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General News, News - May 22, 2020

Tweets of the Week: Mark Cavendish's birthday, Mo Salah on a bike and Jolanda Neff changes the game

Some of the best tweets from the cycling world this week (Picture: Twitter/@MoSalah)

Cycling social media has given us some very special moments this year, as it's been one of the main ways we've been able to stay in contact with the pros.

In Pantani's shadow: The plight of Italian cycling

CESENATICO, ITALY - NOVEMBER 08: Italian cyclist Marco Pantani, Tour de France and Giro d'Italia race winner in 1998, attends a TV interview at his family house on November 8, 1998 in Cesenatico, Italy. Pantani, 34, was found dead February 14, 2004 in his hotel room in Rimini, Italy. His death was ruled accidental - the result of a drug overdose - but his family has long contested those findings, suspecting foul play. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

On one side of the door the light is golden and vibrant, the glow provided by Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartali, Felice Gimondi and so many other legends of Italian cycle sport, their exploits captured in grainy black and white images. On the other side, it’s much darker, the gloom heightened by the Nosferatu-shaped shadow cast […]

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General News, News - May 21, 2020

What councils across the UK are doing to get more people on bikes during lockdown

A London cyclist uses the expanded cycle path in Park Lane (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Cyclists were given reason to be cautiously optimistic earlier this month when the government announced a major investment in two-wheeled transport as the country looks to easing lockdown.

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General News, News - May 21, 2020

Using phones, excessive speeds and increased numbers among reasons cyclists banned from Richmond Park during lockdown

Richmond Park in west London (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Staff at London’s Richmond Park witnessed cyclists using their phones, excessive speeds and an increase number of riders, prior to the closure during the coronavirus lockdown.

Floyd Landis responds after Lance Armstrong calls him a ‘piece of s***’ in new documentary

Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong at the 2005 Tour de France (Photo: JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

Floyd Landis has responded after Lance Armstrong called him a “piece of s***” in a new documentary.

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Tweets of the Week: Mark Cavendish's birthday, Mo Salah on a bike and Jolanda Neff changes the game

In Pantani's shadow: The plight of Italian cycling

What councils across the UK are doing to get more people on bikes during lockdown

Using phones, excessive speeds and increased numbers among reasons cyclists banned from Richmond Park during lockdown

Floyd Landis responds after Lance Armstrong calls him a ‘piece of s***’ in new documentary

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