A loud bell-ding of approval for Australia’s first cyclists party

Australia’s first political party dedicated to cyclists is up and riding. I welcome this move: it’s high time we had a party defending us

By Gary Nunn, The Guardian

The “terrorists in lycra” have organised and now, they want your vote.

Australia’s first political party dedicated to cyclists and their interests has launched a membership drive. May I be the first to whip off my biking gloves to applaud. Its launch website asks: “Why has cycling been demonised, politicised and criticised so often in the media and by government officials?”
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