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The Limitlass MTB Festival, hosted by Katie May, Fiona Finnie and Anna Riddell, has been described as a “a huge success” by organisers after it took place last month With a sold-out event hosting 90 women at Glen Tanar, Aberdeenshire, from August 18-20, the festival focused on community, skill-building, and …

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) has launched a new report addressing the issue of road justice. In 2017 the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group conducted a significant inquiry looking at cycling and the justice system. With active travel more important than ever on the policy agenda, they …

Shimano has announced its launch of the second location for this year’s Future Cities campaign, following transformations for London and Berlin last year and Bilbao in July. Urban and leisure cycling has been part of modern city life across the world for decades, yet only recently has widespread recognition of …

GoPro, the action camera brand, has appointed Ultra Sport Europe as its new core distributor. The move has been taken to provide GoPro’s products to a broader audience. Ultra Sport Europe is one of the largest action sports brand distributors in the UK and specialises in the distribution of leading …

Melbourne-based cycling apparel brand Maap has launched the latest update to its Transit collection, a technical range of apparel inspired by life around bikes. Having established itself in on-bike apparel, Maap’s Transit collection takes that formula and applies it to a range of technical streetwear. Maintaining the brand’s approach to …

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