Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport.

Cycling is a very efficient and effective mode of transportation optimal for short to moderate distances.

The Marching and Cycling Band HHK from Haarlem ( the Netherlands ) is one of the few marching bands around the world which also performs on bicycles.

As a sport, cycling is governed internationally by the Union Cycliste Internationale in Switzerland, USA Cycling ( merged with the United States Cycling Federation in 1995 ) in the United States, ( for upright bicycles ) and by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association ( for other HPVs, or human-powered vehicles ).

Cycling for transport and touring is promoted on a European level by the European Cyclists ' Federation, with associated members from Great Britain, Japan and elsewhere.

Cycling while seated is a relatively non-weight bearing exercise that, like swimming, does little to promote bone density.

Cycling on a stationary cycle is frequently advocated as a suitable exercise for rehabilitation, particularly for lower limb injury, owing to the low impact which it has on the joints.

Cycling suffers from a perception that it is unsafe although use of appropriate safety equipment and observance of road rules can reduce risk of serious injury.

Fencing is one of five sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games, the other four being Athletics, Cycling, Swimming, and Gymnastics.

Cycling is a popular means of transport in many parts of the New Territories, where new towns such as Shatin, Tai Po and Sheung Shui have significant cycle track networks.

Track Cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes ( but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow ) using track bicycles.

Track Cycling is particularly popular in Europe, notably Belgium, France, Germany and the United Kingdom where it is often used as off-season training by road racers ( professional six-day ' Madison ' events were often entered by two-man teams comprising a leading road racer and a track specialist ).

Cycling is popular in Boston, for both recreation and commuting.

Cycling is widespread in Brno also due to lowland nature of the landscape.

* Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team-DSC is the team's UCI code

Cycling is not very common in big cities, as there are few bicycle-paths, making it difficult to move with them other than in recreational areas.

Tolworth is mentioned in the first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, in the sketch ' Picasso / Cycling Race '.

Godric Cycling Club is based in Bungay.

Cycling is allowed on fire trails and on specially marked tracks within the Park.

The Criterium is held under USA Cycling racing rules and permit.

Bolsward is also the host city for the yearly Cycling Elfstedentocht, an road bicycle racing tour.

At an amateur and recreational level there is a growing culture of participation in sport, with Trail Running, Cycling, Mountain Biking and Water Sports becoming increasingly accessible and popular.

Cycling provided an enduring activity for ordinary Melburnians until falling automobile prices and growing consumer affluence saw increasing numbers switch over to the car in the 1940s and 1950s.

Cycling is a popular form of transportation and recreation in Milton.

Category: Cycling in Atlanta

Cycling can be more efficient and comfortable with special shoes, gloves, and shorts.

In some cases this opposition has a more ideological basis: some members of the Vehicular Cycling movement oppose segregated public facilities, such as on-street bike lanes, on principle.

Cycling up and out of the saddle, on the other hand, does a better job by transferring more of the rider's body weight to the legs.

Although more definitions for the term are used, mostly it means winning the Tour de France, the Giro d ' Italia and the Road World Cycling Championship in one year, although occasionally a broader definition where one grand tour can be exchanged for the Vuelta a España is also seen.

This is part of Cycling England's portfolio of practical assistance to local authorities and other bodies, aimed at achieving their aim of " More cycling, more safely, more often ".

In the United States, the League of American Bicyclists Smart Cycling 101 / 201 courses, based on the Effective Cycling program, has modules aimed at all ages from children to adult beginners to more experienced adults.

For a more quantitative treatment of climbing physics and physiology, see Swain, DP, Cycling: Uphill and Downhill.

Coastal and Country Walks / Cycling, Bird watching, NHS Forvie Sands Reserve ( Ducks, Waders, Seals and more ), Sea Trout Angling available.

His Effective Cycling educational program, developed subsequent to his research demonstrating that integrating motorists and educated cyclists reduces accidents more than creating separate bicycle lanes, was implemented by the League of American Bicyclists ( formerly, the League of American Wheelmen ) until Forester withdrew his permission for that organization to use the name.

BV works to build more cycling infrastructure, organises their popular " Great Rides ", co-ordinates programs such as Ride to Work and Ride2School and provide practical and legal information to achieve their aim of " More People Cycling More Often ".

Cycling of energy and matter at the ecosystem level are often examined in ecosystem ecology, but, as a whole, this science is defined more by subject matter than by scale.

Cycling around the county during holidays, Sharp ultimately collected more than 1, 500 songs from Somerset.

In August 2011 it was announced that the road race course will be rerouted to allow more space and parkland after suggestions from Sport England and British Cycling.

In November 2001, Bicycling magazine honored Chicago as the “ Best Cycling City in the United States ” of cities with more than one million residents.

The Cycling Sisters work to encourage women to ride more.

It formed more than twenty study and activity groups, such as Play-Reading, Architecture, Family History, French, German, Cycling, Walking, Painting, Book-Reading, Bobbin Lace, Singing for Fun, Humour, Wildlife and Bird-Watching.

Cycling advocacy consists of activities that provide greater safety, comfort, and convenience for cyclists by advocating for and establishing better cycling infrastructure ( e. g. establishing bike lanes and separate bike paths, improving road quality on bike routes, establishing more and better bicycle parking etc.