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Mark Cavendish said winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2011 is a victory for his beloved sport of cycling.

Here is some of his acceptance speech…

“Thank you to everyone at home who has voted. This is a landmark in cycling and I take this on behalf of cycling.”

“It makes me incredibly happy and so proud that I can play a part in making cycling a mainstream sport.”

“Its incredible to see, its incredible to be part of that, and see the amount of people out riding bikes to work commuting and doing it as a hobby.”

“I see a lot of people out and about riding bikes and it always makes me smile every time I see a family or a child on a bike.”

12pm Saturday May 14th at Heart (Headingley enterprise and art centre), Bennett Road, Leeds, LS6 3HN

For more info click here.

You asked (well some of you did!) and now LCAG has a Facebook page. Many thanks to Tom for setting this up. Click here to visit the page to see latest updates and add your own comments. Don’t forget to click on the ‘Like’ button.

LCAG’s AGM will be held on 7 April in Leeds Civic Hall, (Portland Crescent side entrance) at 7.30 for 7.40pm.

For a full list of meeting dates click here.

Due to the current weather situation it has been decided to postpone
LCAG’s meeting (Thursday, 2nd Dec 2010) to Thursday 9th December,
Civic Hall (Portland Crescent side entrance) 7.30 for 7.40pm

Keep safe and warm!

Kind regards
Sue Clark
LCAG Secretary

Thursday, 25 November, 2010

Leeds’ City Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) is appealing for information
to trace the owner of a distinctive bicycle found in the city centre recently.

The bike is made up of various parts, including a Reebok altitude frame
with Carrerra handlebars and gold-coloured Carrerra suspension forksm,
an Apollo seat, and front and rear disc brakes.

Do you own this bike?

It was recently seized on suspicion of being stolen and since then officers have been making enquiries to trace its owner.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PCSO Emma Moran at the City NPT via 0113 241301.

On 4th January 2010 the cycle parking by the rotunda at Leeds City Station is scheduled to close to make way for the start of construction of the new Cycle Point. On that date, please do not leave your bike there as it will be removed. While construction work is going on, use the cycle parking on Platform 1 (additional space has been provided there) or on the short stay car park instead. The Cycle Point, with secure space for 300 bicycles, will open in May 2010.

http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/press/Cyclepoint_Brochure.pdf

A lorry driver who dumped a bicycle after a fatal crash with a cyclist has been jailed for two years.

BBC News 29 October 2009

Andrew Stubbs, 41, of Bicester, Oxfordshire, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court for knocking over Anthony Spink in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

He had dumped 41-year-old Mr Spink’s bicycle to cover up the crash, which happened in July 2007.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE