Members of the European Parliament are well known for their lavish travel budgets - but a group of them have decided to break with convention and cycle to Monday's plenary session in Strasbourg. Between 10 and 12 MEPs are expected to take part in the 430-kilometre ride from Brussels, in order to promote cycling as a healthy and green mode of transport.
The event is the first project of a new cycling group in the parliament - dominated, predictably, by Dutch politicians and Greens. They are inviting enthusiasts to join them for the first and last legs of the six-day journey. We hope that many of you will support cycling as one of the mode of transport for the 21st Century, which protects not only the environment but the health of its users as well MEPs' statement The group is calling for a Europe-wide network of cycle paths, funding for bicycle-friendly projects, and for international policies to recognise cycling issues. Around 50 people, in total, are expected to take part in Wednesday's ride from Brussels to the southern Belgian city of Namur, including three MPs from EU candidate states. "We hope that many of you will decide to participate in this event and support cycling as one of the mode of transport for the 21st Century, which protects not only the environment but the health of its users as well," says a statement on the parliamentary cycling group website. "Sustainable transport is one of the keys to a sustainable energy system," Dutch Green MEP Theo Bouwman told the Associated Press. "Good cycling policies can help us to achieve the goals set out in the Kyoto Protocol." Story from BBC NEWS: news.bbc.co.uk3184365.stmOpen ↗
wait and see whether crossing the Ardennes won't be detrimental for MEP Fatties' Sustainable Health.
Allowing them several days for biketrips from Brussels to Strasbourg and back again would make them pros with a decent Div I level contract. I'm not buying this one.
430km in six days isn't too difficult. The article doesn't say how many star hotel lodgings they're using. Will they have a massage every evening by a licensed masseur/masseuse? Unlicensed might be more effective for keeping them motivated from day to day.......they are politicians after all. :-)
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wait and see whether crossing the Ardennes won't be detrimental for MEP
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Sustainable Health.
Allowing them several days for biketrips from Brussels to Strasbourg and
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again would make them pros with a decent Div I level contract. I'm not buying this one.
Seriously, I think it's wonderful that they are doing this. i agree that it would be more meaningful if they did it on a regular basis and also encouraged their staffs to do this (perhaps they are).
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Y'all may be cynics about this, but I think it is tres cool. Would be
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cooler if some prominent racers would ride along to support them.
Très cool? May they fall prey to picketing French strikers....
wait... they might even picket themselves, protesting against the
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status of their jobs.
serious: why dont they just start cycling from their Brussels suburbian residence to their workplace instead of doing this transeuropean
Members of the European Parliament are well known for their lavish travel budgets - but a group of them have decided to break with convention and cycle to Monday's plenary session in Strasbourg. Between 10 and 12 MEPs are expected to take part in the 430-kilometre ride from Brussels, in order to promote cycling as a healthy and green mode of transport.
What the h*** does this have to do with bicycle racing? Please, next time post this cr** on rec.bicycle.politics.extremeleft
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The event is the first project of a new cycling group in the parliament - dominated, predictably, by Dutch politicians and Greens.
Yeah, good people. I would prefere to be governed by [censored] than by those "greens", who are in fact watermelons (green outside, red inside).
The event is the first project of a new cycling group in the parliament - dominated, predictably, by Dutch politicians and Greens.
Yeah, good people. I would prefere to be governed by [censored] than by those "greens", who are in fact watermelons (green outside, red inside).
So how are those meetings of the Black Brigade coming along? Have you found the next "il Duce"?
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