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TfL has started construction work on a new 4.7-kilometre upgraded cycle route in southwest London. The route is the next stage of TfL’s trial upgrades along the existing Cycle Superhighway 8 (CS8) route and will connect to a section delivered last year between Chelsea Bridge and Lambeth Bridge in central …

London-based tech company Vivacity Labs has secured £5 million of Series A funding in a VC round led by investor Mobeus, with additional funding from existing investors Downing Ventures and London Co-Investment Fund. Vivacity Labs works with government, regional bodies and local councils to rethink and optimise the way traffic …

Panaracer has unveiled its new logo and brand identity. The new visual identity and the brand statement and mission that stand behind it are meant to reflect its ongoing commitment to the bicycle community. The Panaracer logo has been modernised into a ‘sharper, more simple’ form, representing an ever-rolling set …

Giro has launched the new Supernatural gloves, featuring the EIT palm technology by Elastic Interface. The technology delivers the ‘first-ever’ three-dimensional, seamless and elastic palm to be developed for cycling gloves, and takes the protection and comfort of your hands on the handlebars to a ‘whole new level’. Elastic Interface …

World Bicycle Relief is celebrating 2,500 field mechanics trained. The non-profit’s specially designed Buffalo Bikes mobilise communities in rural developing regions across the world where distances are a barrier to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. The mechanics are trained to serve those communities and keep Buffalo Bikes rolling ‘for generations …

As we look ahead to 2020’s BikeBiz Awards, we catch up with last year’s winners to find out what they’ve been up to since

New data from the Bicycle Association Market Data Service, powered by SMS, has highlighted the spiralling value of e-bikes to the UK cycling market

As we look ahead to 2020’s BikeBiz Awards, we catch up with last year’s winners to find out what they’ve been up to since

BikeBiz catches up with David George, CEO of the specialist cycling insurer Bikmo