With more effort from the council on sustainable transport, the bicycle is an obvious choice and it’s clear Mancunians have taken heed of its popularity.

Construction of the trail – which runs from coast to coast – began in 1989 and it was officially opened in 2001.

Manchester is one of the worst cities in the UK for bike thefts, ranking 30th out of 351 cities, not including Scottish cities, putting it in the top 10%.

500k in a day has quite a ring to it… so this July 5/6 I’ve persuaded two mates to ride from Falmouth to London with me to support a children’s cancer charity.

Matt Walls could scarcely believe what he had achieved after stepping onto the top of the podium to receive his omnium gold medal, completing a remarkable full set for the youngster at the TISSOT UCI Track World Cup in London.

A cycling prodigy who dropped out of the sport due to financial difficulties is getting back on her bike to complete the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46.

For most sportspeople, winning eight Paralympic medals and picking up an MBE along the way would be enough to call time on a successful career, but Claire Cashmore is no ordinary athlete.

The average number of cycle journeys recorded across four different survey points along the Manchester cycleway which opened in 2016 rose by 86% from 960 in March 2015 to 1791 in March 2017.

Boardman, who won gold at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, has delivered a 15-point plan to transform the city region and encourage more people to ditch the car in favour of two wheels or two feet.

Mancunians want more protected bike routes even if it means taking space away from other road users, a report revealed last week.

Philip Hindes is no stranger to success on the track but he’s putting that all on the line to try something new.