On Sunday July 5th, a twenty-strong team of architects and urban designers from LHC’s Exeter and Plymouth studios will cycle across Devon to raise funds for one of the UK’s oldest charities, Devon based Hannahs.
The team will cycle an impressive 58 miles and climb 3750 feet of rolling Devon hills, raising money towards a new £11,000 all-terrain wheelchair that will get more kids and...
Cyclists are being asked to take “Moor care” when out and about in Dartmoor National Park this summer with the launch of a cyclists code of conduct.
The National Park has seen a steady increase in the popularity of cycling, both “off road” along moorland bridleways and designated trails, as well as a boom in road cycling across Dartmoor.
As part of its preparations for Bike Week 2015 (running 13 – 21 June), the national cycling charity, CTC has found that almost half of Britain’s commuters live within an ‘easily cycle-able’ distance from their place of work (0-5 miles away). If they aren’t already enjoying a ride to work, CTC’s survey responses suggest that millions of more commuters would feel much better for making the...
Local pro-cyclist Charlotte Green will open this year’s Sky Ride Plymouth event on Sunday 31 May.
Charlotte, a member of the Great Britain Cycling Team, will be joining thousands of people from across the region for the closed road cycling event, starting and finishing at Saltram.
The 20-year-old from Cornwall joined the team’s Olympic Academy Programme in 2013 and has since...
Saltram House is to be the venue for Sky Ride, Plymouth’s biggest cycling event of the year. On 31 May, the streets will be closed to traffic as thousands of people descend on the city in celebration of all things cycling.
One of fifteen major events taking place across the country this summer, Sky Ride Plymouth will be a brilliant day out. Since 2009, the number of cyclists in...
Plymouth City Council has been awarded £242,000 to improve walking and cycling links between the Plym Valley Trail and Saltram Countryside Park.
The funding forms part of a larger award made by the Department for Transport’s Cycle Ambition Fund to Devon County Council’s ‘Granite and Gears’ project, which aims to improve cycling access to Dartmoor from across the county.
Entry is now open for the South West’s first ever city centre based Gran Fondo cycling event, taking place on 31st May 2015 (already 650 participants signed up).
Not only the first sportive event to be hosted in Plymouth, but also the first Gran Fondo to be hosted in the UK.
A choice of two routes The Gran Fondo route covers 100 miles across picturesque Devon and Cornwall,...
New funding has been secured for cycling in Devon, as the County Council announces that cycle trips in parts of the county have risen by over 20% in the past year.
Devon County Council has received a further £675,000 from the Department for Transport to fund more schemes as part of the Granite and Gears project, which aims to develop a network of multi-use trails to open up access to...
Every year, the world’s largest timed cycle race, the Cape Town Cycle Tour, takes place in South Africa around the breath-taking scenic Cape Peninsula and as many as 35,000 cyclists take part in the 109 Km (68m) event.
This year, Hein Scheffer, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development and Kevin Baber, Chief Operating Officer at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, joined...
Families can now enjoy some of the best views in the city from their saddles, thanks to improvements along Plymouth’s spectacular waterfront cycle route.
The route is part of National Cycle Network Route 27 and connects the Barbican, the Hoe, Millbay and Royal William Yard.
A new contraflow cycle lane now runs eastwards along Madeira Road, from the mini roundabout junction with...
