{"id":14356,"date":"2017-06-09T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T16:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=14356"},"modified":"2017-06-09T17:30:45","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T16:30:45","slug":"northern-ireland-gears-up-for-bike-week-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/06\/northern-ireland-gears-up-for-bike-week-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland Gears Up for Bike Week 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

People across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to get on their bikes and discover the benefits of cycling to celebrate Bike Week 2017, taking place from June 10 \u2013 18.<\/h1>\n
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WHEEL-Y GOOD FUN\u2026 Andrew Grieve, Head of the Department for Infrastructure\u2019s Cycling Unit joins Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Nuala McAllister to launch Bike Week 2017. Everyone is being encouraged to get on their bikes to discover the benefits of cycling to celebrate Bike Week, taking place from June 10 \u2013 18. As part of the celebrations, the Department for Infrastructure in conjunction with Belfast City Council and Ride On Belfast will be hosting a Bike to Work Day on Friday June 16. Commuters are invited to join 100s of cyclists for a mass bike ride from the McClay Library at Queen\u2019s University Belfast at 8am. The group will cycle to Belfast City Hall where they can enjoy a free cup of coffee or tea and a breakfast snack before making their way onwards to work. For more information, visit nidirect.gov.uk\/articles\/bike-week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Launched by the Department for Infrastructure\u2019s Travelwise NI and the new Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Nuala McAllister, Bike Week aims to encourage \u2018everyday cycling for everyone\u2019 by highlighting how commuting by bike can easily become part of everyday life.<\/p>\n

As part of the celebrations, the Department for Infrastructure in conjunction with Belfast City Council and Ride On Belfast will be hosting a Bike to Work Day on Friday June 16.\u00a0 Commuters are invited to join 100s of cyclists for a mass bike ride from the McClay Library at Queen\u2019s University Belfast at 8am.\u00a0 The group will cycle to Belfast City Hall where they can enjoy a free cup of coffee or tea and a breakfast snack before making their way onwards to work.<\/p>\n

Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Nuala McAllister, said: \u201cI would encourage as many people as possible to enjoy Bike to Work Day even if they usually travel by other means. Sometimes it is just taking that first step in becoming more active which is the hardest.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThink of the reward at the end, not just breakfast but improving your fitness.\u00a0 We are committed to making Belfast a healthier city and encouraging people to incorporate exercise into their daily activities is the easiest way to do it. One day a week cycling to work can make a difference,\u201d<\/em> added the Lord Mayor<\/p>\n

Andrew Grieve, Head of the Department for Infrastructure\u2019s Cycling Unit, said;<\/p>\n

\u201cBike Week is a great opportunity for regular commuters and those new to cycling to come together and enjoy the many advantages of cycling.\u00a0 As well as being a very cost effective mode of travel it also offers many social, health and environmental benefits.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cEach year the Bike to Work Day event grows in numbers and it\u2019s great to see more people taking up cycling in the city.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNorthern Ireland already enjoys over 1,300 kms of National Cycle Network lanes and the infrastructure is continuing to improve year-on-year.\u00a0 We are committed to working towards a future where people have the freedom and confidence to cycle in Belfast and across Northern Ireland.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ride On Belfast is also hosting the Tour De Lunchtime event on June 16.\u00a0 Starting at the gates of Belfast City Hall at 12.30pm, cyclists can enjoy a trip across Belfast on bike.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit nidirect.gov.uk\/articles\/bike-week<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to get on their bikes and discover the benefits of cycling to celebrate Bike Week 2017, taking place from June 10 \u2013 18. Launched by the Department for Infrastructure\u2019s Travelwise NI and the new Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Nuala McAllister, Bike Week aims to encourage \u2018everyday cycling … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14360,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14356\/revisions\/14360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}