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Link to The best cycling bar in Belgium? Calling in at Bar Gidon
Frederik Penne proudly holds his Lotte Kopecky World Championships jersey

The best cycling bar in Belgium? Calling in at Bar Gidon

Ex-professional Frederik Penne's bar is a pit-stop for pros, a party for fans, and a celebration of cycling culture. We paid him a visit.

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Link to How to take the macho out of your group ride
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How to take the macho out of your group ride

Could you make your club run more friendly and welcoming by introducing a bit of matriarchal thinking? The New Forest Off Road Club tells us how to do it

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Link to Upload your cycling photos and be featured on our GCN shows
Dan Lloyd and Si Richardson regular GCN presenters on The GCN Show

Upload your cycling photos and be featured on our GCN shows

We'd love to hear about your latest cycling experiences, whether it's a genius hack or your latest bike project. Here's how you can share them with us

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Link to 10 types of cyclists we all know
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10 types of cyclists we all know

From the one who always punctures to the one who always get lost, we can all recognise these rider stereotypes

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Link to 3,000 bikes and counting: The one-man mission to get kids on bikes for free
Mike Jones in his garden

3,000 bikes and counting: The one-man mission to get kids on bikes for free

When he's not caring for his wife, Mike Jones fixes bikes and gives them away, free of charge. GCN pays him a visit at his centre of operations: a small garden shed behind his house in Newport, Wales

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Link to British Cycling partners with Trek to provide 500 bikes to community
Trek will provide 500 bikes, most of which will be for children and young people

British Cycling partners with Trek to provide 500 bikes to community

Trek will provide new bikes as part of a new three-year partnership

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Link to Geraint Thomas Cycling Trust set to get 5,000 children on bikes by 2028
Geraint Thomas has recently signed a new two-year deal with Ineos Grenadiers, but is increasingly involved in his off-bike ventures

Geraint Thomas Cycling Trust set to get 5,000 children on bikes by 2028

Charitable trust set up by 2018 Tour de France champion helps disabled children, young carers and disadvantaged areas over five projects in England and Wales

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Link to Wiggle Chain Reaction Cycles goes into administration
Wiggle CRC entered administration on Friday

Wiggle Chain Reaction Cycles goes into administration

Sports retailing giant filed for appointment of administrators on Friday

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Link to Powered by kindness: This worldwide movement is making cycling more accessible
Cycling Without Age braving the cold in Norway

Powered by kindness: This worldwide movement is making cycling more accessible

Since 2011, Ole Kassow’s idea to make cycling more inclusive has grown from a Copenhagen experiment to a worldwide movement. We spoke to him to hear more

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Link to 39 days and counting: In India, the longest bike rally in history rolls on
Samajwadi Party bicycle rally

39 days and counting: In India, the longest bike rally in history rolls on

A political party in India is using a 100-day bicycle rally to raise support and reach voters

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Link to Free bikes for students moved off university campus due to unsafe accommodation
The buildings set to close include parts of the famous Ziggurats

Free bikes for students moved off university campus due to unsafe accommodation

Following the discovery of unsafe concrete, the University of East Anglia has moved 170 students off campus, with each receiving a free bike voucher

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Link to Dangerous e-bikes: Trade-in scheme falls flat in New York
We bought the cheapest e-bike on Amazon to see if it's any good

Dangerous e-bikes: Trade-in scheme falls flat in New York

Despite fire risks, only two bikes have been traded in for more reputable models, leaving potentially dangerous batteries on the streets

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Link to 'Life is like a bicycle' – Bride and groom ride to their wedding
Rubie and Joseph on their way to the ceremony

'Life is like a bicycle' – Bride and groom ride to their wedding

The couple from Nairobi, Kenya, have gone viral after riding to the ceremony on busy roads

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Link to Five-year-old boy completes 60km cycling race
Michael Greenway and Canadian former pro Ryder Hesjedal

Five-year-old boy completes 60km cycling race

Michael Greenway, a boy from West Vancouver, Canada, completed the race on a mountain bike with 20 inch wheels

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Link to Interview: Andrew Lannigan founds cycling club for visually impaired cyclists
A tandem from EXS, spotted at Paris-Brest-Paris

Interview: Andrew Lannigan founds cycling club for visually impaired cyclists

We spoke to the founder of a new tandem club for visually impaired cyclists in Ayrshire, Scotland

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Link to Boston, USA offers free bike riding lessons to children
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Boston, USA offers free bike riding lessons to children

City's Mayor Michelle Wu launches initiative to boost physical activity and share cycling life skills

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