Articles relating to: cycling
On yer bike: modern day suffragettes campaign for safer cycling
As the celebrations got under way for this week’s International Women’s Day, I led 20 women in tweeds, sizeable Edwardian hats and scarves on a Suffragette bike tour of Manchester, organised by transport charity Sustrans and Manchester Bike Tours.
Photo gallery: Great Manchester Cycle
Ahead of this month’s Great Manchester Cycle, Northern Soul‘s Head Photographer Chris Payne shares some of his shots of last year’s event.
New Infrastructure Act: a fantastic opportunity for cycling
Rosslyn Colderley is the North West Regional Director for Sustrans, a charity which helps more people to walk, cycle or use public transport for short journeys. Here she writes for Northern Soul.
Small Talk: BikeRight!
Do you remember cycling round a playground, following the lines of a tennis court/netball court/football pitch after school and learning cycling proficiency?
What is wrong with Manchester’s cycle routes?
I’ve lived in Manchester for nearly three years, cycling to work nearly every day. Although very little will stop me from riding my various bikes, it’s a perpetually frustrating experience. Broadly speaking, the cycle routes inside the M60 are rubbish. Complete rubbish.
Space4cycling: a National Campaign for Safer Cycling
Northern Soul recently published its charter for safer cycling in the North of England called Cycle for Change. Gary Dawes from space4cycling writes about a national initiative aiming to “create the conditions where anyone can cycle anywhere”.
The Tour De France in Yorkshire: Northern Soul was there
Now I understand. I really understand.
I’ve been there. Ridden the course. Sampled the atmosphere. Then I saw the Tour De France.
Riding the North with an aspiring Paralympian
Some champions are born, some are made and some have far more circuitous routes.
Welcome to the Jumble Drome
I was simply following Garry’s advice. I showed up, queued up, paid up and wandered in.
The Audaxity Of It
It never ceases to amaze me just how many sub-cultures there are in cycling.
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