British Cycling today announced the squad of 19 riders that will be competing in the first round of the 2009/10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, taking place at the Manchester Velodrome, from October 30-November 1.

From amusing and pointless to downright dangerous lanes, the Warrington Cycle Campaign's book of Crap Cycle Lanes is notorious among cyclists

A police sergeant was yesterday found guilty at Fenland Magistrates Court in Wisbech of knocking a cyclist off her bike in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, with his victim requiring six stitches to a cut above her left eye, leaving her with a scar.

If you are lucky enough to own an SB numbered special products Raleigh frame like myself you may or may not know that you cannot really pin point the dates as they started at 1 and worked up to over a thousand, sequentially.

Japan, the country that brought us Karaoke, the Tamagotchi virtual pet and the Nintendo Wii, has a reputation for putting a technological spin on the kind of activity – singing, raising a pet, or keeping fit – that many of us prefer to carry out in real life, and now Honda’s boffins have turned their attention to cycling.

Like coffee? Like cycling? Get this. If starting a ride with a strong espresso is a good thing, then starting a ride with an espresso drawn from beans supplied by an ex-pro cyclist must be a double-plus good thing, right?

Helen Pidd offers her top 10 tips for getting through the winter by bike

Cycling the daily commute has helped a busy dad of nine pedal his way to a healthier and happier lifestyle – 25 years since he last rode a bike. Colin Smith from Luton shed two stone in just eight weeks by starting to cycle his five-mile journey to work a few times a week.

It's 20 years since Shimano took cleats, or clip-in technology, from the world of road racing to the everyday commute Next time you're in the office and a newly arrived cycling colleague walks past making a faint click-clack noise as they go, they've either mistakenly put on their tap shoes or – a better bet – they are among the many devotees of the cleat, or clip-in pedal.

Giant have a reputation for producing great value-for-money machines, and their entry-level Defy 2 doesn't disappoint. For the aspiring sportive rider or someone looking for their first road bike, its mix of comfort, performance and stable handling is worthy of serious consideration.

An updated version of a Rapha favourite, the Fixed Jacket, the Bomber Jacket is an urban classic designed for life both in the bar and on the bicycle. The jacket has a smart, tailored cut and combines high performance with innovative detailing for a cycling lifestyle.

If you think having a few drinks after a hard race is a welcome reward that won't hurt, there are researchers that disagree. You will suffer for days, they say, and there are other nasty effects that will hurt your cycling.

Bradley Wiggins has slammed the planned shake-up to the program for the 2012 London Olympics, saying that it would kill off track endurance cycling. Cycling’s world governing body said last month it was planning a radical shakeup of the Olympic Games track schedule which could mean female cyclists gain parity with their male counterparts.

So it is at this time of year that I usually contemplate a ‘Winter Jacket’. Up until this point it would be fair to say that whatever it is be it shoes, coat, shirt, boots whatever… I always seem to just make do with what I have and generally suffer throughout the winter pilling on the layers to try and keep warm and dry.

On the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, tens of thousands of people will flow through the streets of London to demonstrate their support for a safe climate future for all. And you can join in by cycling from Bristol and Swindon to take part in the biggest ever demonstration in support of action on climate change.

Due to popular demand, and no doubt the surge of popularity of classic styled fixed gear and single speed road bikes, Selle San Marco have re-released a range of three of their classic saddle designs; named the Vintage line, it consists of the Rolls, the Concor, and as tested here, the Regal.

The promoters of the Cycle Show are peddling the notion that cyclists are more attractive than other sportsmen As well as giving you thighs of steel and an unhealthy interest in gear ratios and carbon fibre widgets, did you realise that an interest in cycling will make you more attractive to the opposite sex? Well, a PR-generated "survey" claims so, meaning it must be true, right?

This year's Cycle Show, officially the UK's biggest bicycle symposium, is making a special attempt to appeal to women, with "female-friendly features" including fashion shows and women-only maintenance sessions. But the absence of a queue for the ladies' loos at the Earl's Court venue, in London, spoke volumes about the male-dominated cycling fraternity. Women were outnumbered 20 to 1 at the trade-only opening day, suggesting the bike world has some way to go before getting the Fawcett Society's seal of approval.

In the first of a new series of blog columns, Susan Greenwood looks back on some of this summers' riding and previews some of the hottest MTB and road biking trips over the winter

Usually – by which I mean “always,” as far as I know – when someone does a bike giveaway, they have a certain bike in mind. You either win it, or you don’t. If you’re a roadie, maybe a new MTB doesn’t really trip your breaker. Or vice-versa. Or maybe as a hardcore cyclocross guy you’ve been wondering when someone’s going to give away anything but the lowest of the low end cyclocross bikes. Well, this is the contest of your dreams, buckaroo. Consider the following hotness, if you will, and begin to obsess about which you would choose if you win (click any of the photos to see them up close and personal):

It's solid and practical, if a little heavy. But will people be able to resist stealing it? Next summer, 6,000 bikes will be distributed around 400 locations in central London as part of the capital's cycle-hire scheme. A great idea, but I'm a bikie so what about the bike? At the London Cycle Show last weekend I took one for a spin.

A dedicated crossing to make life easier and safer for pedestrians and cyclists negotiating the A41 has just been completed in Watford. The crossing at the junctions of Woodmere Avenue and Westlea Avenue now forms part of National Cycle Network route 6/61, which links Watford and St Albans.

2009 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will be joined by Lance Armstrong in France tomorrow for the unveiling of the 2010 route by organisers of cycling’s biggest race. Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck, who finished second, and Mark Cavendish are also expected at the Paris ceremony, according to the Associated Press.

In my hometown, group rides are in full-swing. There is one scheduled every night of the week except Friday. One of the things that I appreciate about them is that it doesn’t matter what level of rider you are, you can always find the right ride for you. Monday nights are for beginners. The pace is comfortable and allows riders to experience the joy of being out on the bike with others as well as to learn riding skills within a close knit bunch. Even though I’m not a beginner, I enjoy going on these rides to encourage the new ones and to help set the pace.

I am a terrible descender. Well, maybe not terrible. But I certainly would not call it a strong point in my repertoire of mountain bike throwing stars and nun-chucks. I do not know how many times I have eked out a lead over a competitor while climbing, only to have that lead squandered away when the trail goes downward. It’s vexing. Terribly vexing.

I have recently taken up running again. It is my first time running in 2009. I had no idea what to expect of the outcome, but I decided to venture into the “dark side” of running in order to get some of the off-season energy released.

A description of what IronLegs is all about... Somewhere, someday, there had to be a cycling revolution on the internet. The time is now and the place is here. Well, to be precise, the place is over at IronLegs.co.uk. IronLegs.co.uk is a new community driven website where cycling blog authors can post links to their new articles and cycling article readers can post links to any great new cycling related article that they have discovered on the internet.

So there I am, sitting on my bike at Blossom and Winton, enjoying the choicest evening of the year (this despite repeated hysterical warnings of the "thunderstorms with hail!!!" variety screaming from the radio all day--and blue skies at sunset). I'm in the center lane, waiting for the light to change, when I hear a voice from behind.

The International Cycling Union has rubbished claims that the Astana team received preferential treatment in drug tests at this year's Tour de France.

If you’re a fan of professional cycling, I cannot understand why you don’t understand a) that people dope and b) WHY they dope. I also don’t understand people who actually believe the whole peloton is clean, but that’s a completely different issue (one that’s already been proven wrong). Anyway, the point is that if you’re a fan of sports, any sport (it doesn’t matter which one), you should not EVER be surprised when a an athlete (from any sport) tests positive.