Cycling

The Tour de France is coming to Edinburgh as the Capital becomes the first ever Scottish location to host the Grand Départ of the historic race.

Explainer Tour de France 2027 in Scotland: Everything you need to know

Start of the Tour de France through Edinburgh city centre revealed

A delivery rider on a pavement in Glasgow city centre on Friday (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

Biggest crackdown on illegal e-bike use launched by Police Scotland

Riders surge from the starting line as the race gets underway along the Yellow River course

Ad Feature Binzhou hosts UCI Class 1 cycling race

Cyclists urged to wear masks to cut intake of dangerous pollution

Why more bikes than cars on Edinburgh rush hour route for first time

Cycling is just one of several ways to embrace 'active travel' (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Has Scotland passed major milestone on path to being a healthy nation? Scotsman comment

Saledock to showcase its all new POS app

Ad Feature Saledock to showcase new POS app for bike retailers at CIN Live 2026

It's day two of the Commonwealth Games cycling in Glasgow.

Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 Friday Cycling Full Schedule

It's the first day of the cycling in Glasgow at the Commonwealth Games today.

Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 Thursday Cycling Full Schedule

Three of the world's highest-paid cyclists.

Cycling Rich List 2026: The 10 highest paid riders in the world

Alastair Dalton on the Alyth Gravel Network

My amazing ride through stunning Perthshire on newly devised trails

Duncan Scott with Team Scotland mascot Clyde, left, and 2026 Commonwealth Games mascot Finnie (Jane Barlow/PA)

Optimism wins for Glasgow's 'brilliantly different' Commonwealth Games

Kilchoan Estate

German billionaire opens luxury Kilchoan Estate in remote Highlands

E-bikes can be illegally modified to make them go much faster than the legal limit

Cycling Scotland: Supercharged e-bikes are just mopeds in disguise Keith Irving

Cyclists and pedestrians using Edinburgh's paths are being put at risk by over-powered e-bikes (Picture: Ian Johnston)

Why it's time to ban takeaway delivery e-bikes from cycle paths Stephen Jardine

The Eurobike Awards celebrate companies that are redefining mobility through innovation and putting user needs first.

Ad Feature Avinox wins Eurobike 2026 Award with smart heart rate control system

Sanne Dijkstra-Downie MSP, Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, and UK Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey

Exclusive New MSP hopes to be voice for families with sick children in Holyrood

Caroline Livesey on her record-breaking North Coast 500 ride

North Coast 500 cyclist shatters record time despite perilous potholes Scotsman comment

7 per cent of primary school children cycled to school

Children cycling to school hits highest level for 17 years

I've found the perfect way of keeping cool on the move in city heat Alastair Dalton

Jack Thurston cycling in Glen Lyon, Perthshire. His book, Lost Lanes Scotland, published by Wild Things Publishing, features 40 cycling routes on quiet roads and gravel trails, with route maps, wild swimming spots and recommendations for pubs and accommodation on the way.

I cycled the ‘longest, loneliest and loveliest glen’ in Scotland.

A care home group led by Sunny Cycles using specialist bikes outside the People's Palace in Glasgow

Cycling and walking groups' alarm at 60% funding cut

This amazing little device can read the road behind you and alert you to approaching cars

Garmin Varia RearVue 820: the bike radar that transforms road safety

Paris has always been beautiful but 30 years after Stephen Jardine lived there, it's even better (Picture: Graham Chadwick/Allsport)

How I learned a lesson by revisiting my old Paris haunts 30 years on Stephen Jardine

The late Doddie Weir with his portrait, by Gerard M Burns, as it was hung in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Herculean effort by late Doddie Weir's wife Kathy deserves recognition Scotsman comment

The late rugby legend Doddie Weir.

Wife of Scottish rugby legend takes on 750-mile charity cycle

Proposed cycle route to link Govan and Pollok Country Park

Trying out the new e-bikes at the Meadows: transport convener Stephen Jenkinson (left) and Voi's UK general manager James Bolton. Picture: Neil Johnstone.

'Incredible popularity' of new Edinburgh bike hire fuels 3rd expansion

Green councillors say there have been teething problems with the new Voi cycle hire scheme

Cycle hire scheme criticised by Greens over 'teething problems'

The transformation of George Street into a pedestrian and cycle friendly street is set to be funded through the Visitor Levy

Edinburgh tourist tax to fund long-awaited revamp of George Street

The Tour de France is coming to Scotland in 2027 (Picture: Pascal Guyot)

Scotland's welcome for Tour de France must be a tour de force Scotsman comment

Edinburgh will host the 2027 Tour de France Grand Depart

Tour de France Grand Depart route from Edinburgh revealed

'Tremendous success' of Edinburgh Dawn Patrol as fundraiser launched

The boy who smiled for the first time at school after getting on bike

The latest expansion of the cycle hire scheme enlarges the boundary to include Edinburgh University's King's Buildings

Cycle hire scheme to expand to south of city with more e-bikes

Climbers are seen at Black Rock Cottage in front of Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued weather warnings as a cold snap sweeps across Scotland.

Weather warning for ice issued across Scotland as temperature plummets

Glasgow bike hire operator Voi's ambitious plans for electric scheme

Regatta's range starts at just £1.50 - and there are huge savings

Regatta launches cycling accessory sale with 70% off plus extra 11%

Pippa York beside the mural at Crow Road by Lennoxtown which shows her wearing the polka dot jersey at the 1984 Tour de France.

‘Being trans isn't something you catch’ - Pippa York's journey

Great Britain's Jack Carlin celebrates during the Men's Team Sprint qualifying at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France.

Scottish Olympic hero retires at 28 after moment of realisation

Team Picnic PostNL team's British rider Oscar Onley cycles to the finish line of the 19th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France.

Scots cyclist 'honoured' to be up there with Pogačar and Vingegaard

British cyclist Oscar Onley.

Who is Oscar Onley? Everything you need to know about Scottish cyclist

I stayed at Newcastle's most luxurious hotel Dakota with amazing view

The Edinburgh leg of the World Naked Bike Ride takes place every year

Naked cyclists to ride through Edinburgh in annual safety protest

East Lothian: The ultimate summer destination

Ad Feature East Lothian: The ultimate summer destination

Dean Tomlinson with his daughter Ella, 11, sharing an impressive Star Trek themed LEGO collection

I built 40 starships out of LEGO - I was inspired by my little girl

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