Win gives cyclists momentum to move into the mainstream

Here is an extract from Richard Williams superb article in yesterdays' Guardian. As the combustion motor industry seems to be spluttering towards its own polluted grave how wonderfully ironic that cycling is climbing to new heights. There is hope…

"On the roads of British cities, more and more cycling commuters are challenging the assumption that cars and lorries rule, with pathetically little support from central or local government. And for the internal combustion engine, the current global financial crisis looks like a death sentence. A US government bailout for Detroit's big three automobile makers, the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote last week, is the equivalent of putting money into an improved typewriter on the eve of the invention of the personal computer."

Read the full article by clicking the link below.

Win gives cyclists momentum to move into the mainstream |
Sport |
The Guardian
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