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Cycle for everyone, cycling for anyone. Guiding and coaching in the heart of the South Downs
Winchester, England
Joined February 2016
Having ridden the north side of Cut Gate, we still had to come back and do the south: https://t.co/qtjgIOR57S
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Cut Gate: is it *really* a classic location? We took a trip there last summer to find out: https://t.co/y45PphbG52
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OK, competition time: Where might the UK have spent this £6bn better than subsidising car journeys? https://t.co/1serVtVTI4
In 2022–23, fuel duty rates were frozen in cash terms for the twelfth consecutive year and then cut by a further 5p, leaving it 37% lower than the 2010 rate in real terms. Maintaining these policies for 2023–24 would cost £6 billion.
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And here's part 2 of my #cycletowork film: the return from Horndean to Cosham station. https://t.co/Itfk5UG0Eh
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First #cycletowork film of the year! Went to Horndean last week using three trains and two bike rides! (there are easier ways usually). Part 1 (2 next week) https://t.co/VqdfeI7SuT
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Imagine £0.5million being spent on cycle storage in Winchester...or bus stops...or alternatives to driving.
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Why is @singletrackmag brilliant? Articles like this (read the forum thread linked in the article if you have time):
We asked a bunch of bike brands about how they deal with warranties… https://t.co/Y8mjindKLK
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I think it might show how far I am disconnected from the sport end of road cycling, that I read this and assumed they were talking about *shoes* 🤷🤦♂️
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Has Lance Armstrong become a walking Clickbait?
"The only people that should be asked are the ones who were in the battle with me. I know their answer": Lance Armstrong snaps back at poll asking cycling fans if he should have wins reinstated https://t.co/KPb6FSsV18
#cycling
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Half of drivers say they have "no alternative" but to drive, and are forced to spend 10-20% of income on their car. This isn't freedom, it's dependency. https://t.co/c3eDJYdERZ
theguardian.com
Study finds drivers spending up to a fifth of pre-tax income on running a car as lack of infrastructure deters people from cycling
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When your only vehicle is a hammer, every journey has to be a nail...
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I've been out again! Another cycle to work video from a gloriously cold and sunny Southampton: https://t.co/eJour8lVHM
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Remember I talked about improvements to Portswood in Southampton? There's a petition by people who support it. A good time to let the council know there's support for improving air quality: https://t.co/Bkj7nB8o8f
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Some Monday procrastination for you. We did the Ladybower Loop in the Peak back August. So, here's how a bunch of South Downs riders got on with all those rocks: https://t.co/TD4MfVrSEo
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There's a phrase I often want to use when talking about sustainable travel and driving. I don't because it doesn't work for behaviour change. That phrase is "you lazy fucker!" There. I've said it.
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It appears that some people are trying to mobilise opposition to Portswood being better for people to live in and travel in. So, it's time to mobilise support for it. You don't have to think the plans are perfect, but do support them. because the alternative...
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Now, admittedly, I can't find any data on how many of those casualties are caused by motor vehicle drivers. But last time I checked the collision stats looking for KSI with not motor vehicle involved...didn't find much.
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And while we're talking about a "war on our roads" or a "war on motorists" let's think for a moment about the ~4.7 people killed *every day* on our roads. Let's stop waging a war on them https://t.co/6DMjymiRHT
gov.uk
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