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There’s clearly a growing enthusiasm for the sport but our experts crunched the numbers to see if this is just more middle-aged men in lycra (Mamils).
Cycling could be a major part of the solution to London’s transport problems – it’s a shame the main mayoral candidates don’t see it that way.
Studying how athletes’ bones contort during exercise is helping scientists understand which exercise is best for maintaining healthy bones as we age.
Rinsing your mouth with a sports drink and then spitting it out can improve performance.
The NSW government agenda would deny the ‘right to the city’, that network of diverse communities, practices and places which give rise to the convivial and inclusive potential of cities.
New South Wales’ new tougher bike laws reveal an ongoing war of the roads.
Cyclists have voiced their opposition to some aspects of the Go Together package to ensure their safety on NSW roads.
What does it take to keep a bicycle upright and moving, without crashing?
Health risks loom as weekend athletes aiming to beat their mates become a new frontline for anti-doping.
Bike sharing has huge potential benefits - even for people who don’t use them.
Cycling has been on the look out for mini engines in bike frames, and it may have come up trumps. But it might be missing a trick to invigorate the sport.
It’s up to state governments to ensure urban planning rules properly reflect both the desires of residents in the 21st century and the principles of sustainability.
Proposed changes to anti-doping are likely to increase WADA’s powers, but in the search to detect doping athletes, the innocent are likely to be punished along with the guilty.
Where can sport go when performance-related doping always seems one step ahead? The WADA report should open the door to a more rational future.
An advocate for the power of innovation to improve the world offers some cautions.
The way we get around has been revolutionised over the past half a century. But old habits die hard.
Cycling has flatlined in Australia since 2011, with many people citing safety concerns as the main reason not to ride. Wider recognition of cyclists’ right to be on the roads would help to boost the numbers.
The evidence is in: cars are a risk to public health, and we need to find alternatives.
It’s not enough to be an elite athlete these days, you have to construct your own narrative for success.
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health, Victoria University
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Chris Rissel is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Professor of Human Geography, The University of Queensland
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Associate professor, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Researcher, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor and Head of Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research, Monash University
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Professor of Transport, University of Westminster
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Sydney