Cycling UK

Portsmouth CTC is part of Cycling UK, a national body previously known as CTC.

The Cycling UK web site contains a lot of information about the Cycling UK, its activities and cycling in general. For example:

  • About Cycling UK - introduces Cycling UK, what it does and why it deserves your support
  • Campaigning - introduces Cycling UK's campaign activities

See below for the current items of national news from Cycling UK. If you use a news reader, you can subscribe directly using link: http://www.cyclinguk.org/rss.xml

  • Safe, accessible and inclusive – making the case for active travel in Wales

    7 July 2025, 11:05 am

    Cycling UK has been speaking up for cycling at the Welsh Labour Conference and the Rhiannon Jade Smith Road Safety Conference – sharing our key messages with policymakers and politicians. Public Affairs Officer Tomos Owens has the lowdown

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  • Bike test: Flat-bar adventure bikes

    4 July 2025, 1:08 pm

    Gravel bikes aren’t the only option for on/off-road bikepacking. Cycling UK’s Digital Product Owner and keen bikepacker Sean Fishpool tests two flat-bar alternatives: the Surly Bridge Club and the Spa Cycles Rove

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  • Travellers’ tales: Canal cruising by bike

    3 July 2025, 10:25 am

    On a multigenerational cycling tour with his father and his son, Cycling UK member Joel Stokoe followed the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath, experiencing everything from scrapyards and warehouses to wildlife and birdsong

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  • Welcome to Cycling UK

    2 July 2025, 1:12 pm

    We work to create happier, healthier and greener lives through cycling

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  • Top 10 tips for cycling in hot weather

    2 July 2025, 8:00 am

    It’s getting hot out there! As temperatures soar in summer, we have some top tips for staying cool while out on a short or longer cycle ride

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  • Group test: Eco-friendly chain lubes

    1 July 2025, 3:11 pm

    Oiling your chain doesn’t have to mean using petrochemicals and PTFEs. Dan Joyce tests four biodegradable alternatives

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  • Summer Raffle 2025

    1 July 2025, 6:00 am

    Win a Raleigh e-bike (worth £2,650!), a cycling holiday & more.

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  • Travellers’ tales: Pedal pushing

    30 June 2025, 10:28 am

    Bruce Alexander joined a mass ride in Haddenham to show the demand for cycling infrastructure

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  • Group Leader course - 16 July 2025 - Stretford

    27 June 2025, 1:38 pm

    Please fill in the form below to register for the Group Leader course - 16 July 2025 - Stretford

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  • Velo-city 2025: An energising week in Poland

    27 June 2025, 8:57 am

    Senior Policy Officer Monica Scigliano recently travelled to Gdańsk, Poland, to attend and speak at annual cycling conference Velo-city. Here, she describes her experience

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