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Celebrate Bike Week with a family ride!

June 2, 2023

By Robin Tucker

Bike Week 2023, from 5 to 11 June, is the 100th annual celebration of all things cycling. There are few places better to cycle than Oxfordshire, and cycling groups will be

Parking your bike at Oxford station

May 25, 2023

By Andy Chivers

Cycle parking at Oxford station is in a woeful state. The knee-deep piles of leaves from last autumn made the station bike parking area look desperately neglected.

Pothole hazards

May 19, 2023

By Alison Hill

On 30 April the Oxford Mail reported that there had been 135 personal injury claims submitted to Oxfordshire County Council over the last year. One of the leading causes was

Cyclox is 20 years old

May 11, 2023

By Andy Chivers

In September 2003 a small group of cycle campaigners held the first meeting of Cyclox. The group had its origins in Oxford Friends of the Earth. The first campaign was for

Older riders: what they need

May 3, 2023

By Emily Kerr

In last week’s On My Bike, I shared stories of older Oxford cyclists. This week I’m focusing on two older people who have great ideas about improving access for bikes and

Older woman cycling in Woodstock Road, Oxford

Older riders: why they love cycling

April 28, 2023

By Emily Kerr

In the UK, just 1% of journeys by adults age 65+ are by bicycle. But in Holland, it’s a quarter. Many older people love cycling: for health, convenience and enjoyment – and

Kathryn McNicoll, Cyclox trustee, on bike with trailer

Celebrating three award-winning women in cycling

April 20, 2023

By Alison Hill and Kathryn McNicoll

Three Oxfordshire women were nominated for Cycling UK’s 100 Women in Cycling 2022 and here we celebrate their achievements.

Faringdon’s Farcycles get local people cycling

April 12, 2023

By Mark Harrison

How can local communities encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to choose bicycles for everyday travel? Faringdon in Oxfordshire has a shining example of this in

pedestrian tunnel at Botley Road rail bridge

Bikes and the Botley Road closure

April 8, 2023

By Lois Muddiman

After months of anticipation, the first 6-month closure of the Botley Road at Oxford railway station will begin on Tuesday 11 April. This is when work starts to divert 11

Kidical Mass cyclists assembled in Broad Street Oxford

Oxford’s Kidical Mass

March 30, 2023

By Owen McKnight

Did you see a parade of children cycling joyfully through Oxford at the weekend? Maybe you heard them ringing their bells, chanting and singing? This was Oxford’s second

We want active travel, not new roads

March 23, 2023

By Chris Church

Earlier in March the government announced a massive £200 million cut to the active travel budget in England. The government has also delayed its roads programme. Many

Small child on bike in East Oxford LTN road

Whose freedom are we talking about?

March 15, 2023

By Robin Tucker

Let’s talk about freedom. On 18 February, around 2,000 people descended on Oxford to protest for freedom and against traffic filters. What concerns us here is their view of

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