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European city bike Children riding a bike in Ghana. Cycling, [1] also known as bicycling [2] or biking, [3] is the activity of riding a bicycle or other type of cycle. It encompasses the use of human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles.
Bogota's Ciclovia at Avenida Chile. Ciclovía (/ ˌ s iː k l oʊ ˈ v iː ə /, Spanish: [θikloˈβi.a]), also ciclovia or cyclovia, is a Spanish term that means "cycleway", either a permanent bike path or the temporary closing of certain streets to automobiles for cyclists and pedestrians, [1] a practice sometimes called open streets.
Bogotá is the city in the Americas with the most extensive and comprehensive network of bike paths (Spanish: Ciclorrutas de Bogotá), with a total of 564 kilometers in 2022. [1] The network was initially designed and built built during the administration of Lord Mayor Enrique Penalosa and is now one of the most extensive in the world.
Cycling event in Santander. Cycling has been an important sport in Spain since the 1940s. The Vuelta a España (Spanish for "Tour of Spain") is one of the most important cycling events in the world, together with the Tour de France (French for "Tour of France") and Giro d'Italia (Italian for "Tour of Italy") racing tournaments.
A mountain bike trail designed for a single line of riders. Sit-on and Sit-in To ride behind another rider without taking a turn on the front (thus tiring the lead rider), often in preparation for an attack or sprint finish. "Sitting in the wheels" is to take an easy ride drafted by the peloton or gruppetto.
The Vuelta a España (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwelta a esˈpaɲa]; English: "Tour of Spain") is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries.
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A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe. By the early 21st century there were more ...