Boris Bike London To Paris

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Boris bike london to paris.

Launched in 2010 the city s bike hire scheme allows both locals and visitors to rent cycles widely known as boris bikes after mayor of london boris johnson who introduced them to explore the. Three friends took three london hire bikes 300 kilometers from london to paris. Boris johnson s answer to paris s vélib bike hire scheme launched in london today. On the day the tour de france came to london in june 2014 a cultural exchange took place.

Santander cycles formerly barclays cycle hire is a public bicycle hire scheme in london swansea milton keynes and brunel university in the united kingdom. On his blog cyclelove designer james greig tells how he agreed to join a refreshingly daft trip over 300km from the uk capital to the. While the cycles are still known by many as boris bikes it was mr johnson s predecessor ken livingstone who set up a feasibility study into the creation of a cycle hire scheme in london having. Cycle 180 miles in 3 days from london to paris on this fully supported and guided bike ride.

The scheme s bicycles are popularly known as boris bikes after then mayor of london boris johnson who introduced them during his tenure. The scheme vigorously promoted by london s mayor boris johnson will eventually see 6 000 bikes parked at 400 docking stations spread every 300 metres or so across central london although the. Three friends cycle three geared boris bikes 300km from london to paris. Follow how the day unfolded.

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