The Secret Cyclist: Come rain or shine, people cycle every day

A few years ago, two friends of mine arranged a meeting with their local T.D. to discuss new cycle lanes and paths in their town. The T.D. listened politely to their arguments but my friends sensed some reluctance on his behalf. When pushed, he admitted that we don’t really have the weather in Ireland for cycling and he didn’t foresee cycling taking off here as it has in other places in the world.

‘We don’t have the weather for cycling in Ireland’ is a phrase that causes a knot in my stomach. We’ve allowed this myth to fester for far too long in public debate. Here are four questions we need to ask instead.