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10 Cycle Facts You Probably Didn't Know
- Did you know there are an estimated 1 billion cycles in the World and in some countries the main method of transportation
- Cycles were first introduced in to society in the 1800’s
- Royal Mail started delivery your post by cycle in 1880
- In Mercedes the plant is so large that workers use cycles just to travel to different areas of the factory
- Cyclotourism is a term related to cycling for touring
- There are hundreds of cycling events in the UK each year
- The Mile in a Minute threshold was broken in 1899 by Mile a Minute Murphy
- Cycles were instrumental to moving soldiers around in World War 1
- Riding a cycle does not necessarily mean you take in more pollution, as much or more pollution has been found inside a car whilst driving
- The UK
Cycling Proficiency Test has been renamed to ‘Bikeability’