TfL launches ‘Cycle Sundays’ to encourage Londoners to explore the capital by bike

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The routes include park rides in Greenwich and Battersea, an accessible cycle tour of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a loop through parks in Haringey and many more spanning the capital. 

Transport for London (TfL) is launching a new programme of leisurely cycle routes to encourage Londoners who are new to cycling to explore the capital by bicycle on Sundays.

TfL Cycle Sundays aims to offer beginner friendly journeys and support for Londoners, to make it more accessible to try out cycling for the first time.

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The routes have been selected by TfL and a range of partners including British Cycling, Cycle Sisters, JoyRiders, London Cycling Campaign, Sustrans and Wheels for Wellbeing.

They include park rides in Greenwich and Battersea, an accessible cycle tour of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a loop through parks in Haringey and many more spanning the capital. 

The routes give cyclists of all abilities a choice of leisure routes up to 10 miles long on quiet roads and paths. A full list of routes can be found on the TfL Cycle Sundays website.

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TfL has also partnered with Strava for another easy way to access and track leisure routes across London.

There are now over 360 km of cycle routes across London and TfL says it plans to complete cycleways between Lea Bridge and Dalston, between Deptford and Deptford Creek and Hammersmith and Kensington Olympia.

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I'm committed to enabling more Londoners to experience the joys of cycling in the capital. That’s why I'm delighted to support Londoners who are new to cycling, or who haven't got their bike out of the shed in a while, to give it a try on Sundays.”

Mariam Draaijer, CEO of Joyriders, said: “Cycling in London has improved so much over the last few years. Cycle Sundays is the perfect scheme to discover some of the amazing routes London Cycle groups including JoyRiders created over the last few years.

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“Discover them on your own or with friends and family and see for yourself how cycle friendly London actually is. If you don’t feel confident enough just yet or don’t know how to ride a bike, look up joyriders or one of the other local groups who can help you.”

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