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Cycling UK

Cycling UK is a trading name of the Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC), which is a charitable membership organisation supporting cyclists and promoting bicycle use. Cycling UK is registered at Companies House as "Cyclists’ Touring Club", and is covered by company law. It works at a national and local level to lobby for cyclists' needs and wants, provides services to members, and organises local groups for local activism and those interested in recreational cycling. The original Cyclists' Touring Club began in the nineteenth century with a focus on amateur road cycling but these days has a much broader sphere of interest encompassing everyday transport, commuting and many forms of recreational cycling. Prior to April 2016, the organisation operated under the brand "CTC, the national cycling charity". As of February 2020, the organisation's president is the newsreader Jon Snow.[2][3]

Formation

1878 (1878)

NGO

Support cyclists and encourage bicycle use in the UK.

68,431[1]

Pete Fitzboydon

Cycle Magazine

The Bicycle Touring Club, Cyclists' Touring Club

The Bicycle Touring Club (1878–1883)

The Cyclists' Touring Club (1883–2009, remains CTC's legal name) The change from "Bicycle" to "Cyclists'" emphasised the fact that the club was also open to tricyclists - adult tricycles enjoyed considerable popularity at the time.

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CTC, the national cyclists' organisation (2009–2012)[6]

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CTC, the national cycling charity (2012–2016)

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Cycling UK (2016–)

British Cycling

Sustrans

Audax UK

Cycle touring

Pedals (Nottingham)

Reid, Carlton (2014). Roads Were Not Built For Cars. Newcastle: Red Kite Prayer/Front Page Creations.  9780993005701.

ISBN

Official website

Information about CTC badges on buildings

A typical CTC Member Group site

held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick

Catalogue of the CTC archives