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An Email From The CTC / Jon Snow

By Andrew on January 21, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

“Dear CTC supporter At the beginning of next week, your MP will have a chance to make not only a difference to cycling but also to the future health and economy of the country. As CTC’s research issued today has shown, with ambition, leadership and long-term funding commitment […]

Cycling The Camino De Santiago… In The ‘Wrong’ Direction

By Andrew on October 19, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

Not that I have done this yet, but it is part of next year’s plan to cycle along the Eurovelo 3 from Santiago de Compostela to Trondheim (and beyond, along the Eurovelo 1 to North Cape). Yesterday’s trip to London (see previous post / video) allowed me a […]

CTC’s Space For Cycling Campaign

By Andrew on April 18, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

CTC are calling on local councils to make our roads safe and inviting so everyone can cycle. What is the Space for Cycling campaign calling for? Watch the video below (& then visit the Space for Cycling website for further instructions!)

…And A Video On Cycling From The President! (Of The CTC…)

By Andrew on May 17, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

“Don’t Let the EU Parliament Ignore 100 Million Cyclists”

By Andrew on December 13, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Here’s an urgent message from the European Cyclists’ Federation (the ECF) which I support whole-heartedly! “There are 35 million daily cyclists in Europe. There are more than 100 million Europeans who cycle regularly. Yet the European Institutions are failing to take cycling seriously as a mode of Transport. […]

‘Crossing Europe On A Bike Called Reggie’: The CTC Review

By Andrew on November 11, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Judging A Book By Its Improved Cover

By Andrew on June 23, 2012 • ( 8 Comments )

In the recent CTC review of Good Vibrations, Chris Peck noted ‘Never judge a book by its cover‘ before going on to extol the virtues of the read (‘I can’t recommend a better book for inspiration‘). Others have made similar comments about the cover (‘why choose a litter-strewn, […]

Good Vibrations: “Full Of Humorous Asides, Observations & Anecdotes”

By Andrew on May 31, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

“‘Never judge a book by its cover’ to which I would add: ‘nor its title’. I embarked on this book a little wearily but was quickly won over by Andrew Sykes’s engaging, self-deprecating style. His account of his transformation from daily cycle commuter to trans-European long distance cyclist […]

Cycling Plus; 10 Steps To Touring

By Andrew on May 27, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

If you go down to your local newsagent today, you’re sure of a big surprise. Well, a nice little one at least. A couple of months ago, I was interviewed by a journalist called David Motton who writes for Britain’s top-selling cycling magazine, Cycling Plus. He was in […]