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In a world-first, para-cycling races will be included at the Track Cycling World Cup, which is set to take place from December 14 at London’s Lee Valley Velopark.

The world’s biggest, annual, free spectator sport has drawn to a close for another year. For the past three weeks we cyclists have been able to experience our version of TV heaven! Throughout this three week period, whether a rest day or not, all 21 stages - and the extended highlights - of the Tour de France have been covered live on Euro Sport and ITV 4.

It’s one of those things all cyclists hope will never happen, but with realities such as pothole-ridden roads, a sometimes confusing highway code and often illogical road design, cycling accidents are a real risk.

Design is one of the best solutions to safety hazards for motorists and cyclists alike. There are some fantastic examples out there of intelligent and intuitive infrastructure design, that has cyclists in mind. We’ve picked out our five favourites, read more to find out which made our list.