The Cycle Accident Claims blog

If you (like me) have ever been unfortunate enough to suffer a serious injury following an accident, then I suspect pretty high-up your list of priorities was getting fit enough to get back on your bike. In many ways this says a lot about the values cyclists hold dear.

The cycling community breathes a sigh of relief following a near miss in reform proposals to the personal injury sector. The legislation would still block essential legal advice for injuries worth £2,000 or less when a negligent driver crashes into their car.

These are exceptional times for professional British road cycling. Following on from Froome’s victory at the Giro D Italia and Thomas’s win at The Tour DeFrance, we now have Yates victorious at the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday.

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.