Press Coverage
What the press has to say about the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling.
2024
- 28th February
The Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know today
2022
- 16th July
The Edinburgh Reporter: Edinburgh Festival of cycling – bikes and music this weekend
2021
- 9th July
The Edinburgh Reporter: Bicycle Film Festival: Virtual Tour returns to Edinburgh for 20th Anniversary - 5th July
Edinburgh Evening News: International bicycle film festival returns to Edinburgh to mark 20th anniversary with virtual screenings - 8th January
Road.cc: 20th anniversary Bicycle Film Festival held at Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 6th January
The Edinburgh Reporter: The 20th anniversary Bicycle Film Festival will be held in Edinburgh
2020
- 11th June
The Edinburgh Reporter: Cycles for Key Workers – online map now live
2019
- 11th June
The Edinburgh Reporter: Spokes Bike Breakfast 2019 - 11th June
Cycling Industry News: Weldtite gets behind bike shop attempt to set puncture fix World Record - 10th June
The Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know this week - 31st May
The Edinburgh Reporter: Your day by day guide to what’s on in Edinburgh this June - 20th May
Edinburgh Reporter: Get ready for Edinburgh Festival of Cycling 2019
2018
- 14th September
Edinburgh Reporter: World Bike Girl in Edinburgh for one night only - 12th August
Scotland on Sunday: Danish cycle path plan to boost Scots cities - 11th August
The Scotsman: Edinburgh urged to adopt Danish segregated bike lanes to boost cycling - 7th June
The Guardian: 10 weird and wonderful derailleurs – and how they changed cycling - 4th June
The Edinburgh Reporter: Get ready for the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling 2018 - 1st June
The Guardian: The festival putting Edinburgh on the international cycling map - 29th May
bikebiz: “History of the World in 100 Dérailleurs” talk is not just for the cognoscenti - 5th May
Edinburgh Evening News: Road rage looms over deck chairs in Edinburgh parking bays - 26th April
The Scotsman: Alastair Dalton: The ‘electric-bike smile’ is now official
2017
- 25th August 2017
Road.cc: Edinburgh cyclists call for better infrastructure and presumed liability law - 24th August 2017
The Herald: Cyclists call for rethink on entire Scottish road system - 16th June 2017
The Express: Surgeon warns of tram danger for cyclists and calls for radical road safety improvements - 14th June 2017
Sunday Post: Days out with Dad: 9 ideas for Fathers’ Day in Scotland - 10th May 2017
Sunday Post: 15 Scottish summer festivals with a difference - 20th February 2017
Active Traveller: Top 10 Cycling Festivals 2017
2016
- 15th June 2016
Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know to day - 14th June 2016
Edinburgh Evening News: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling set for another wheelie great year - 13th June 2016
Singletrack: Skelf Bike Park Open Day 19th June - 11th June 2016
Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know to day - 11th June 2016
road.cc: Women’s Cycle Forum Scotland launches to give women a voice in cycling - 10th June 2016
Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know to day - 24th May 2016
Road.cc: Tour Series Edinburgh - 7th May 2016
Road.cc: Edinburgh’s fourth Festival of Cycling promises fun for all two-wheelers - 14th April 2016
Women’s Total Cycling: Cycling Festivals for the Summer of 2016 - 1st March 2016
Get Topical: Home – Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 20th February 2016
Edinburgh Reporter: The Edinburgh Reporter guide to Edinburgh Festivals 2016
2015
- 1st October 2015
The Guardian: Is Edinburgh’s cycling budget making the city better for bikes? - 3rd August 2015
The Guardian: Five thoughts on 2015’s sunny, packed, exhausting RideLondon 100 (thought five) - 21st July 2015
Huffington Post: 50 Things to Do This Summer in Edinburgh - 20th June 2015
Road.cc: Graeme Obree Battle Mountain film gets world premiere in Edinburgh next week - 17thth June 2015
Border Telegraph: Peebles firm returns to Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 15th June 2015
The Herald: Panda-monium: Bamboo bike on show in Edinburgh cycling festival kicks off - 11th June 2015
The Herald: Checklist: 10 things to do this weekend - 11th June 2015
Edinburgh Reporter: SEStran commuter challenge - 11th June 2015
Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know today - 11th June 2015
Edinburgh Reporter: Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today - 7th June 2015
The Sunday Herald: Interview: Shannon Galpin: pedalling a revolution in Afghanistan - 7th June 2015
The Sunday Herald: Women on wheels - 4th June 2015
Edinburgh Evening News: Hundreds set for Two Capitals Cycle Ride - 1st June 2015
EdinburghGuide.com: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 31st May 2015
Scotland on Sunday: Claire Black: The joy of cycling - 31st May 2015
Road.cc: Bike Week organisers hope to get half a million people cycling in June - 30th May 2015
The Scotsman: Claire Black: The joy of cycling | Spare rib - 29th May 2015
Cycling Weekly: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling gears up for its third year - 29th May 2015
The Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know today - 22nd May 2015
ukxcnews.com: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling 11th-21st June - 21th May 2015
road.cc: “What happens if you don’t come home?” The White Bike script to debut at Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 19th May 2015
The Edinburgh Reporter: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling – The White Bike - 19th May 2015
Modern Scotsman: City Preps for Edinburgh Festival of Cycling #edfoc2015 (link dead) - 18th May 2015
Singletrack Magazine: Bikepacking hits the Edinburgh big time - 18th May 2015
Deadline News: ‘Bikepacking’ comes to Edinburgh - 17th May 2015
Deadline News: Edinburgh to host one of the “most scenic” mountain bike races in the country - 14th May 2015
Bike Biz: From the US Congress to Edinburgh Bicycle: Carlton Reid on tour - 26th April 2015
i-on magazine: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling (link broken) - 26th April 2015
Sporting Scribe: Edinburgh is getting ready for Scotland’s greatest celebration of bicycle culture - 25th April 2015
The Herald: In the saddle: Scottish cycling stars and school pupils get on their bikes to launch 2015 Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 25th April 2015
Edinburgh Evening News: Festival of Cycling will be the best yet - 25th April 2015
The Herald: Games stars join pupils to launch cycling event - 25th April 2015
The Edinburgh Reporter: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling 11- 21 June 2015 - 24th April 2015
The Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know today - 24th April 2015
The Herald: Cycle-pathic: programme for the 2015 Edinburgh Festival of Cycling unveiled - 22ndApril 2015
Women’s Total Cycling: The Best UK Cycling Festivals for 2015 - 1stApril 2015
The List: Things to do on Father’s Day in Edinburgh and Glasgow 2015 - 27rd March 2015
The Herald: Cycle-pathic: Me and My Bike, Markus Stitz - 23rd January 2015
The Herald: Cycle-pathic: top Scottish cycling events for 2015 - 22nd January 2015
Sport Sister: Sisters in the saddle: Cycle Festivals - 2nd January 2015
The Epoch Times: Check out the Active Side of Edinburgh!
2014
- 21st June 2014
STV Edinburgh: Get on yer bike and follow in the wheel marks of Sir Chris Hoy - 21st June 2014
The Herald: Ballet on two wheels - 20th June 2014
STV Edinburgh: Strictly come cycling with the ballet troupe on two wheels - 14th June 2014
STV Edinburgh: On yer bike! Get involved at the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 14th June 2014
Edinburgh Evening News: Get on your bike for city’s Festival of Cycling - 12th June 2014
The Herald: 10 things to do across Scotland this weekend (link broken) - 12th June 2014
STV Edinburgh: Pull out the ol’ penny-farthing kids, it’s time to get back on the saddle - 11th June 2014
WOW 24/7: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling: The inside track on the daily highlights (Link broken) - 8th June 2014
STV Edinburgh: Edinburgh radar: Bike Festival, adult puppet shows and Model Aeroplanes - 8th June 2014
Sunday Herald: Susan Swarbrick reviews Half the Road – Cycling: Women on the slow road - 6th June 2014
The Guardian: Where’s the voice of female cyclists in campaigns, forums and policies? - 5th June 2014
STV: The countdown is on for Edinburgh’s Cycling Festival - 5th June 2014
Bike Biz: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling returns for second year - 5th June 2014
The Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know today - 4th June 2014
Total Women’s Cycling: The UK’s Best Cycling Festivals – No need to look abroad for a good cycling festival, there’s plenty on offer on your doorstep. - 2nd June 2014
Edinburgh Spotlight: FESTIVAL – Edinburgh Festival of Cycling, 12 – 22 June 2014 - 31st May 2014
Road.cc: First Women’s Cycling Forum to be held in Edinburgh - 22nd May 2014
The List: Summer Festivals 2014: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 14th May 2014
STV Edinburgh: Imagine riding 100km and doing it while most people are sleeping - 7th May 2014
STV Edinburgh: How to become a finely tuned ironman athlete - 5th May 2014
The Edinburgh Reporter: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling 2014 - 17th March 2014
SurGE Magazine: SurGE for life - 13th March 2014
The Guardian: Cycle fever: the UK’s best cycling festivals, events and venues - 13th March 2014
San Jose Mercury News: Cycle fever: the UK’s best cycling festivals, events and venues (Link broken)
2013
- 14th June 2013
Edinburgh Evening News: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling set to get under way (Link dead) - 13th June 2013
Edinburgh City Council press release: Capital gears up for biggest cycling festival in the UK (link dead) - 13th June 2013
The Skinny Hit List: Bike Slam - 11th June 2013
The List: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling 2013 – Talks, rides, workshops and bike polo – Five reason to attend the Edinburgh inaugural celebration of all things bike - 11th June 2013
STV: The power of the pedal as Edinburgh Festival of Cycling launches (link dead) - 10th June 2013
Morton Fraser intranet: In Tandem [link dead] - 8th June 2013
The Herald – Weekender: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 7th June 2013
Bike Biz: Danish bicycle ambassador speaks out at Edinburgh Festival of Cycling (link dead) - 7th June 2013
The Edinburgh Reporter: Five things you need to know today - 6th June 2013
Caledonian Mercury: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling (link dead) - June 2013
Broughton Spurtle: Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 28th May 2013
Inner Tube Map: The first Edinburgh Festival of Cycling - 24th May 2013
Queen Margaret University Press Release: QMU celebrates the success of its Santander Universities Scholars and Award winners - 11th May 2013
The Scotsman: Capital cyclists gear up for National Bike Week - 2nd March 2013
Inner Tube Map: Interview with Kim Harding on the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling