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2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
A super-fit cycling fanatic is fighting for his life in hospital as his wife begs younger people to ‘understand you are not invincible’ from the deadly Coronavirus. Daniel Schuchman, 40, an IT executive and father-of-four from North London, came down with Covid-19 symptoms last week and was hospitalised three days later. He has now spent … Read more
Cycling to work cuts your risk of dying by a fifth – even with the chance of being knocked of your bike! Cycling cuts risk of heart disease by 21 per cent and cancer by 11 per cent But cycling commuters were 45 per cent more likely to receive significant injury Glasgow University researchers studied … Read more
Traffic congestion cost the UK economy £6.9billion last year with the average driver spending 115 hours stuck in jams Gridlocked roads cost the UK economy £6.9billion last year, figures show In 2019 average road user spent 115 hours stuck in traffic at cost of £894 Worst cities were London, Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Hull … Read more
Chloe Ferry channels her inner Kardashian as she showcases her surgically-enhanced figure in skintight black cycling shorts By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 12:45 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 12:48 GMT, 5 March 2020 She has spent more than £50,000 on cosmetic surgery. And Chloe Ferry showcased her killer curves as she stepped out … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK A HISTORY OF SEX by Kate Lister (Unbound £25, 384pp) What a miracle it is that the human race manages to keep reproducing itself, generation upon generation, since attempts to stamp out sexual activity down the ages have been relentless. As Kate Lister, author of this colourful study, makes plain, people … Read more
Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week, he shows how you can get fit – even on holiday. Booking a sporty summer holiday is a great way to keep New Year fitness goals in reach … Read more
There are few pleasures to rival pedalling off in the general direction of nowhere in particular, without a care in the world. Especially if your route is dotted with sites of great beauty and punctuated with places to stop off. And you don’t need to be a 10st strip of Lycra-clad muscle and lungs to … Read more
Saddle up for a really wild ride: The inside story on cycling safaris in Africa Cycle safaris tend to be small group tours with an average of 16 guests Travelling on a bike is practically silent, so you see more animals undisturbed But you’re unlikely to see the ‘big five’ African safari animals from your … Read more