Tag: cycling

There are two information sessions this week all about the City Centre West to East Cycle Link and street design project. (CCWEL)The first is today 1pm - 7pm at 6 Murrayfield Place (formerly Bloemen...

The Glowride postponed from earlier in the month took place last night starting at the City Chambers just after dark.All cyclists taking part were encouraged to 'bling' up their bikes and the event was...

The City of Edinburgh Council has postponed the GlowRide planned for this Sunday evening until later in the month or early April. The purpose of the ride is to celebrate Edinburgh becoming Scotland's first 20mph...

Green MSPs today used a Holyrood debate to step up demands for Scottish Ministers to invest at least ten per cent of the transport budget in walking and cycling, warning that the government is...

Linlithgow based 1st Step Bikes awarded Best Community Project by Cycling UKNational cycling charity Cycling UK celebrates the efforts of 1st Step Bikes, based in Linlithgow, winner of a Cycling UK’s Volunteer of the...

In what the council describe as a pioneering move there are to be changes to the road layout at McDonald Road to help keep cyclists safe.By the end of the month there will be...

Mountain bikers of all ages are preparing to compete on the trails around Callendar Estate in Falkirk in the annual Falkirk Funduro mountain bike event onThe family friendly races are being staged for a...

As a cyclist myself, I can only stand on my pedals in awe at Mark Beaumont’s achievement of cycling round the world in 79 days.  He came freewheeling under the Arc de Triomphe in...

Residents, business owners and visitors to Edinburgh are advised that there will be extensive road closures from 9.30am to 4pm on Sunday to allow the mass-participation HSBC UK City Ride to take place.It is...

Twenty of the world’s top professional cycling teams take to the roads in and around the Lothians and Borders for the opening, 188km stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain from Edinburgh to...

Geraint Thomas, who won the opening stage of this year's Tour de France, is set to be part of the line-up for the OVO Energy Tour of Britain which starts in Edinburgh on Sunday,...

Tour de France racers Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) and Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) are two of the big names hoping to be in Edinburgh for the start of the OVO Energy Tour of...

Several hundred cyclist gathered today (Saturday) in the Meadows to take part in the 2017 Pedal on Parliament. The event was policed fairly discretely by Edinburgh's Police Cycle Division, and was escorted on it's journey...

Cycle Republic opens its fifteenth shop in the heart of Edinburgh’s financial quarter.Edinburgh is one of the most bike-friendly cities in the UK, with many residents using a bike as their preferred mode of...

More cycle racks are to be installed in the city to increase the amount of bike parking available.233 racks (which means 466 spaces) will be installed in the city on many key routes including...

What better gift for the cyclist or walker in your life than a map?The SPOKES Edinburgh Cycle Map is an essential to help you find the roads and paths which criss cross the city...

The council appears to have fouled up on the new cycle path which is now being constructed on Leith Walk past the police box which is used by the Edinburgh Tool Library. Except they couldn't use...

Councillors from Edinburgh and Midlothian met up at Gilmerton today to inspect the new £1.9 million quiet route for cycling and walking which goes from Gilmerton to Roslin.Route 61 is a quiet route crossing the...

Success over the cobbles for JLT Condor’s Graham BriggsThe Pearl Izumi Race Series returned to Edinburgh on Thursday night for the third round of the 2016 competition.The organisers had set out a longer course...

Professional cycle racing comes to The Old TownThe third round of Britain’s premier cycle race series, The Pearl Izumi Tour, will be hitting the streets of Edinburgh’s old town on Thursday night as at...

Over 5,000 cyclists descended on the Scottish Parliament on Saturday afternoon to call for cycling to be given a bigger place in the nation’s transport plans.On bikes of every size and shape, they cycled...

Are you a new or returning cyclist? Are you interested in doing some cycling but worried about hills, traffic or fitness of you or your bike?Join their Family Friendly Gentle Short rides on traffic free...

Just in case you are thinking of heading out of town this afternoon you might want to be aware that there are some road closures around Gifford today.Around 60 riders will take to their...

 Cyclist Dylan Van Baarle will defend his Aviva Tour of Britain title next month. The Dutchman is part of Team Cannondale Garmin and he won the 2014 edition of Britain's biggest bike race, taking victory ahead of World Champions...

Tesco Bank Tour O’ the Borders reaches riders milestoneToday (Wednesday 15th July) Tesco Bank Tour O’ the Borders announced 2,000 riders have now signed up to take part in the 2015 event, making...

Spare a thought for those on the Capital Trail this evening. They are cycling 237km from Portobello back to Portobello and may well be cycling overnight.87 riders set off today on the inaugural ride which...

On Thursday morning various commuters converged on St Andrew Square from a range of starting points and got there by various means, and for once the weather was beautiful! It was part of the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling...

For just under a month now it has been possible for you to take a bike on a tram and now Edinburgh Trams have announced that the bike trial has been extended for the duration...

What if, one day, you didn’t come home? New play THE WHITE BIKE looks at the personal cost of road death, through the eyes of the victim. Inspired by the case of Eilidh Cairns, who...

We are delighted that on the day that Pedal on Parliament takes place in Edinburgh, the news has come through that you will be able to take your bike on a tram in May...