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Denise Van Outen and fellow cyclists pledge to Cycle to Work Day 2015 (picture credit Karis Kennedy)Cycle to Work Day round-up - half a million miles pledged
Today is the third annual Cycle to Work Day, and people have been taking to social media to talk about their journeys.
Created by Cyclescheme, the initiative has seen more than 30,000 cyclists and almost 900 employers make pledges via the Cycle to Work Day website, with almost half a million miles due to be ridden collectively.
– More than 20,000 pledge to Cycle to Work Day
Some people got a well-earned breakfast at the end of their rides … here, courtesy of Brompton Bicycle and CTC, respectively …
We are at Spitalfields Market today giving out pastries to cyclists. Who cycled into work today? #cycletoworkday pic.twitter.com/R5NYXM62qk
— Brompton Bicycle (@BromptonBicycle) September 3, 2015
We celebrated #cycletoworkday with a bike breakfast - yum! What did you do? Take the pledge! http://t.co/Yek52Qtdgu pic.twitter.com/dmghnUXInM
— CTC (@CTC_Cyclists) September 3, 2015
In Britain’s cycling capital, Cambridge, the Fitzwilliam Museum pointed out that riding to work is very much the norm …
Every day is #cycletoworkday in Cambridge! Lots of our staff and visitors cycle in. pic.twitter.com/qmyyCabx7E
— Fitzwilliam Museum (@FitzMuseum_UK) September 3, 2015
Edinburgh City Council is encouraging people to get in the saddle for their commutes …
It's #cycletoworkday - why not check out our network of routes - at least for the cycle home! http://t.co/Nn9Chtwtuf pic.twitter.com/ZX36QidfAw
— Edinburgh Council (@Edinburgh_CC) September 3, 2015
… though one poster pointed out that the council itself could do its bit to make it easier for those on two wheels …
on #cycletoworkday wouldn't it be great if @Edinburgh_CC would commit to fewer vehs on cycle paths, and to clearing mud/grass? @CyclingEdin
— SRD (@SRDorman) September 3, 2015
For those of us who work from home, four-time World IronMan Champion Chrissie Wellington has some sound advice …
It's @cycletoworkday! So I went for a 3hour ride in the Mendips from my house and back again. 
#workingfromhome #cycletoworkday
— Chrissie Wellington (@chrissiesmiles) September 3, 2015
Meanwhile Twitter user ThreeFromLeith pointed out something that we’re sure applies to a lot of road.cc users …
It's #CycleToWorkDay - nothing special for me since every day (bar Monday) is #CycleToWorkDay!
— Three From Leith (@threefromleith) September 3, 2015
But if today was the first time you rode a bike to work, that begs the question posed here by Skoda UK …
It's #cycletoworkday. If you switched to two wheels on your commute this morning would you consider it long term?
— ŠKODA UK Cycling (@SkodaUKCycling) September 3, 2015
How was your Cycle to Work Day? Let us know in the comments below!
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Every day is a cycle to work day unless you are a part time lazy fucker. I was off today anyway. Replaced the bearings and cones in my bike's rear hub as it was a bit rough after one year and 12,000 miles. Riding to work over the weekend though and monday, tuesday and wednesday …...
Busy ride but it appears I missed a section in the highway code apparently I should give way to cars entering a roundabout on my left as its inconvenient for them to stop just for a bike. You learn something new everyday
Yeah the other day I had one that sort of gave way but also rolled forward as I came round leaving me in doubt as to whether they were pulling out or not. Then wondered why I slowed down.
Ah, the old game of Inch-Brake-Inch-Brake-Inch. Classic.
Nice ride to work and back for me. Third day on the trot (usually only manage a couple of times a week) and first ride on my new DCR wheels
Pretty crap on my ride in too. Drivers gave a bloody dead pigeon more room than they gave me! Deffo #drivelikeaprickday
Yeah it was back to school day in Fareham and it was more like drive your 4x4 to work day, it was noticeably more dreadful than it had been for some time.
I'm feeling pretty miserable because today on #CycleToWorkDay my bike, which I normally use to cycle to work is on it's way to Holland ready for me to ride 200 miles this weekend. #MyCycleWeekend is looking good though!
Nice though it is it was very noticeable that Cycle to Work day coincided with Back to the School Run day (as well as international Drive like a Bell-End decade), it was *carnage this morning.
*hyperbole intended.