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Montevideo, November 5th 2024 - 10:51 UTC

Tag: bicycles

  • Tuesday, October 1st 2024 - 09:51 UTC

    Use of bicycles on the rise in Montevideo

    Montevideo has a network of cycling lanes 77.3 kilometers long

    Experts in the Uruguayan capital said Monday that the use of bicycles in Montevideo has gone up by 70% since the cycling lanes were inaugurated last year. The lanes for bicycles and other non-motorized means of transport such as skateboards and rollerblades, operational since December, have been deemed a success.

  • Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 09:47 UTC

    Coronavirus has turned Italians into peddlers: record sales of bicycles

    Some 540,000 bikes have been sold since shops across Italy reopened in early May, according to sector lobby Ancma, a 60% increase in the first month

    Italy has seen a surge in bicycle sales since the government ended its coronavirus lockdown as people steer clear of public transport and respond to government incentives to help the environment.