Manchester city centre will host ten days of free cycling events starting on Friday June 5 and ending on Sunday June 14.

At Manchester’s Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative, cheerful and speedy services are par for the course, whether you’re competing in an event or a part-time pootler.

Paralympic cyclist Colin Lynch has taken to Indiegogo to raise money for a new prosthetic leg which will help propel him towards Rio 2016.

Last year Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead cut a frustrated figure when a tactical stalemate saw her miss out on a rainbow jersey at the World Championships – and she’s determined not to see history repeat itself this summer.

A cyclist has died after a collision with a car, which left him with fatal injuries, in Wigan yesterday.

Dame Sarah Storey, 11-times a paralympic gold medallist in cycling and swimming, is hopeful that a thrilling debut for women’s cycling at the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire will lead to even more integration with men’s tours and road races.

Setting off from All Saint’s Park on June 12, people will be allowed to hang out as bare as they please enjoying music, body painting and other activities before cycling through the city.

The 25-year-old, who has lived in Withington for the past four years, ended up purchasing a bike off eBay and booking a ticket to America, where he would spent the most memorable year of his life.

Wigan-based Olympian Sir Bradley Wiggins will return to Lee Valley VeloPark, the scene of his historic London 2012 triumph, to attempt to beat the current record of 52.4 kilometres (32.5 miles) set by Australian Rohan Dennis in xx.

Over the weekend of April 18-19 the world’s biggest and best BMX stars will descend on the National Cycling Centre to compete in the first of the World Cup’s five legs.

Up to 16 students (eight boys and eight girls) will then pedal the same weekend as the world’s best riders, something NCC BMX development coach Andy Adkin said was vital for growing the sport.