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Watford Council has launched Hertfordshire’s first bike share scheme and a digital travel app, in the first wave of its “transport revolution”. The new and free travel app, named ‘Travel Watford’, is available on iOS and Android phones and already has over 600 individual downloads. It draws on large banks …

Highways England has delivered a £10 million boost to cycleways across the East of England in the last five years in a bid to encourage more people to out into the great outdoors and onto their bikes. As a part of Highways England’s Cycle, Safety and Integration Designated Funds programme, …

Organisers of Mountain Mayhem have cancelled the event, citing concerns of the coronavirus. The event was due to be held at Marston Lodge from 19th-21st June, but will now be postponed until 2021. Jill Greenfield, owner and organiser of Mountain Mayhem, said: “We always take out our insurance policy just …

Canyon has launched a motorised version of its Pathlite trekking bike: the Pathlite:ON. The brand says its latest release is designed for “adventure without limits”, built around a “robust, high-grade” aluminium frame with integrated battery and motor. The new ride also features Supernova lights with high and low beam modes, …

Leatt has launched its first line of 2020 MTB shoes. The new releases include various additions to the brand’s flagship DBX mountain bike range – the 2.0 and 3.0 flat shoes and the 4.0 and 5.0 clip shoes. The range, according to Leatt, does not compromise on style, comfort and …

Milton Keynes-based IBD Corley Cycles celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Rebecca Morley chats to owner Phil Corley as he reflects on professional racing, the rise of the internet and cycling DNA

A survey by Cycleplan, which aimed to understand the health benefits people experienced after taking up cycling, discovered that three-quarters of respondents noticed an improvement in their mental health...

The National Cycle Network could not only provide a potential boost to the cycle industry but also to communities up and down the UK, writes Laura Laker. Leisure and tourist users of the 16,575 miles of the National Cycle Network (NCN) generate £2.5 billion to local economies each year, with …

Namedsport managing director David Hannah speaks to Rebecca Morley about the origins of the sports nutrition company and what it hopes to achieve in the UK market. Named, pronounced Na-med, is an Italian company with a 20-year history of selling health food supplements to the pharmacy chain in Italy. In …