Council saddles up for public cycle hire scheme that’s big hit in London London Mayor Boris Johnson (centre) demonstrates one of the hire bikes Boris Johnson on one of the popular bikes in London By Victoria O’Hara – 22 March 2013 On your bike. A new public cycle scheme–equivalent to the ‘Boris bike’ in London [...]
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has a new plan to make cycling an integral part of London’s transportation network by creating an unbroken network of bicycle routes. The cost of it is projected to be £913 million (approximately $1.4 billion). London bicycle path along the Thames.Image Credit: Shutterstock This “world-class cycling city” that Boris intends [...]
London Cycling Campaign, which has 12,000 members and claims to be the largest cycling group in the world, said people would simply turn to second-hand bikes as they will be the cheaper option. The surprise news that Boris Bike charges will double from £1 to £2 a day, £5 to £10 a week, and £45 [...]
Boris Johnson reveals London 2012 legacy event, organised by the teams behind London Marathon and Tour of Britain Speaking at this morning’s launch, London Mayor Boris Johnson said RideLondon would be “the greatest cycle weekend in the world in what is fast becoming the greatest cycling city on Earth”. RideLondon is a two-day festival forming [...]
The peloton flashes past Buckingham Palace. view thumbnail gallery One million spectators estimated to have attended men’s race Mayor of London Boris Johnson was on hand to witness as professional cycling engulfed London this weekend. Johnson attended the men’s Olympic road race on Saturday and although Great Britain’s road team came up short with Alexandre [...]
Image credit: Zohar Lazar You’ve taken a break from the 2012 Olympics to wend along the Embankment on one of London’s “Boris Bikes,” a public rental fleet nicknamed for Boris Johnson, the boisterous, flop-haired Conservative mayor who introduced them. Be forewarned: the moment you straddle the chunky frame and broad saddle—the bicycle equivalent of a [...]
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, was in WNYC’s studios and had some advice for The Big Apple’s foray into the world of bike sharing. “My advice is, ‘Enjoy it.’ I think it’s high time that New York had it,” Johnson told WNYC’s Leonard Lopate on Monday. “It’s a great scheme; it will go well.” Johnson [...]
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Slow but steady … cycling on a London hire bike. Photo: Getty Images Cycling in one of the world’s greatest cities is a joy when that city has gone out of its way to accommodate you, writes Paul Connolly. For some reason it’s not mentioned in that old VB jingle, but you can also get [...]
The velodrome is the first venue to be completed view thumbnail gallery Exclusive pictures as Hoy, Pendleton and co. train on new track The 2012 London Olympics moved a step closer today with the unveiling of the 6,000 capacity velodrome in London. It’s the first Olympic venue to be completed, and with 521 days to [...]
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