Tag Archives: COVID-19

Halfords has reportedly confirmed plans to close up to 60 stores and garages. The retailer is accelerating plans to withdraw from one in ten of its sites, and said it hoped to move staff to other branches, reports the Guardian, but the closures could lead to hundreds of job losses. …

A new digital start-up, Rafflebike, has launched, offering riders the chance to win high-end bikes for ‘no more than the price of a cyclist’s morning coffee stop’. With a range of prizes to be won through regular draws, road cyclists, trail riders, weekend cyclists and commuters have a chance to …

COVID-19 has shaken up our lives in a way no-one could have imagined six months ago, including the way we shop. Thankfully for the cycling industry, bike shops were a notable exception to stores that were told to temporarily close when lockdown was announced, and while some did shut their …

i-ride will be holding one-to-one presentations, throughout July and August, with stockists from all over the UK to show off new, 2021 ranges from Orro Bikes, Fulcrum Wheels, Northwave, SeaSucker, Token and more. Adam Glew, marketing manager, said: “We felt it was correct to cancel our planned product launch day …

The Electric Cycle Company (ECC) is moving to a 4,000 square foot, carbon-neutral premises in Edinburgh. Boogie, host of Forth 1’s Breakfast Show, joined Neill Hope, MD of the Electric Cycle Company, to launch a crowdfunding campaign to renovate the building into a new store and workshop, the “biggest e-bike …

Not-for-profit organisations across West Yorkshire are being invited to bid for grants of up to £5,000 to support people in their communities to cycle to work. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s community grants scheme, part of its CityConnect programme aimed at encouraging more people to travel by bike and on …

New research for the West Yorkshire Combined Authority shows how the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing the travel choices people in West Yorkshire are making. The Combined Authority carried out the research to understand how the pandemic has changed working and travel patterns and to start to assess the longer-term trends that will influence …

Cycling UK has launched its annual Women’s Festival of Cycling aimed at encouraging more women to cycle. Although the number of women cycling has increased during lockdown, men are still cycling nearly twice as much as women, and fears that cycling can be dangerous are often cited as a factor …

Organisers of Sea Otter Classic have created Sea Otter Play presented by Continental – aiming to unite all of Sea Otter’s global celebrations and connect cyclists around the world with brands. Sea Otter Classic 2020 has now been cancelled after originally being postponed due to concerns surrounding COVID-19. “The Sea …

The COVID-19 crisis must lead to wholesale changes in Britain’s cycling network, says Brompton CEO Will Butler-Adams. Butler-Adams called for investment in cycle lanes and bike superhighways over projects such as HS2 in an interview with Steven Day, co-founder of 100% renewable energy supplier Pure Planet. He acknowledged the vast …