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London's Boris Bikes may have made cycling accessible, if comparatively laborious, to even the most Lycra averse, yet it's not quite enough for Olympic gold medalist turned bike maker/endorser Chris Boardman, who has called for bicycles to be available free on the National Health Service.
"The Department of Health should be screaming at the top of its voice and banging on doors," the former Tour de France yellow jersey-wearer told The Sun, quite animatedly it would seem, "saying, 'For God's sake, if people want to ride bikes, get everything out of their way and we’re all going to benefit.'
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2014/10/olympian-wants-free-bikes-for-everyone-on-the-nhs/
Not for me on today's roads
"The Department of Health should be screaming at the top of its voice and banging on doors," the former Tour de France yellow jersey-wearer told The Sun, quite animatedly it would seem, "saying, 'For God's sake, if people want to ride bikes, get everything out of their way and we’re all going to benefit.'
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2014/10/olympian-wants-free-bikes-for-everyone-on-the-nhs/
Not for me on today's roads