Abstract
Cycling is a mode of transport that has become more popular in the last years. Cycling offers a whole range of benefits: it provides mobility irrespective of age and income, it is conducive to health, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, it reduces the amount of noise and it requires comparatively less space than private motorised transport options. An attractive range of cycling options contributes to improving tourist locations, particularly in structurally weak rural areas. Moreover, promoting cycling secures jobs in the cycle industry, in the retail trade and in the numerous cycle-related service areas, and thus helps to promote small and medium-sized businesses. (Author/publisher)