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Danish Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur Secures $1.8 Million, Inks Tour De France Organizer Merchandizing Deal
Oscar Bjørn-Rosager, co-founder of Danish start-up ProOwnedCycling now known as Cykom. Cykom Business angels have invested $1.8m in the Danish cycling startup Cykom. Initially known as ProOwnedCycling...
From fly fishing to cycling — the popular pastimes of the ultra-rich
For the ultra-rich, fly fishing is one of the most popular ways to spend time, a new report says. GROGL via Getty Images Spending time on yachts, golf courses and the slopes of exclusive ski resorts m...
Cyclists Have Happiest Commute, Shows US Smartphone App
A woman wearing a dress rides on a bicycle during Women’s Bicycle Tour at Konak Square in Izmir, … [+] Turkey on September 24, 2017. (Photo by Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Get...
Live Longer, Look Sexier And 43 Other Reasons To Ride A Bicycle This World Car Free Day
People on bikes, Hardbrucke, one of Zurich’s busiest inter-city roads. getty Take the train. Jump on a bus. Walk. Scoot. Run. Today is World Car Free Day, a promotion created to make people thin...
Experts Urged $2.4 Billion Boost For Everyday Cycling In France, Government Commits $250 Million
Man riding Velib city bike in Lyon, France. Carlton Reid In renewing its four-year-old “Plan Vélo” at a press conference on September 20, the French government announced it is to increase the spending...
British Cycling Backpedals On Advice For People Not To Cycle On Day Of Queen’s Funeral
4th April 1942: Princess Margaret Rose (1930 – 2002) and Princess Elizabeth (right, and who later … [+] became Queen Elizabeth II) preparing to set out on bicycles in the grounds of the Ro...
Bike Lanes Don’t Make Cycling Safe
Everyone favors safe cycling, but bike lanes are not safe. This was demonstrated once again with the tragic death of U.S. State Department foreign service officer Sarah Langenkamp on August 25. Langen...
New U.K. Transport Secretary Was Road Campaign Chief, Denied Climate Change
New Secretary of State for Transport Anne-Marie Trevelyan. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Getty Images Anne-Marie Trevelyan was last night appointed as the U.K.’s transport secretary in the first c...
Happy Birthday Cycling UK — Fighting For Cyclists Since This Day In 1878
Cyclists outside the Angel Inn of Thames Ditton, near London. Andrew Ritchie Known today as Cycling UK, the organisation is now a charity but it was founded as the Bicycle Touring Club 144 years ago t...
Dutch Sport Tech Fund Invests In Cycling App Cofounded By Tour De France Stage Winner Tom Pidcock
Ineos Grenadiers team’s British rider Tom Pidcock celebrates as he cycles past the finish line to … [+] win the 12th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 165,1 km...
For DeFeet International, It Started 30 Years Ago With Innovative Bike Socks And Grew From There
The design of the original Defeet Aireator cycling sock. Image courtesy DeFeet International The founding of DeFeet International, which produces American-made cycling socks and other bike garments in...
Cycling, Swimming And Now Rugby–Here Are The Sports That Imposed Bans Or Restrictions On Transgender Competitors
Topline The International Rugby League Monday became the latest international sports organization to ban transgender athletes from participating—joining the world swimming and cycling governing bodies...
Walk Or Cycle Instead Of Driving, Urges Ford Boss
Stuart Rowley, president of Ford Europe.. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via … [+] Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Spearheading a “park the car” campaign Ford Europe pre...
Why Do So Many Motorists Feel Persecuted When In Reality They Rule The World?
Evening rush hours during roadworks Traffic on the M60 motorway, Manchester, UK. (Photo by Darren … [+] Holden/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images) Getty Images For some newspapers, the...
Every City’s Cycleway Network Should Be As Dense As Road Network, Says American Academic
A man and a woman ride their bicycles on a cycleway past cars stuck in a traffic jam along the Seine … [+] River near the Bir Hakeim Bridge and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / LUDOVIC M...
Londoners should avoid unnecessary car journeys after pollution alert
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has issued a high pollution alert for the U.K. capital. Andrew Holt | Photolibrary | Getty Images LONDON — Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has issued a high pollution alert...
IEA’s plan to cut oil use
Cyclists photographed in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2018. Kamisoka | Istock Unreleased | Getty Images Speed limits on highways should be cut by at least 10 kilometers per hour (6.2 mph) to help lowe...
Dictator Inspires UN To Adopt Resolution Promoting Cycling To Combat Climate Change
Cyclists attach banner to their bicycles on the transport day at COP26 in Glasgow. Carlton Reid The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on 15 March stating that the...
Get On Your Bike To Save Money On Gas—And How Dutch Cycleways Were Paid For With…Gas
Ride a bike, it’s cheaper than driving points out this stunt in Oslo, Norway. Sykkelmafia’n Cycle activists in Oslo, Norway, have erected a banner in a supermarket gas station pointing out...
Major New Roads In England May Have Funding Pulled If They Increase Carbon Emissions Or Don’t Boost Active Travel
Earthworks and preparation of formation during construction of Great Leighs bypass, Essex, United … [+] Kingdom,. (Photo by Liz Artindale/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images) Getty Imag...
The fall of Peloton’s John Foley and the market’s big founder problem
John Foley, co-founder and chief executive officer of Peloton Interactive Inc., stands for a photograph during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in front of the Nasdaq MarketSite in Ne...
Cycling Team Qhubeka Abandoned by Crypto Sponsor NextHash: Report
The professional cycling team Qhubeka-NextHash has been abandoned by its cryptocurrency sponsor, as cyclists and staff haven’t been paid since October, first reported by Velo News. Back in June, NextH...
Cargobike Taxi Firm Bans Helmets For Staff Riders Citing Safety Concerns
Pedal Me cofounder Ben Knowles on one of his firm’s electric cargo bikes. CARLTON REID “Overwhelmingly, our staff experience injuries off the bike, not on the bike,” states Pedal Me cofounder Be...