Photo of the day archive: our favourite photo each day
Here you can browse the archive of our Photo of the day, shown on the front page each day and Tweeted to our followers each day.
Add a photo and, if it's the best, we may feature it!
The chosen photo is always selected from those taken on the same month and date as the current day.
You can also browse all the photos taken on any particular day.
Showing items 1 to 100 from total of 2,415 items. Ordered by date descending.
| Photo of the day on | Photo | Year taken | Caption (by us, not the user) | Categorisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th Aug 2017 |  | 19th Aug 2008 | Low wave frame bikes are popular with the elderly (male and female). | Bicycle: Good practice bicycles |
| 18th Aug 2017 |  | 18th Aug 2009 | 2m (6'6") gap implemented. | Obstruction: Good practice obstructions |
| 17th Aug 2017 |  | 17th Aug 2014 | Around the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
| 16th Aug 2017 |  | 16th Aug 2015 | This used to be ideal for cycling until someone erected these obstacles. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 15th Aug 2017 |  | 15th Aug 2015 | Fibonacci column, Armadale | Destination: Infrastructure destinations |
| 14th Aug 2017 |  | 14th Aug 2016 | Barriers across cycle path. Many avoid it by riding on the narrow grass verge. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 13th Aug 2017 |  | 13th Aug 2009 | Mosaic on Woodford Mill cycle path | Cycleway: Misc cycleways |
| 12th Aug 2017 |  | 12th Aug 2014 | Stop me and Buy one ice cream bikes in the National Cycle Museum. | Bicycle: Good practice bicycles |
| 11th Aug 2017 |  | 11th Aug 2011 | Sculpture you can cycle over in front of the Nobel Institute, Oslo. | Destination: Good practice destinations |
| 10th Aug 2017 |  | 10th Aug 2011 | Bikes skulk on a drab city corner of Oslo on a wet day. | Cycle parking: Problem cycleparking |
| 9th Aug 2017 |  | 9th Aug 2014 | Sculpture in Mr & Mrs Bund, Shanghai (a French modern eatery). | Destination: Misc destinations |
| 8th Aug 2017 |  | 8th Aug 2014 | Some parts of the NCN5 path run close to the noisy A55 North Wales expressway | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 7th Aug 2017 |  | 7th Aug 2016 | New permeable public space in the centre of Helensburgh. | Road environment: Good practice road |
| 6th Aug 2017 |  | 6th Aug 2016 | Rising bollards for the pedestrian zone in Chamonix (10am to 4am!) | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
| 5th Aug 2017 |  | 5th Aug 2015 | Cycle tourists slowly approaching Ieud, Romania | Bicycle: Event bicycles |
| 4th Aug 2017 |  | 4th Aug 2015 | Not a good design - narrow cycle lanes in the dooring-zone lead into build outs. | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 3rd Aug 2017 |  | 3rd Aug 2013 | Wonderful Golden Gates - horrible road network. | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
| 2nd Aug 2017 |  | 2nd Aug 2009 | 'The Cambridge Bicycle Doctor'. Is this a moveable establishment? | Bike shop: Misc bikeshops |
| 1st Aug 2017 |  | 1st Aug 2016 | Mosel cycleway at a treadmill-powered dock crane | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 31st Jul 2017 |  | 31st Jul 2016 | Bike rental on the platform of Trier station, Germany | Bike shop: Infrastructure bikeshops |
| 30th Jul 2017 |  | 30th Jul 2015 | Stop for picnic with views over to Starcross | Cycle parking: Good practice cycleparking |
| 29th Jul 2017 |  | 29th Jul 2016 | Segregated cycle and pedestrian parts on the Hohe Brug, Maastricht | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 28th Jul 2017 |  | 28th Jul 2013 | Bike (and trailer) rental in Trebon, in the Czech Republic | Bike shop: Infrastructure bikeshops |
| 27th Jul 2017 |  | 27th Jul 2013 | Interesting - a flexible speed limit depending on how good your road-holding is. | General sign/notice: Infrastructure signs |
| 26th Jul 2017 |  | 26th Jul 2014 | A bike on a trailer towed by a bike, beside the Manchester Metrolink tram lines | Bicycle: Event bicycles |
| 25th Jul 2017 |  | 25th Jul 2016 | Wheelbender parking, but enhanced with a chain to lock your bike to. | Cycle parking: Infrastructure cycleparking |
| 24th Jul 2017 |  | 24th Jul 2014 | Making Space for Cycling being posted to Councillors | Cycleway: Event cycleways |
| 23rd Jul 2017 |  | 23rd Jul 2016 | Someone decided to pave the parking bays with expensive stone paving slabs! | Car storage: Problem carstorage |
| 22nd Jul 2017 |  | 22nd Jul 2016 | Exhibit in the Fine Arts Museum, Leipzig | Bicycle: Misc bicycles |
| 21st Jul 2017 |  | 21st Jul 2016 | Cycle lane behind parking bays in Camden Town, London | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
| 20th Jul 2017 |  | 20th Jul 2014 | New route to keep cyclists away from moving farm equipment. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 19th Jul 2017 |  | 19th Jul 2005 | Very flash bike at a hotel in Pontresina, Switzerland | Bicycle: Infrastructure bicycles |
| 18th Jul 2017 |  | 18th Jul 2016 | A view across Whitesand bay from ncr 3 on its way from nearby Lands End. | Destination: Misc destinations |
| 17th Jul 2017 |  | 17th Jul 2011 | Appin station, now part of the national cycle network Route 78 | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
| 16th Jul 2017 |  | 16th Jul 2016 | E-bike charging station, Schweinfurt | Other: Good practice general |
| 15th Jul 2017 |  | 15th Jul 2016 | Cycle track being cleaned on the Untermainbrücke, Frankfurt | Other: Good practice general |
| 14th Jul 2017 |  | 14th Jul 2013 | Cycling past the Centre Nautique du Rhône, Lyon | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 13th Jul 2017 |  | 13th Jul 2011 | Cycle track and parallel bus lane (closed to cycles), Paris | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 12th Jul 2017 |  | 12th Jul 2016 | Cycling across the main square in Rastatt | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 11th Jul 2017 |  | 11th Jul 2016 | There are no trains on Platform 1 at Offenburg, so a cycle route runs along it. | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
| 10th Jul 2017 |  | 10th Jul 2013 | Wadlow Wind Farm from the top of the hill at Brinkley, Cambridgeshire. | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
| 9th Jul 2017 |  | 9th Jul 2016 | Busy cycleway between Venice Beach and Santa Monica | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 8th Jul 2017 |  | 8th Jul 2016 | Just how many barriers are needed on access to NCN 82 in Eccles? | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 7th Jul 2017 |  | 7th Jul 2014 | Moments after the Tour de France has passed - a traffic-free Trumpington Road | Road environment: Event road |
| 6th Jul 2017 |  | 6th Jul 2016 | Mountain bikers in Italy heading towards France | Bicycle: Event bicycles |
| 5th Jul 2017 |  | 5th Jul 2013 | I'm not sure what aspect of this road is attractive to cycling! | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
| 4th Jul 2017 |  | 4th Jul 2016 | Crossing in Shoreditch | Dutch-style cycleway: Good practice dutchcycleways |
| 3rd Jul 2017 |  | 3rd Jul 2011 | Mountain biker on the Tour du Mont Blanc | Other: Event general |
| 2nd Jul 2017 |  | 2nd Jul 2016 | A very low arch here in central Bedford! | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 1st Jul 2017 |  | 1st Jul 2011 | 'Cycle Track Closed' - except it wasn't. | General sign/notice: Problem signs |
| 30th Jun 2017 |  | 30th Jun 2014 | Old cycle parking stands in a corner | Cycle parking: Infrastructure cycleparking |
| 29th Jun 2017 |  | 29th Jun 2013 | The stall bike carrying a gazebo arrives at the Chesterton Festival. | Bicycle: Event bicycles |
| 28th Jun 2017 |  | 28th Jun 2015 | NCN 78 near Ballachulish | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 27th Jun 2017 |  | 27th Jun 2012 | Tactile paving is of no use unless it is installed correctly. | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 26th Jun 2017 |  | 26th Jun 2016 | Absolutely no need for this level of obstruction. | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 25th Jun 2017 |  | 25th Jun 2015 | Cycleway gets priority over side road along Witchford Road in Ely | Road environment: Good practice road |
| 24th Jun 2017 |  | 24th Jun 2016 | Plenty of cycles parked at the British Antarctic Survey | Cycle parking: Infrastructure cycleparking |
| 23rd Jun 2017 |  | 23rd Jun 2016 | Beautiful new filtered permeability on this street - a big improvement! | Road environment: Good practice road |
| 22nd Jun 2017 |  | 22nd Jun 2015 | A cycle trip to Portencross | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
| 21st Jun 2017 |  | 21st Jun 2009 | The Hayling Island to Eastney ferry service across Langstone Harbour | Destination: Infrastructure destinations |
| 20th Jun 2017 |  | 20th Jun 1912 | The Cornwall Constabulary Cycle Section, seen in Bodmin Town Museum | General sign/notice: Misc signs |
| 19th Jun 2017 |  | 19th Jun 2016 | Cycling around the walkers and dogs on the Carsington Water dam | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 18th Jun 2017 |  | 18th Jun 2016 | Can't think why these two aren't tempted to experience the Lea Bridge Roundabout | Road environment: Problem road |
| 17th Jun 2017 |  | 17th Jun 2014 | NCN 555 at Etruria is along the peaceful towpath of the Trent & Mersey Canal | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 16th Jun 2017 |  | 16th Jun 2015 | Cambridge Cycling Campaign's 20th birthday picnic | Bicycle: Event bicycles |
| 15th Jun 2017 |  | 15th Jun 2015 | Huge amount of car parking, inadequate cycle parking at new housing development | Other: Problem general |
| 14th Jun 2017 |  | 14th Jun 2014 | The "Theaterwall" cycleway in Oldenburg passes behind a bus stop and shelter. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 13th Jun 2017 |  | 13th Jun 2015 | Great reading/sitting nook on Roker seafront. | Road environment: Infrastructure road |
| 12th Jun 2017 |  | 12th Jun 2010 | The cycle lane across the Forth Road Bridge | Other: Infrastructure general |
| 11th Jun 2017 |  | 11th Jun 2010 | You can take your bike on the bus in Anchorage. | Bicycle: Good practice bicycles |
| 10th Jun 2017 |  | 10th Jun 2016 | Space for one-wheeled things! | Bicycle: Event bicycles |
| 9th Jun 2017 |  | 9th Jun 2016 | The Dava Way between Forres and Grantown-on-Spey | Other: Infrastructure general |
| 8th Jun 2017 |  | 8th Jun 2012 | This is not a cycle route! | Other: Infrastructure general |
| 7th Jun 2017 |  | 7th Jun 2016 | Cycleway in the middle of a road in Barcelona | Dutch-style cycleway: Good practice dutchcycleways |
| 6th Jun 2017 |  | 6th Jun 2015 | Double-deck cycle parking at York station | Cycle parking: Infrastructure cycleparking |
| 5th Jun 2017 |  | 5th Jun 2015 | Exmouth Market streetscape remodelled | Road environment: Good practice road |
| 4th Jun 2017 |  | 4th Jun 2010 | Cycle and climb to reach the University of Alaska Fairbanks | Cycle parking: Infrastructure cycleparking |
| 3rd Jun 2017 |  | 3rd Jun 2015 | Congestion and a cycle lane. | Congestion: Problem congestion |
| 2nd Jun 2017 |  | 2nd Jun 2013 | Cycle track next to A70 road approaching Hyndford Bridge | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
| 1st Jun 2017 |  | 1st Jun 2013 | Clear evidence why it would be best to widen the paths properly. | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
| 31st May 2017 |  | 31st May 2014 | Travellers going to Appleby Horse Fair taking over bike stands in Kirkby Stephen | Cycle parking: Event cycleparking |
| 30th May 2017 |  | 30th May 2014 | Newly installed bike racks on Jesus Lane next to the Guided Bus stop. | Cycle parking: Good practice cycleparking |
| 29th May 2017 |  | 29th May 2015 | Cycling with a dog in Amsterdam | Cycleway: Good practice cycleways |
| 28th May 2017 |  | 28th May 2014 | A warning about crossing the golf course | General sign/notice: Infrastructure signs |
| 27th May 2017 |  | 27th May 2016 | Everyday cycling in Inverness | Bicycle: Good practice bicycles |
| 26th May 2017 |  | 26th May 2016 | Give Way? What to? | General sign/notice: Problem signs |
| 25th May 2017 |  | 25th May 2016 | An interesting choice of name for the refreshment rooms at Brighton station | Other: Misc general |
| 24th May 2017 |  | 24th May 2012 | Salford Junction on canals under M6 motorway. | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 23rd May 2017 |  | 23rd May 2016 | So wide it impedes pedestrians as well as cyclists | Obstruction: Problem obstructions |
| 22nd May 2017 |  | 22nd May 2016 | Flexible/cycle space in a double-deck regional train from Bordeaux to Arcachon | Other: Infrastructure general |
| 21st May 2017 |  | 21st May 2010 | Give me a bit more cycle space than that! | General sign/notice: Misc signs |
| 20th May 2017 |  | 20th May 2016 | Well used cycle parking at Preston Park station | Cycle parking: Good practice cycleparking |
| 19th May 2017 |  | 19th May 2013 | Covered cycle parking at a residential apartment block. | Cycle parking: Good practice cycleparking |
| 18th May 2017 |  | 18th May 2004 | Jane Coston foot/cycle bridge over the A14, part of NCN 11, on its opening day. | Other: Misc general |
| 17th May 2017 |  | 17th May 2012 | Slade Tunnel on the former Barnstaple to Ilfracombe railway line | Other: Infrastructure general |
| 16th May 2017 |  | 16th May 2013 | Four official spaces on two sheffield racks ... but there are 8 bikes here. | Cycle parking: Good practice cycleparking |
| 15th May 2017 |  | 15th May 2015 | A choice of narrow gaps to get around the gate at Southampton Common. | Obstruction: Infrastructure obstructions |
| 14th May 2017 |  | 14th May 2014 | Cycling on canalside cycle route in Baud, Brittany | Cycleway: Infrastructure cycleways |
| 13th May 2017 |  | 13th May 2016 | Cycle Freedom Under The Highway | Bicycle: Infrastructure bicycles |
| 12th May 2017 |  | 12th May 2015 | The moment the cycle path quality drops, the fast chap switches onto the road. | Cycleway: Problem cycleways |
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