{"id":165115,"date":"2018-05-30T06:10:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T06:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=165115"},"modified":"2018-05-30T06:10:47","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T06:10:47","slug":"every-sunday-the-streets-of-bogota-belong-to-bicycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/05\/30\/every-sunday-the-streets-of-bogota-belong-to-bicycles\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Sunday the Streets of Bogot\u00e1 Belong to Bicycles"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a cycling revolution happening in the streets of the Colombian capital every week. More than 100km of roads are closed to motor vehicles during the event called Ciclov\u00eda and are flooded by people of all ages on all kinds of bikes. Little girls on barbie-coloured trikes share the road with stylish teens on urban bikes, handicapped people on handbikes or laughing moms with prams. Everybody moves in an orderly fashion and just enjoys the moment. The weekly event takes place every Sunday from 7 AM to 2 PM and is now a firm part of Colombia\u2019s culture. But it wasn\u2019t always so.<\/strong>
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The first-ever Ciclov\u00eda took place on 15 December 1974 when the city officials allowed the organizers to close 12km of roads for 3 hours. Nobody really expected the event to amount to anything, but over 5 thousand people arrived on their bikes that day. Most of them were simply afraid to ride in regular traffic and finally saw a chance to go out and use their bikes. Despite its obvious success, the event was repeated only occasionally in the next few years. Later it was agreed that Ciclov\u00eda will take place every week on Sunday morning. However, it was still perceived as a bit of a second-class citizen event.<\/p>\n