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A chat on the mat with Heather Boyle

Cycling – Opinion Piece by HEATHER BOYLE This year we celebrated 200 years of the bicycle. Next year we will be celebrating 150 years since the first bike race. It’s an exciting time for cycling, our cyclists are on top of the world! We had over 20 European and World level podium […]

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Jan, 07, 2018
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Stayin’ Alive at 1.5 Campaign

Campaign focused on having a defined lateral overtaking space of 1.5 metres, in relation to cyclists, written in to Irish Law. Bicycle specific Minimum Passing Distance Laws (MPDL) are now in place in 28 US states, 2 Canadian Provences, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and is currently being rolled out throughout Australian states and territories. This offers invaluable, lifesaving protection to cyclists.