The world's best biking city

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Do like the Copenhageners: Jump on a bike to exercise, to experience or simply to get around the city in a quick and easy way.

1.1 million kilometres on bike
Bright-eyed Copenhageners on the bicycle lane in the morning have long been a part of the city's scenery and the bicycle's popularity benefits both the environment and the residents' well being. Today, 36% of Copenhageners travel to work or school on bicycle. That is one of the highest percentages in the world and the ambitious target for 2015 is 50%. Furthermore, 1.1 million kilometres are ridden on bicycle in Copenhagen - every day.

Rent or borrow a bike
If you are in town for business, you have ample possibility to hop on the saddle yourself and experience Copenhagen on two wheels.

Copenhagen was one of the first cities in the world to implement the City Bike system. The colourful city bikes make it possible for the city's visitors to get a bike free of use with a deposit of 20 DKK. With 110 city bike stations in the inner city, there is always a bike to borrow.

Guests of many of the city's hotels can also rent a bike directly from the hotel reception for approximately 100 DKK per day and alternatively you can combine long meeting-days with a guided tour around the city jungle - companies like Copenhagen Tours and City Safari arrange guided tours.

If you don't want to step on the pedals yourself there is always the possibility of trying out one of the city's rickshaws or bicycle taxis.

Bring your bike on public transportation
Even the public transportation in and out of Copenhagen has conformed to the bike culture and it is now possible to bring your bicycle on the S-trains, Metro, local and regional trains as well as InterCity and InterCitylyn trains. Most S-trains have a special area or flex-room for bikes.

More bike lanes and green routes
In the last 100 years, 300 kilometres of bike lanes have been built in the City of Copenhagen - and an additional 100 kilometres are on the way. Currently, the city is building green routes through the city to ensure a safe and green transport route for cyclists. Out of the 100 kilometres of green routes planned throughout the city, 37 kilometres are already established.

Green wave for the cyclists
To increase safe cycling, Copenhagen has also invented traffic lights specifically for cyclists. There are only a few other places in the world, where you will find the miniature traffic lights, but in Copenhagen you'll see them many places, especially at heavily trafficked crossroads.

On some of the city's main roads the first green waves have been set during the morning and evening "rush-hours" so the approximately 100,000 bicyclists that ride these stretches daily get a quicker and safer bike lane.

Copenhagen is the world's first Bike City
In May 2007, Copenhagen was the first city in the world to be named Bike City - a distinction that strengthens the ambition to become the world's best biking city. It is the international cycling union, UCI, which has appointed Copenhagen to Bike City, and this mean that a number of international cycling events will take place in and around the city in 2008-2011: The world championship in road cycling will be the showcase event (21-25 September 2011), and other sporting events like the world championship in track cycling (25-28 March 2010); BMX Super cross World Cup (8-9 May 2009) and Track World Cup in Ballerup Super Arena (13-15 February 2009) will fill the city with cycle enthusiasts from the whole world.

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