has now pedalled its way to the UK - Bristol is the latest to introduce a cycle hire scheme. With the help of a government grant of £100m and £11.4m from Bristol, it has become the UK's first 'cycle-friendly city'. The money will create a cycling infrastructure within Bristol and 11 other towns, which will include public bike rental networks, free bikes in deprived communities, shower and locker facilities in the city centre, cycle paths to link the suburbs and the centre and training for schoolchildren.To find out more about cycling in the UK, try the Cycling England website. The National Cycle Network which now covers 10,000 miles in the UK was developed by Sustrans, a sustainable transport charity. Click here for a map of the network.
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