Great Britain’s Olympic champion cyclists have urged Theresa May to commit five per cent of the Government’s transport budget for cycle lanes on Britain’s roads.
Jason Kenny and Sir Chris Hoy, Britain’s most decorated Olympians with six gold medals each, have signed the letter, along with Laura Trott, Britain’s most decorated woman Olympian.
Other signatories include Joanna Rowsell Shand, Elinor Barker and Owain Doull, who won team pursuit golds in Rio, and 1992 gold medallist Chris Boardman.
The letter, seen by The Times, tells the Prime Minister: “You were widely reported in the media as saying that there will be ‘no limits’ on the honours that could be bestowed on our medal winners.
“But the best way to honour the achievements of our athletes would be a legacy of everyday cycling in this country — a place where cycling is the choice form of transport for people to get around in their daily lives.”
It reminds Mrs May of the Conservative manifesto pledge to double the number of cycle journeys and that her predecessor promised a “cycling revolution” for commuters.
