{"id":171423,"date":"2018-11-19T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T11:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=171423"},"modified":"2018-11-19T11:50:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T11:50:07","slug":"world-class-cycling-route-for-manchester-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/11\/19\/world-class-cycling-route-for-manchester-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"World-Class Cycling Route for Manchester and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So, what did you miss?<\/strong><span id=\"more-171327\"><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>UK stepping up its game<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A new ambitious project worth \u00a313.4 million has been unveiled in England. The proposed cycling and walking route is supposed to connect Manchester with Chorlton. Featuring Dutch-style segregated lanes for both cyclists and walkers, it is probably the best cycling project in the UK right now. The three-mile route was designed with help from former Olympian Chris Boardman.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-171423 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/11\/JS155844387-1.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/11\/JS155844387-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/11\/JS155844387-1.webp 615w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/11\/JS155844387-1-300x199.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/11\/0_How-Chorltons-Four-Banks-could-look-with-ambitious-new-cycle-plan-2.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/11\/0_How-Chorltons-Four-Banks-could-look-with-ambitious-new-cycle-plan-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/11\/0_How-Chorltons-Four-Banks-could-look-with-ambitious-new-cycle-plan-2.webp 615w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/11\/0_How-Chorltons-Four-Banks-could-look-with-ambitious-new-cycle-plan-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/11\/0_How-Chorltons-Four-Banks-could-look-with-ambitious-new-cycle-plan-2-272x182.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to make cycling and walking the natural choice for short journeys, giving people the freedom not to have to drive,\u201d Boardman said. \u201cThat means creating world-class streets where people want to socialise and relax. Some of the junction designs proposed are the most advanced yet that we\u2019ve seen in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The local council is waiting for the public\u2019s opinion on the plan, so no date of completion has been given yet. The project is part of a new \u00a31.5billion cycling and walking plan for a new, cycling-friendly Manchester.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>We can\u2019t see you, Niki!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Where are you?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqKtyPjl5Bg\/?utm_source=ig_embed<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Beautiful<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqP3gE7HAO-\/<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ouch!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Training for 2019 is about to commence, but first here&#39;s some stats from 2018 for you geeks out there:<br \/>Hours ridden: 1052h (almost 44 days)<br \/>KM ridden: 32930km(of which 12533km raced in 82days)<br \/>M climbed: 392772m (+44x height of everest)<br \/>Kcals burned: 746423(~2463 cheesburgers)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Toms Skuji\u0146\u0161 (@Tomashuuns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tomashuuns\/status\/1061624084730126336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Low-carb?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Healthy fridge. Healthy body. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0nhWhgDcPO\">pic.twitter.com\/0nhWhgDcPO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeGendtThomas\/status\/1063172258183684096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So, what did you miss?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":171428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[330],"tags":[2463,2093,1001,1126],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-171423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-urban-cycling","tag-chorlton","tag-manchester","tag-niki-terpstra","tag-thomas-de-gendt"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World-Class Cycling Route for Manchester and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling - \u0160koda We Love Cycling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So, what did you miss? 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