September 9, 2021 - “This is historic!” For the first time in Velo-city history, ten female speakers took the stage to celebrate the role of women in cycling. Wrapping up day 3, the all-woman session was followed by the traditional Bike Parade, which took Lisbon by storm as hundreds of Velo-citizens cycled together through the streets of the Portuguese capital.
Bike Parade
With the weather clearing up, hundreds of enthusiastic velo-citizens got on their Lisbon city bikes and embarked on the traditional Velo-city Bike Parade, once again riding together after a one-year hiatus. Making their way through the streets of Lisbon, the cyclists eventually reached the final destination downtown.
“What we want to be is not a splash. We want to be a tsunami. We want things to change,” said Kevin Mayne, CEO of Cycling Industries Europe.
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