Monthly Archives: January 2012

Support £5million Sustainable Transport Bid

Posted on January 31, 2012 by TonyR

Derby City Council are bidding for £5 million of funding from the Department for Transport for developments in sustainable travel. To help secure the funding, the project needs letters of support from the people of Derby and from businesses which … Continue reading →

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Support the Derby Multi Sports Arena including the Velodrome and Closed Road Cycle Circuit

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin

Deadline: Wed 8th February 2012 The new Derby Multi Sports Arena will be next to Pride Park Stadium and will include a 250m indoor Velodrome and a 1.5km closed road circuit; it is absolutely stunning, inside and out and will … Continue reading →

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Think twICE – cycling in cold conditions

Posted on January 23, 2012 by IanD

There is a campaign based in Bristol by LifeCycle to raise awareness of the issues of cycling in icy weather. The aim of the campaign is to highlight the hazards of cycling in icy conditions and to offer information and … Continue reading →

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Velodrome – Fantastic

Posted on January 20, 2012 by TonyR

On Wednesday evening I saw plans for the new Derby Multi Sports Arena, which incorporates a Velodrome, a sports hall big enough for 12 badminton courts, a 125 item gym, and outside a 1.5km closed cycle road circuit. It is … Continue reading →

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Punctures

Posted on January 4, 2012 by LesS

Since you can now buy a new inner tube in the Pound Shop for (guess what?) ……… £1, is it worth repairing punctured inner tubes any longer?

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January 2012 minutes

Posted on January 4, 2012 by admin

Minutes of meeting Derby Cycling Group Tuesday 3rd January 2012 Brunswick Present: Tony Roelich, Dave Clasby, Les Sims, Martin Aldred, Ian Alexander, Nigel Aspdin, John Palmer (Chair). Ian Dent, Apologies Lucy Care, Ian Care, Vijaya Ramisetti

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Minutes from December 2011 member’s meeting

Posted on January 4, 2012 by admin

Minutes of meeting Derby Cycling Group Tuesday 6th December 2011 Brunswick Present: Tony Roelich, Dave Clasby, Les Sims (Chair), Martin Aldred, Martin Quarton, Ian Alexander, Nigel Aspdin, Ian Care. Vijaya Ramisetti, John Palmer. Apologies Lucy Care, Ian Dent, Jean Baird.

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European Platform on Mobility Management

Posted on January 3, 2012 by IanD

There appears to be a lot of useful information on the mix of transport types used in various cities across the UK and Europe (with a few others worldwide) which is documented at http://epomm.eu/ In particular there is a map … Continue reading →

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