British Cycling’s Policy Adviser, Chris Boardman, has written to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to ask him to put into action his promise to look at removing the most dangerous lorries from the British capital’s roads during the busiest times. Other European capitals are also failing to protect cyclists.

Two stages of the Tour de France 2014 are to take place in the county of Yorkshire, Northern England, on July 5 and 6, before a third stage is set to be hosted in London.