Cycling and walking to work lowers risk of cancer, heart disease and death – new research
As people return to work after the lockdown, there’s more reason than ever to promote active commuting.
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Three radical steps to derail doping in elite sport
Doping controversy around British cycling and athletics is the latest sign that sports authorities need to do something drastic.
Paying commuters to get on their bikes is not enough
The French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Energy Development has launched a trial scheme where commuters are paid to cycle to work. For six months, 20 companies with about 10,000 employees between…
A brutal Tour de France will always create a temptation to dope
Cycling’s biggest race delivers speed, pain and danger to boost its popularity and profitability. And we wonder why doping leaves such a long shadow.
Human disruption to Earth’s freshwater cycle has exceeded the safe limit, our research shows
‘Green water’ is essential for healthy soils and a benign climate, but it’s under threat.
How cycling’s dark history continues to haunt the Tour de France
While world cycling insists it has cleaned up its act, it remains in suspicious times until further notice.
Floating cycleway plan more of a tourist attraction than real commuter lane
Plans for a new £600m “floating” cycle route along the edge of the River Thames in London have been announced. It is expected to stretch for around seven miles from Battersea, west of the city centre…
It’s time to modernise the UK’s road rules – but adding offences for cyclists is no place to start
How a curious case of wanton and furious driving is leading to a much-needed overhaul.
Young people care about climate change – teachers need to engage with that passion
Our new high school science courses get pupils involved in ongoing climate science research.
Swimming makes you hungrier and likely to eat more at the next meal – new research
People ate on average 142 calories more after swimming than they did on their rest day.
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