cycling

Work to provide an improved cycling and walking route between Central Park and Honicknowle is now complete.

Part-funded by the Department for Transport through its Cycle Safety Fund (which is administered by Sustrans), the scheme will allow more people to discover, or rediscover, the joys of cycling.

Designed by Plymouth City Council’s highways contractor Amey, the new cycling...

Families will soon be able to enjoy some of the best views in the city from their saddles, thanks to improvements being made along Plymouth’s spectacular waterfront cycle route.

Work on the route, which is part of National Cycle Network Route 27 and connects the Barbican, the Hoe, Millbay and Royal William Yard, began on Monday 15 September.

A new contraflow cycle lane will run...

Plymouth's Team Sky cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has received notification from the sport’s governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), asking him to explain suspect blood values dating back to September 2012, according to The Sunday Times .

The date concerned is three months before Tiernan-Locke became a member of the hugely successful team.

The 28-year-old 2012...

Ambitious proposals to improve cycling access to Dartmoor National Park have received £4.4 of Government funding today.

Devon County Council and Dartmoor National Park, who are leading the successful bid, have welcomed the announcement by the Department for Transport.

The project will open up access to the moor by improving and completing a number of multi-use trails on...

Women interested in cycling can go one step further as Plymouth City Council are looking for more ride leaders to lead women-only bike rides.

The Breeze cycling scheme, established by British Cycling and supported by Sports England, is the biggest cycling programme in the UK to be aimed at women. It aims to provide social group bike rides to help more women feel confident and...

Plymouth's plan to get more people peddling along the waterfront is firing up with specialists Rockets and Rascals awarded the contract to set up a cycle hire service.

The company was the winning bidder in a procurement bid to run a service beneath the arches at Commercial Wharf and at Royal William Yard's Firestone Arches as part of the Coastal Communities Fund package.

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Plymouth City Council is getting ready to hit the road again for the second phase of its ‘Plymotion on your Doorstep’ campaign.

Travel advisors will be out visiting local residents in the west of the city, chatting about how they get from A to B and giving advice on the different travel options available to them. People will be able to get help with planning their journeys and find...

Plymouth is bidding for Government funding to provide improved cycling and walking links through the city centre and along its spectacular waterfront.

As one of the cities applying for a ‘City Deal’, Plymouth has been given the opportunity to bid for a share of up to £30 million being made available through the Department for Transport’s Cycle City Ambition Grant. The grant scheme...

Nearly three thousand people took to their bikes to enjoy the first big Sky Ride event of 2013 in Plymouth on Sunday (12 May).

A sea of florescent bibs could be seen at Central Park today as thousands got on their bikes to enjoy Plymouth's second Sky Ride city event.

Joining professional Team Sky cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke cyclists of all ages and abilities took part in the...

Plymouth is once again kicking off the cycling season with its second big Sky Ride city event taking place in Central Park. Last year 7,000 people took to their bikes to enjoy the sunny extravaganza on Plymouth Hoe and we hope as many will join us again.

Sky Ride Plymouth is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy traffic free paths by bike with family and friends. At 10am the two mile...