Facts and thoughts about cycling in and around Dublin

The European Cycling Federation is holding its agm in Dublin this week.

The numbers cycling in Dublin has doubled in the last 10 years. Commuter cycling increased by 14 per cent in the city last year.

Last year there were 9,061 cyclists in Dublin. Twenty-five per cent of Dublin cyclists are women.

The Dublin bikes rental scheme is undergoing a threefold expansion.

The Dublin Port tunnel has made cycling in Dublin significantly safer. The silly men who have jumped out of their SUVs and up on to bicycles have made cycling in the capital far more dangerous

Bike theft in Dublin is high, with about 4,000 reported incidents every year, but crime-victim surveys suggest the rates of theft are more in the region of 25,000 bicycles a year.

The writer of this blog is cycling 60 years with the exception of two years away from a bicycle between 1974 and 1976.

The picture below is of Tess in Dartry Park today at 07.01.

Happy and holy Easter to readers of this blog.