{"id":187004,"date":"2021-10-25T08:47:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T08:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=187004"},"modified":"2021-10-25T08:47:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T08:47:33","slug":"cycling-to-work-to-reduce-coronavirus-risk-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/10\/25\/cycling-to-work-to-reduce-coronavirus-risk-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling to Work to Reduce Coronavirus Risk and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here, and so is our news from the world of cycling. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Commuting by bike helps to tackle the virus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Professor Peter Openshaw, a member of the UK government\u2019s new and emerging respiratory virus threats advisory group (Nervtag), urged members of the public to reduce the possibility of transmission of the virus through cycling.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187011\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2021\/10\/Urban-cyclist-Tokyo-profimedia-0602680842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187011 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2021\/10\/Urban-cyclist-Tokyo-profimedia-0602680842.jpg\" alt=\"Bicycle commute\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If possible, try cycling to work instead of going on public transport. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you can, cycle to work, don\u2019t go on public transport,\u201d Prof Openshaw told BBC Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you should take matters into your own hands. Don\u2019t wait necessarily for government policy. I\u2019m very, very reluctant now to go into crowded spaces because I know that roughly one in 60 people in a crowded space are going to have the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think do everything possible in your control to try to reduce transmission. Don\u2019t wait for the government to change policy. The sooner we all act, the sooner we can get this transmission rate down, and the greater the prospect of having a Christmas with our families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UK\u2019s Health Secretary Sajid Javid said this week that new cases could reach 100,000 a day. If cycling more does the trick, then count us in!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Easy to forget&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OutOfCycling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OutOfCycling<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Roubaix2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Roubaix2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jvLFlc93XD\">pic.twitter.com\/jvLFlc93XD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; British Cycling (@BritishCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritishCycling\/status\/1451259822146527238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>And what is this sorcery?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feeling a foot taller today \ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pravilo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pravilo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stretching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stretching<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/itX1Qbh8qc\">pic.twitter.com\/itX1Qbh8qc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisfroome\/status\/1451489762401980429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Congrats!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fun little story. 83 yr old Al Merritt spent the last 10 years cycling thru Carlsbad in his way to cycle around the world. He finished with 24,000+ miles as hundreds of neighbors, friends &amp; family watched him cross the finish line <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nQNMkj2xiZ\">pic.twitter.com\/nQNMkj2xiZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Puterski (@StevePuterski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevePuterski\/status\/1452399856769593345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Nice!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Was nice afternoon:&gt; 600 euro for making pictures &amp; signing items\ud83d\ude43&#8230; In total &gt;8000 euro !!! for student cycling club from Wageningen. \ud83d\ude01 Happy my clothing found some new owners and with this I can support students that have not so much money and want to get into cycling! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r8oO3F8Ia1\">pic.twitter.com\/r8oO3F8Ia1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Annemiek van Vleuten (@AvVleuten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AvVleuten\/status\/1451940956874420234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here, and so is our news from the world of cycling. 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