Manchester is a cycling city, so it’s no surprise that Cycling UK’s Making cycling e-asier scheme - which enables people to borrow an e-cycle for a month’s trial completely free - has been so well received.
Many Mancunians who have taken up the offer, which also includes free skills and confidence sessions, have gone on to buy their own bikes as a result.
To celebrate the success of the scheme and to mark 100 years of Bike Week, partners of the scheme and cyclists from the community joined together to pedal nearly 35 miles around the city.
Riders set off from Evans Cycles at Cheetham Hill to cycle via community hubs and workplaces which deliver the scheme. Khizra Mosque, Stretford Public Hall, Wheels for All, which provides adapted e-cycles, and Wythenshawe Hospital all took part and welcomed riders for refreshments as they passed.
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