Vote4Cycling.com.au is a non-partisan campaign asking all candidates in the 24 March 2007 NSW State election their views on cycling and to commit to increased resources and support if they are elected. This web site has been supported by the Cycling Promotion Fund (CPF) a body funded by bicycle industry members to enable the industry [...]

The Age: From Dairy Milk to a downhill slide
Lance Armstrong has a lot to answer for as Lycra louts invade the lounge room. Men could never get into Pilates. Why? Not enough stuff to buy. How many yoga mats and pairs of Thai fisherman pants can you have? That’s why blokes love cycling. Ride for [...]

Special Message regarding Mathew Rex
As many would have heard Cycling SA member Mathew Rex was involved in a terrible traffic crash last Saturday. The following message has been provided to Cycling SA by Max Stevens (Elite Sports Properties/CSC-Team O’Grady): “From Mat Rex and his family I would just like to say [...]

Financial Express: Bicycle kingdom being replaced by sleek autos
Amid the unprecedented economic boom, Chinese people are shunning bicycles and becoming car crazy as the number of privately owned vehicles zoomed 18.8% last year. The number of privately owned motor vehicles rose 18.8% year-on-year to 22 million in China in 2006, the National Bureau of Statistics [...]

Media Release: World Bicycle Relief Spreads the Power of Bicycles Far Beyond the Race
Watching 144 of the best athletes in the world speed their way to the finish line of the Amgen Tour of California is an amazing sight. It is hard to imagine a world in which 24 of those athletes — more than [...]

Adjudication No. 1344 (adjudicated February 2007)
The Australian Press Council has upheld a complaint by Mark Robinson about a report in the Daily Telegraph in which 1000 bicyclists on a Sydney protest ride, which blocked city peak-hour traffic for an hour, were described as “selfish fools”. The mobile phone number of the ride organiser was [...]

Media Release: IMBA Supports Bicycle-Friendly Virginia Wilderness Bill
Representatives of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the Virginia Wilderness Committee (VWC) strongly support legislation introduced in Congress to protect parts of the Jefferson National Forest in southern Virginia as Wilderness and National Scenic Area. The legislation preserves important natural resources while allowing bicyclists to continue [...]

Adelaide Advertiser: Laws on hold – for two years
Major laws on child sex crimes, suppression orders and criminal justice reform are yet to come into effect up to two years after they were passed by Parliament. (Want to post a comment on this story? AdelaideNow would like to hear what you have to say. [...]

Cambridge Evening News: Father rides to the rescue over bicycle
A student was reunited with her stolen bike after her dad made a 360-mile trip to come to the rescue. Mitali Manuel, a law student at New Hall, Cambridge, lost her treasured Raleigh bike when it was stolen from a cycle rack outside her college [...]

Townsville Bulletin: Bicycle blues
Bicycles have been linked to a spate of serious crimes around the twin cities and police are urging the public to do their bit. Bicycles have become the vehicle of choice for many Townsville criminals and careless owners are aiding the covert activity. Northern Region police project officer Sergeant Greg [...]