On yer bike: Is cycling the royal road to health and fitness?

We're entering what could well be a golden era of cycling, due to unprecedented public demand and government support. But is peddling the royal road to health and fitness?

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GET on your bike is the message from the new government with its promise that €360 million will be allocated to cycling and pedestrian projects each year during its term.

A commitment by the Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green Party coalition will also see 10% of the total transport capital budget allocated for cycling projects, the latest sign that this is the start of a golden era for cycling.