Bike Boom in Britain
6 August 2010 - 8:00am
Bicycle sales are up 25% in the U.K., and bike infrastructure is keeping pace. Commuters are biking farther and more often, and even bicycle sporting events are seeing greater participation.
Credit for the new interest in competitive bicycling is attributed by many to Britain's success in the Summer Olympics.
Reporter Susie Mesure writes that "Boris Johnson, the bicycling Mayor of London, ultimately wants one in five journeys in the capital to be made by bike – a level not reached since 1904. Today, cycling accounts for only 2 per cent of journeys in the capital."
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Source:
The Independent UK, August 1, 2010
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