story in British Cycling’s bid for global domination when he was crowned BMX world champion in Auckland on Sunday.
Bradley Wiggins impresses by inspiring Sky team-mate Sergio Henao to second
Sunday 28 July 2013
Sir Bradley Wiggins helped Sky team-mate Sergio Henao to second place overall in the Tour of Poland as Christophe Riblon reprised his Tour de France victory on the Alpe d’Huez to take the stage win in Passo Pordoi Val di Fassa on Sunday.
Matt Butler: So, what now...? The downside of Olympic achievement
Sunday 28 July 2013
Inspire: The Olympic Journey BBC One
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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