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In order to anticipate and prevent the massive use of private cars at a time of deconfinement, the Climate Action Network is asking the Government to release an emergency fund for bicycles of 500 million euros, which is essential to support communities and ensure the deployment of temporary bicycle paths throughout the country.

France has set itself the ambitious goal of tripling the share of cycling in mobility by 2024 and has adopted a National Plan to achieve this. The elected representatives gathered within the Club of Cycling Cities and Territories and the members of parliament mobilised within the Club of National Elected Officials

In the wake of an exceptional mobilization for the climate, the government unveils its national plan dedicated to the promotion of bicycle use (see below the Prime Minister's speech). For the associations of the Climate Action Network (FNH, FNE, WWF, FUB, FNAUT, Greenpeace, etc.), this is a step forward, but the resources made available are not sufficient.

Here is a ministerial decree that will delight more than one fan of light and non-polluting mobility: the little queen - electric - is awarded an "ecological bonus" of 200 € for every purchase of an electrically assisted bicycle (EAB). A gesture welcomed by seven organisations in particular

Farewell to inflatable air chambers! Goodbye punctures! Here is the revolutionary tire ... with holes for mountain bikes. His name is Ever and he was born in the United States, in Springville, Utah. It is currently in the process of being finalized for manufacturing and fundraising, through a Kickstarter campaign that is starting up in the United States.

Here's the innovation that comes from Chile: Yerka, the bike that can't be stolen because it has its own anti-theft device. Thanks to its folding frame, it literally folds around the place chosen to park it. To try to steal it, you would have to saw off the frame, so it would become unusable.