'Boris bikes': The facts behind 10 years of London's cycle hire …
Jul 29, 2020 · It is 10 years since the first bikes belonging to London's cycle scheme were used on the streets of the capital. A decade on, BBC News takes a look behind the handlebars.
Santander Cycles - Wikipedia
Santander Cycles (formerly Barclays Cycle Hire) is a public bicycle hire scheme in London in the United Kingdom. The scheme's bicycles have been popularly known as Boris Bikes, after Boris Johnson who was Mayor of London when the scheme began operating. [3]
The story behind the 'Boris Bike,' Biden's gift to Boris Johnson
Jun 11, 2021 · Johnson awarded Biden with a framed photo of anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass (more on that later), and Biden presented avid cyclist Johnson with a custom red, white, and blue...
G7 summit: Joe Biden gifts Boris Johnson custom-made bike - BBC
Jun 12, 2021 · US President Joe Biden has given UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a hand-built bicycle at their first meeting as G7 leaders in south-west England. It was made by a small Philadelphia firm that...
‘Boris bikes’: The facts behind 12 years of London’s cycle hire …
While the cycles are still known by many as “Boris Bikes”, it was Mr Johnson’s predecessor Ken Livingstone who set up a feasibility study into the creation of a cycle hire scheme in London, having been inspired by one in Paris.
Boris Johnson Refused to Pay to Keep £1,000 Gift Bike From …
Oct 22, 2021 · UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to purchase the £1,000 ($1,500) custom bicycle gifted to him by President Joe Biden, but according to a new report, is continuing to use it anyway.
Ten years since the Vision for Cycling in London, what has been ...
Apr 9, 2023 · Ten years ago Boris Johnson published his Vision for Cycling in London, a 33-page document whose subtitle echoed the feelgood inclusivity of London 2012 – “An Olympic Legacy for all Londoners”.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Admits to Rule-Breaking by Riding ...
Dec 9, 2019 · British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Sky News that one of the worst offenses in his life was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk when he would commute to work. Riding on the sidewalk is...
President Joe Biden gifts Boris Johnson US-built bike
Jun 11, 2021 · The US president Joe Biden has gifted Boris Johnson a hand-built bike, as the leaders met in Cornwall for the G7 summit.
The story behind the 'Boris Bike,' Biden's gift to Boris Johnson
Jun 11, 2021 · Johnson awarded Biden with a framed photo of anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass (more on that later), and Biden presented avid cyclist Johnson with a custom red, white, and blue...