Cycling on Plymouth Hoe, Devon

Plymouth named UK’s most bike-friendly city

Cycling on Plymouth Hoe, DevonPlymouth has been named as the UK’s ‘most bike-friendly location’.

The city topped a nationwide study of cycle routes and bike repair services, carried out on behalf of Virgin Money.

The research also looked at the number of cycling accidents in each location, as well as the level of bicycle theft.

Plymouth’s success was largely due to the low levels of bike crime and very few serious or fatal accidents.

The study found that the 10 most cycle-friendly towns and cities were:

  1. Plymouth
  2. Norwich
  3. Bristol
  4. St Helens
  5. Huddersfield
  6. Glasgow
  7. Dudley
  8. Ipswich
  9. Cardiff
  10. Walsall

Have you cycled in any of these places? Do you think they’re cycle friendly?