CycloNepal (2024)

17/06/2022

𝗣𝗼𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆

The first edition of Pokhara National Cycling Championship will take place in the Lake City on Saturday. The race is being organised by Pokhara Metropolitan City in association with Cycling Association Kaski and Cycle City Pokhara with the objective of promoting cycling.
Competitions will be held over 45km course for men and women, said Subash Khadka, member secretary of the Pokhara Metropolitan Sports Development Committee.
The race starts at 7am from the Kalikhola Bridge and traverses Ryalechaur, Mauja, Atighar, Armalakot, Dhiki Danda before finishing at the Kalikhola Bridge, according to the committee.
Those finishing in first, second and third places in both the categories will be awarded cash prizes of Rs30,000, Rs20,000 and Rs10,000 respectively.
Chairman of the committee Deepak Godar expressed confidence that the event would fuel public’s growing interest in cycling and help further its development as a sport in the region.
The inaugural competition has been limited to Nepali nationals, but plans are afoot to involve foreign cyclists from next edition, he said.

01/06/2022

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂

Hundreds of cyclists and bicycling advocates are joining forces on the World Bicycle Day Saturday to help shape Kathmandu as a bicycle-friendly city.
They have launched ‘Cycle Culture Movement’, a collective effort of various formal and informal groups and organizations raising voices for mainstreaming bicycle as the clean, affordable and sustainable means of transportation.
The event begins with a rally at 7:30am from Mangal Bazar in Lalitpur and ends at Durbar Marg where it will converge into a mass meeting. Newly elected mayors of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Kirtipur will be the guests of honour at the event, accordingto the organisers.
“It is a celebration of Kathmandu’s growing bike culture” says Amir Masal, an avid cyclist and one of the organisers.
“The purpose of the event is to inspire more people to take up cycling and use the bicycle for their daily commute in the Valley.”
The mass is also part of cycling advocates’ sustained effort of prodding the authorities into investing more on cycle-friendly infrastructure.
“It would serve as a reminder to the politicians and officials of how numerous and varied is the local two-wheeled population,” Masal says, adding that it provides an opportunity for cities to rethink the future of mobility.
In recent years, health and environmental quality have emerged as the new drivers supporting cycling activity. But roads built with little or no regards to cyclists remain a major obstacle.
President of Nepal Cycle Society Ratna Ram is hopeful of firm commitments from the newly elected city chiefs in implementing policy measures to create and provide large-scale safe cycling infrastructure.
“We need infrastructures that are easy to navigate and keep cyclists safe from the rest of the traffic,” says Shrestha, who has been advocating for safety of cyclists for years.
“Cities need to address these issues so that cyclists could complete their journeys safely; ideally without having to leave a bike path. It would benefit the highest number of people,” he says.

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