Cycle Fridays

Cycle Fridays have proved such a success that two voluntary guided rides will continue to run from Wimbledon and Greenwich to central London once a week - even though the official Cycle Friday rides have ended.

The rides will takes place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8am from South Wimbledon to London Bridge, telephone Charles on 07590 077445 for details, and then on Wednesday at 7.45am from Cutty Sark to London Bridge.

Mayor Boris Johnson and Transport for London (TfL) have teamed up with the organisers of the Tour of Britain cycle race to offer one lucky Cycle Fridays rider the chance to present a top professional cyclist with their winning jersey at this Saturday’s Tour of Britain final stage.

The first Cycle Friday has made its mark on London, and the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is pleased with how today’s rides have gone. The Cycle Fridays in the city have been launched to encourage novice cyclists to commute to work in the hoe that they tempt new cyclists into the saddle.

Run by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) in partnership with Transport for London, the rides will run for the next eight weeks until October 2. By then it’s hoped the novice cyclists will have improved in confidence enough to follow routes alone.

London Mayor Boris Johnson will today announce weekly Cycle Fridays in the city with the hope that the rides encourage novice cyclists to commute to work. The idea builds on the successful Bike Tubes organised by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) during the recent tube strike in the capital.