The Top 10 Cities For Cycling 2019 | What Makes A City Bike Friendly?

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Just where are the best cities for cycling in the the world? Every year the Copenhagenize index analyses a variety of factors to determine the most bike friendly places to live. Chris takes a look at the top 10.
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@Whistler4u 4 года назад

Should've just named ten random Dutch cities who are all way better for cycling. Copenhagen is in no way better than any Dutch city btw.

@iaintdonknow 4 года назад

So true

@edmondmuller7082 4 года назад

True. The Danish are very good at branding. I know the city and believe me, Copenhagen is not that bike friendly as being presented. Broad roads, roads without physical seperation of cars, strange crossings with car roads, etc etc. I don't understand why this story keeps holding so strong and is copied that easily. And not to talk about Denmark it self. I once tried to travel with my bike by public transport over a major train route from the north to the south of the country... It was a complete disaster: 3 (or maybe a bit more) bikes were allowed in the entire train...

@stijner1689 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HjzzV2Akyds.html This video explains really well how Copenhagen compares to Dutch cities. It even gives a theory for why Copenhagen is still so often named as best cycling city, whilst it clearly isn't. Really puts it into perspective.

@trent6319 2 года назад

yeah but I like that they highlight other cities around the world that are improving... also they just give themselves #1 so good for them ig

@andrewjensen8189 2 года назад

For the size it is more impressive. Usually once a city gets to the size of copenhagen their trips become more around 5% bike journeys, yet copenhagen has been able to keep up their infrastructure to maintain the same scale of use of bikes as any 10 smaller dutch cities you could name have. Just the shear scale and cost of the copenhagen bike infrastructure is incredible.

@DavidvdGulik 4 года назад

They should make this list excluding the Netherlands. Literally every city I've been to over here has better cycling infrastructure than any city outside the Netherlands I've been to. And as others have said, Amsterdam doesn't even rank particularly high amongst other Dutch cities

@bleskiven 4 года назад

As a Dane, I have to point out that, once again the Netherlands were denied the top spot on the list 😊🇩🇰🇩🇰

@Roberto-rf4is 3 года назад

@@bleskiven nah The Netherlands are much better😉

@bleskiven 3 года назад

@@Roberto-rf4is And you've ridden your bike extensively in both countries? I have

@pieters542 3 года назад

@@bleskiven Well, that's just not fair. Who else than Danes would go voluntary to Denmark? You can't expect me to go to Copenhagen just for a bicycle path test. I wouldn't go to North Korea for a rice test either. :)

@bleskiven 3 года назад

@@pieters542 Swedes, Norwegians, Germans, Dutch people, Fins, Americans, Brits, Italians. Denmark is quite popular as a vacation spot.

@jobbercircus 4 года назад

Being Dutch and coming to cities abroad that are so called 'cycling friendly' allways depresses me. Seeing how they are miles away from Dutch cycling infrastructure county wide. The only complaint there is about Dutch cycling is how busy it gets sometimes but that isnt a bad thing is it? But I guess this list would be kinda boring with all of the cities being Dutch wouldn't it ;p

@Semtx552 4 года назад

Copenhagen is nr1 because it was voted by people from Copenhagen :) any Dutch city beats Copenhagen by a mile: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HjzzV2Akyds.html

@michelangelobonetti2599 3 года назад

Yes it is sad that the other european cities don' t follow your model

@jonathanbmBen-Menachem 3 года назад

@@Semtx552 I am living in Denmark and I agree with you 100%

@thedutchman01 3 года назад

To be a bit fair to this survey... Apparently they only counted cities of 600,000 and higher inhabitants and capitals. Which means that basically all dutch cities fall of the considered list.

@ferdinandferdinand578 2 года назад

Could not agree more...

@silversapindaceae 4 года назад

Meanwhile in the US, a bike lane is a 2 foot wide piece of the road, with the only separation from 7,000 pound SUVs traveling at 40mph being a tiny white line. Oh well, it's a step in the right direction

@morningbear3794 4 года назад

Yeah some places there is nothing people out on those roads have big coconut

@CyberdyneSystemsSkynet 4 года назад

I think that's the shoulder. And in most places where you're on the shoulder in the US you're supposed to use the lane and have rights to use the full lane if there is oncoming traffic or are approaching or in an intersection and when a car is passing it must give you at least 3 feet of space no matter where you are even if you are on the shoulder. Because we all know that's exactly how people in F150s drive...

@apm9507 3 года назад

Trucks moving a 60 mph with a dirt and ice chunk covered breakdown lane that cyclists can think that they might be safe in.

@martinsnobr3575 4 года назад

I love how GCN is supporting both cycling as a sport and cycling as a perfect mean of transport! Kudos.

@gcn 4 года назад

Thanks Martin2035

@wissdis 4 года назад

My city is bike friendly, but the car drivers aren't ;)

@ShyBoy6ty9 4 года назад

Same, flat land and all in my city, but my god do Americans hate physical activity.

@OriginalGabriel 4 года назад

Not sure why Sacramento didn't make the list. Sacramento has bike lanes for days (I mean, passing lanes for motorists wanting to turn right, or motorcyclists wanting to pass vehicle traffic; not to mention where residents place their garbage bins, and yard waste piles), a lovely 26mi dedicated bike route along a parkway (used for dumping when you're too cheap to pay the dump fee, and for dog maulings, muggings, assaults, and massive homeless camps), etc.

@newttella1043 4 года назад

This is why we can't have nice things in 'merica.

@newttella1043 4 года назад

And all the meth heads stealing bikes and parting them out in plain sight.

@sdbentrup 4 года назад

Gabriel Frazee are you sure you’re not talking about Minneapolis? The “best biking city in America”? Or Chicago? I’m sure you are.

@stefanosanastasi99 4 года назад

i call bs on Copenhagen being #1. please watch on youtube "Copenhagen is good but it's not Amsterdam" and you'll see exactly what i mean. Also clearly Copenhagen is going to be names #1 by an organisation that bears the same name...

@chrisko6439 4 года назад

Please don't say "Taking cyclists away from traffic." We ARE traffic! The correct phrase is "Taking cyclists away from car traffic."

@gcn 4 года назад

Thats a very good point Chris

@jimsestito8207 4 года назад

@@zaydansari4408 Stop that.

@Sequence322 4 года назад

My only question to you is, "Why would I thumbs up a video before I watched it?"?

@ChrisCapoccia 4 года назад

All of this seems like so much scifi for those cycling in the US with sprawling cities, sparse bicycle lanes, cars throughout city centers, etc. Pedestrian facilities aren't much better here, with my city admitting that 50% of the streets that should have sidewalks don't

@latenightthinker4737 4 года назад

One of the reasons why I hate living here

@jeycalc6877 2 года назад

same in Canada, although its better than the US. Its getting better though

@Atlan801 4 года назад

i hope to see some german citys in the future here. we are to car focussed:/. nice video :)

@f4614n 4 года назад

we are planning to invest 100 million € into cycling each year. Thats ~120 cents for every person in germany. Enough to pay for about the cheapest walmart bike within a lifetime.

@robin29991 4 года назад

Münster is very cycling friendly!

@johannaharting7722 4 года назад

Bremen, Berlin and Hamburg are in 11th, 15th and 20th position so I'd argue Germany is still doing relatively decently. There are lot of very cycling-friendly cities out there!

@87solarsky 4 года назад

AUTOBAHN ;-)

@ariffau 4 года назад

German cars are world class excellent though

@Simte 4 года назад

Indeed, in Bogotá we have a strong cycling culture deeply rooted in our families' traditions thanks to the sport itself, and yet, it's still a nightmare to ride amongst cars, most of the lanes are rubbish... Let's hope that changes with time :)

@apmasterl 4 года назад

Is this in Colombia bogotá?

@Simte 4 года назад

@@apmasterl Yes.

@J.D.Vision 7 месяцев назад

Lots of bike theft there, I bet.

@strobi0001 4 года назад

If Copenhagen is on the list, Malmö should be as well. Anyway, no one is talking about how cycling looks like out of cities in these countries which is way best in the Netherlands I believe. It might be more important for cyclists than where is commuting the best by bike.

@emildegerth 7 месяцев назад

This is a way late reply but Malmo is not as good as Copenhagen. There are a couple big issues, in Malmo there are many bigger streets that don’t even have bike lanes. Secondly you’re allowed to bike in both directions on bike lanes. Lastly bikes are not allowed to bike against one way streets

@JMise 4 года назад

Here is a quote from the website for anyone thinking why their city didn't make the list: "Over 600 cities with over 600,000 inhabitants (as well as National Capitals) from all corners of the world are logged into our database."

@ce17ec 2 года назад

If that's the case, what are Utrecht and Antwerp doing in this list? They are neither capital nor do they have 600.000 or more inhabitants ..... And Copenhagen better then a regular Dutch city? Only when you are danish and making this ranking .....

@thefossa7868 4 года назад

Nice list bit I think am organisation from Copenhagen probably is going to rate “Copenhagen” the best city for cycling. That one may be a little biased. The list has given me some good holiday ideas though :) thanks @gcn

@norwegiantroll2480 4 года назад

I came yesterday from Oslo. Yes, it’s as all Norway is very comfortable to ride. Big gradient and lots of sharp turns.

@aidansomerville773 4 года назад

"Bog-Oh-ta"??????

@AlanPB1968 4 года назад

Much better Dutch pronunciation than Spanish from the Cornish boy.

@ARKINHK 4 года назад

I was going to say the same thing. What a pronunciation.... lol.

@edmarkey4057 4 года назад

That's a town in New Jersey...

@jasonjayalap 4 года назад

That's where yoda was living.

@bk83082 4 года назад

I honestly thought he said "pagoda".

@dtegg91 4 года назад

Wtf NYC didn't make the list?!?! Just kidding (been biking here for 10 years and been hit by taxis 5 different times)

@krisjaynav 4 года назад

oh cabbies, even worse might be the passengers...beware the door.

@youtubechangemynamewhy 4 года назад

How many times cursing?

@Dylan_Lino 3 года назад

Honestly 10 years of biking getting hit 5 times isn’t that bad

@dtegg91 3 года назад

@@youtubechangemynamewhy 7,521,389 and counting

@alexanderwendelbo1447 4 года назад

Copenhagen is a wonderfull city to ride a bike in. I commute daily in the city. The surrounding areas are also great for road bikes, and som gravelrides, the beautyfull forrests are a joy to ride. You should come and visit!

@gcn 4 года назад

That sounds like a really nice commute

@rafaelpawliczek7881 4 года назад

I visited Copenhagen twice by bike already. I was bikepacking from germany in 2018 and 2019. Riding in Copenhagen is awesome!

@chicoktc 4 года назад

My problem with Copenhagen is there is so much construction going on! It seems every road is poorly paved or has a detour. I figure this would drop it down a bit, but apparently not. I'd argue Rotterdam should be there, easier to get around than Amsterdam!

@videotosse 4 года назад

True, Copenhagen is a very bike friendly city. However the bikers are often rude, self centered, aggressive and completely ignorant of the rules that were meant to make trafic safe and predictable. Infrastructure is not all it takes. And, yes, my daily commute is in the City, too. On my bike :-)

@krisjaynav 4 года назад

i want to go to there

@jelmervenema1878 4 года назад

Prediction: all of them are in the netherlands

@thesilverduck4612 4 года назад

Jelmer they damn certainly should have been.

@MrScrofulous 4 года назад

The bicycle could save the human race and Planet Earth, if we just let it. Bikes use watts where cars use kilowatts. The top ten are all European cities, where bicycles are not considered "vehicles". Australia, Canada, USA, ENfgalnd and NZ all treat cyclists the same as a high-powered car or a heavy haulage truck. Europe teats them more like pedestrians, but properly as their own vehicle class. Note the lack of helmets in the leading cities. If we could remove our despised mandatory helmet law in Australia, we could make some progress. E-bikes have tremendous potential in Australia, to overcome distance and climate barriers, but until we can embrace utility cycling, rather than sport cycling, we will make no progress.

@HelenWilkie 4 года назад

Just got back from 10 weeks bike touring in Europe (see my vlog!) and I've cycled half of the top 10. Strasbourg was my favourite, the Dutch cities had so many other bikes it was hard to find somewhere to lock up! Amazed Germany isn't featured. Freiburg im Breisgau is fantastic and generally their intercity infrastructure (around the Rhine and Neckar at least) is incredible. Even Stuttgart, home to Mercedes Benz, is a really great place to cycle.

@gcn 4 года назад

Sounds like we might need to go back to Germany soon

@businessboss4838 4 года назад

Freiburg indeed is amazing

@Yps1l0n 4 года назад

I like how you mention mercedes benz in a cycling video about cities aming to swap cars for bikes, and you forgot about porsche :(

@trentwwatson 4 года назад

That’s interesting, I did the same a couple of years ago and found Stuttgart to be one of the hardest German city to navigate afternoon Berlin.

@cesarhernandez5776 4 года назад

I was riding on holidays from Munich to the south border and it was great! Here in Spain we have good weather although it's hilly so cycling is consider as a sport more than a way of commuting.

@blockflight 4 года назад

how is amsterdam so high i don't even consider it in my top 3 over cycling cities in the netherlands.

@HermanWillems 4 года назад

Yeah too crowded.

@chrisjong8412 4 года назад

It's the lay-out and the fact that you can get by easy on a bike. A lot of people cycle here so that makes it busy on the cycle lane. Ever Been on a bike in Utrecht, that's what I call busy 😉

@moladiver6817 4 года назад

Yeah but that's the thing. All that cycling infrastructure in Amsterdam or Utrecht or any other Dutch city, town or village doesn't stop at the edge of town. It goes on until you reach the country border. It's effectively countrywide. And as a cyclist you're basically committing suicide as soon as you cross that border, anywhere..

@bertdebruijn7129 4 года назад

In the smaller Dutch cities it's usually easier to ride and park your bike.

@JanneRasanen2 4 года назад

I was scared to be a pedestrian there. While being a cyclist on foot knowing what to do. Damn those guys ride fast and close to pedestrians. A young woman yelled angrily at me before passing me and touched my jacket with her handlebars. When I was already touching the wheel of a parked bike walking past a bike parking station turned partially sideways to make her as much room as possible. The only way I could have given more room was to hop on somebody else's parked bike or into the dyke beyond. THX so very much.

@finster101 4 года назад

Nice video. Does anyone compile a list of the top cities in the US for cycling?

@JamesCub88 4 года назад

I checked the comments thinking i'd find lots of drivers spouting hate for cyclists and it seems just a bunch of friendly riders supporting their local town/cycling infrastructure, so well done. i currently live in London and don't see it in the top 10 anytime soon, but there are some developments on the way. the issue with cycling is, as a lot of people have mentioned, not a facilities one, but a cultural one of drivers vs cyclists and countries like the uk, the us and australia (to quote the most common complaints) have it too ingrained in their heads that cars are kings of the road. i've been buzzed at and literally told to get off the road or that cars have priority over cyclists by a few drivers (even though the law does state that cyclists have as much right to the roads as cars do). anyway, thanks for putting out this video, i'll be sure to check out the website and see how London fared (hopefully better than what i expect, but i'll keep my expectations low)

@ruthsinclair7961 4 года назад

how about doing a top ten uk cities for cycling? would be interesting to see where my city comes and hear about uk developments !

@noptimized 4 года назад

I recognized an image of Vancouver during the intro sequence, and was wondering whether it had made a big leap as its bicycle infrastructure is further developed. Vancouver is certainly improving, such that it is pretty easy to travel throughout the city by bike (and have immediate access to some excellent road loops and MTB trails). Happy to see it's in the top 20, though I wish more people would take advantage.

@chrisrodgers4950 4 года назад

Richmond, VA is legit but keep your head on a swivel if cycling in America

@dougfromsoanierana 4 года назад

Chris Rodgers DC is making progress as well by likely putting Vision Zero into law. Unfortunately several cyclists and pedestrians had to die on the streets to spur action.

@teuast 4 года назад

Used to live in Santa Cruz. Definitely has its fair share of "oh dear god no" roads, but the drivers are pretty nice, since most of them also own expensive bikes and can sympathize. Currently live in Vallejo. There is literally not even a bike shop in this town. Send help.

@glennoc8585 4 года назад

Come to Australia its not much better especially in the cities it's lacking bike infrastructure and you get abused daily by car drivers.

@kazk8538 4 года назад

this is amazing!

@yahyabaali7886 4 года назад

what a tease!! at 0:26 I saw a street corner in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I was hoping to see my city in the top 10.

@adamgriss2025 4 года назад

Yahya Baali I thought the exact same thing. I mean come on! We were using cargo bikes to make deliveries from the corner dépanneur way before cargo bikes were a thing.

@jordanghetler8011 2 года назад

i would have expected Montreal to be in the top 10. i mean in the bigger picture, Montreal IS a cycling city.

@joshuajwitter 4 года назад

The transition at 7:39 is extremely mind-bending

@MrAlsiddiqi 4 года назад

Well done 👍

@pengguo559 4 года назад

Beijing should be on the list too: around 2m shared bikes plus countless personal bikes. What’s more, there’s dedicated bike lanes on almost EVERY streets.

@youtubechangemynamewhy 4 года назад

Peng Guo problem is, too many communists. You’re right, I’m racist.

@bhumiriady 4 года назад

Fantastic video as usual! Unfortunately, my city isn't bike friendly. The lack of bike lanes is worrying and too many inconsiderate drivers and motorcyclists.

@burn0vdc 4 года назад

Strange to see Antwerp as a choice for Belgium. Ghent is probably way more bike-friendly than other cities in BE. I love my Ghent on 2 wheels! Cheers Gcn!

@Duijnkiller 2 года назад

it's because they did not put effort in it.

@dcd010 4 года назад

Love a good list

@rossontinternet 4 года назад

Know it’s not a big city and on the scale of these listed, but Preston and it’s 21 mile Guild Wheel and various spokes is superb

@xspartah6992 4 года назад

Madison, Wisconsin in the US is a great place as well

@carolyneekong463 4 года назад

Come on Britain. This is shameful

@ianstewart8301 4 года назад

I hope to see some U. S. Cities soon.

@Choedron 4 года назад

You guys should come and ride the unsupported Round Denmark Bike Race. Then you will see bicycle infrastructure all over the country. Not just in Copenhagen.

@Makkendam 4 года назад

I'm a belgian that lived in Denmark, and I have to say your bike infrastructure between cities is really not that great. There are many roads without bike paths, even if it's the only main road between cities. Even if we sometimes laugh at the state of them, at least there are bike paths on nearly every road between cities in Belgium and the Netherlands

@christopherdolan7330 4 года назад

I would be interested to see a video about the best cities for training... like a cities with perfect year-round weather, a variety of terrain, open roads, a community of competitive cyclists, etc. Like how all the pros live in Monaco and have training camps in Majorca.

@MrScrofulous 4 года назад

Cities aren't good places for training. Come to the Gold Coast and see what I mean, not really a city, more a loose collection of small communities with amazing hinterland cycling roads.

@kylecouture1917 4 года назад

Not a single city in USA.

@jojoadeyemi8239 4 года назад

Congress not investing in basic road infrastructure disqualifies most of the country I think. Even our world class cities have terrible roads

@rogerc23 4 года назад

The list is a waste of time. Top 16-17 places are in Europe. And Tokyo breaks the trend. I’d never cycle in Tokyo.

@krisjaynav 4 года назад

Bicycles are communist and unpatriotic- sincerely, Exxon Mobil

@rogerc23 4 года назад

@gumzster. China has millions of bike lanes beside every road in the country. Probably a million bike deaths a year too. I guess my issue is having Tokyo at 16th. There are at least 100 cities with better, cleaner and safer bike infrastructure then Tokyo. Tokyo is an amazing place and i love it but come on Boulder Colorado or Tokyo. Sydney Australia or Tokyo.

@latenightthinker4737 4 года назад

@@rogerc23 bruhhh, Tokyo is near the top of my list for best cities to ride a bike in. Cycling in America however, that's a different story

@Bundles0fJ0y 4 года назад

I wish Seattle was like some of these cities, not just for biking but period. I might actually like going there lol

@GarboXU14 4 года назад

Portland Oregon... one of the best Bike infrastructures of an inner city in America.

@apm9507 3 года назад

As long as you pedal away from the riots.

@ryankamper6227 4 года назад

Discovered last summer that Strasbourg and Grenoble France both had very good, bikeable city centers. I am a bit surprised they don't get more attention. Back in Nashville, TN...not so great.

@AussieInJapan 4 года назад

Videos like this are great as I thought what we had in Tokyo was ok but comparing to some of these cities there’s lots of room for improvement. Be interesting to know about cycling in mega-cities that cover multiple local governments that can lead to a mishmash of different cycling lanes rather than a whole city mindset.

@SaintGangle 4 года назад

City centers banning cars to allow greater bike path alterations and pedestrian transport is such a great idea. I wish my city would.

@mullergyula4174 4 года назад

Karlsruhe had cycle lanes everywhere 25 years ago when I lived there.

@zechariahprice605 4 года назад

It is sad how much the US seems to hate cyclists. And there's not much movement for change because people aren't willing to try cycling because of how dangerous it is with drivers having no regard for the safety of the cyclists.

@morningbear3794 4 года назад

Zechariah Price also atleast in the midwest the citys are far apart and every thing is streched out so a car is a must for some people especially in the winter but the times you can (alot) is best

@CyberdyneSystemsSkynet 4 года назад

@@morningbear3794 It's not even that the cities are far apart, if Walker hadn't killed the passenger train initiative it would be ok but the cities themselves are just horrible. I think St. Louis actually boasts that they are the largest single city urban sprawl in the world. I've no idea if it's true but it's rotten. In my city there are roughly 250,000 people spread out over 600sq miles! (London is 8 million in the same size area) Every business has a lawn and a parking lot and almost nothing is more than two stories.

@Alexander-zb2pe 4 года назад

People loves to complain on facebook every time they think they've seen a cyclist run a red light.

@johnmcmahon5225 4 года назад

Considering how few people do cycle in the USA, I can't believe the number the number of bike lanes and trails that have been installed in cities in the last few years. I live in a city with brutal winters and lots of hills where few people commute by bike, yet there is new cycling infrastructure every year. More people in the USA might try cycling as transportation if other people weren't constantly telling them how dangerous it was.

@stasacab 4 года назад

I have tested Copenhagen and Helsinki. Copenhagen is wonderful. Helsinki reminds me of a maze, but has been taking giant steps to improve cycling in the city.

@JanneRasanen2 4 года назад

Helsinki is hampered by constant rebuilding but the infra improves annually. I thought the main square area of CPH was dangerous when I was there. But take what she says seriously she has a Finnish family name. I am a Finn living in HEL.

@johndent8813 4 года назад

What a disgrace - not one UK city or town mentioned...... Time we got our act together over here!

@chrisholmes8339 4 года назад

Having been to Rotterdam (not in the top 10) and seen first hand the fantastic cycling specific infrastructure and general ethos of cyclists first, motor vehicles second it's no surprise the UK doesn't feature. Marking out cycle lanes on pavements just doesn't cut it.

@hendrikdependrik1891 4 года назад

Rotterdam is a great example for London. It's proof that cycling and cars can coexist in modern cities.

@Munkenba 4 года назад

Yeah and here I was thinking London wasn't that bad. I guess I don't know any better.

@ex0stasis72 3 года назад

I think Groningen in the Netherlands deserves a spot on that list, but I can understand why not because of all Dutch cities were ranked, all of the top 10 would just be Dutch cities.

@frankwittenberns8706 2 года назад

RIGHT, Groningen is the cycling city is the world

@jannespaas 4 года назад

Honestly, this top 10 should be filled with only Dutch cities

@leotard2536 3 года назад

The actual best cities for cycling that I have heard of are Den Bosch, Goes, Nijmegen, Utrecht, and Veenendaal

@stuartdryer1352 4 года назад

My city , Houston, probably ranks 4,798. Somewhere just below the center of Damascus.

@johnreylicos2562 4 года назад

Wish all the city in the world is like Copenhagen less engines less pollution.

@User-404 4 года назад

I wish to disappear bad drivers and bad driving habits.

@gcn 4 года назад

How bike friendly is your city? What would you like to see improved?

@TimothyFish 4 года назад

I live in Fort Worth. It isn't unfriendly. I think we're up to 80 miles of bicycle trail and we keep adding more. In a few years we'll be able to ride from downtown Fort Worth to downtown Dallas on the trail. Our bike share program has 350 bikes. I wouldn't count on getting to the biggest employers safely on bicycles, but nearly all of the tourist destinations are near the bicycle trail. But we're much to spread out and we have too many short but steep hills to every be in the category that the cities in the video are.

@HelenWilkie 4 года назад

Liverpool is terrible. We invested in rentable City Bikes but zero infrastructure, bad traffic and dangerous potholes. Great to cycle along the riverfront but not much use if you need to go anywhere else.

@joebob1994 4 года назад

Global Cycling Network Manchester is a death trap and is only getting worse. The UK should be ashamed that we don’t even have 1 city in the top 20.

@caillou450 4 года назад

I’d like to see Montréal appear on the list. So much work is being made to advance transport infrastructure and systems, and so much change is already actually being observed in individual transportation habits. Can we have access to your criteria and methodology to understand the results better? Thx.

@kedarkulkarni3030 4 года назад

India needs to focus on cycling..but no one cares ..we have to overcome that

@marcuspartridge11 4 года назад

Any honorable mentions for U.S. cities? I know we're no where near the top, but how about some love from GCN?

@colinberry2557 4 года назад

How about Brisbane. There are lots of cycle paths and its also sunny everyday!

@LunaticOstrich 4 года назад

Copenhagen as number 1 is a joke. Compared to the Netherlands it's terrible for cycling. Amsterdam isn't great for cycling compared to other Dutch cities. Groningen is the best city for cycling and it's not even on this list..

@basvredeling 4 года назад

Well the list isn’t coincidentally called the Copenhagenize index. 😆

@Gias1 4 года назад

Only for cities the people of the GCN show know about.. Every year a city becomes cyclecity of the year in the Netherlands. No mention of Houten, who got the title for 2019.

@feedusafetus 4 года назад

The video is probably co-sponsored by a tourism group. :P

@basvredeling 4 года назад

Gias1 Smaller cities simply have less problems dividing the available space between cyclists and other road users. Amsterdam has many cycling problems currently. Parking, cycling traffic jams, cyclists ignoring road rules, inexperienced tourists on rental bikes, non-bicycle vehicles in bicycle lanes. Regardless Amsterdam is a great city to cycle around.

@Savaios 4 года назад

Helsinki OSLO, are jokes..... permanent winter .. cold. no matter what it will be shit. The best is Tokyo probably.

@jensenhealey907efi 4 года назад

I guess I should not be surprised that there were no US cities on the list. The US is about as cycle friendly as the wicked witch of the west (Wizard of OZ reference) I would be interested in knowing what place the first US city did appear on the list. Also where UK cities appeared.

@xroscobra8101 4 года назад

I'm in worthing the place has rough roads and pavements and I have a viking xrr how do I ride properly

@terryw4747 4 года назад

Great video Where does Australia and Perth fit in on this list

@Cycleops70 4 года назад

Second from the bottom, just above Sydney.

@markankone9362 4 года назад

On the place of Amsterdam, it is really to mutch people

@kidShibuya 4 года назад

I am from the other side of Australia, but 5 years ago when I was living there the local paper had to back pedal after years of telling drivers cyclists are evil when the death toll got too high. They actually needed to tell their readers NOT to deliberately hit cyclists... Amazing.

@Cycleops70 4 года назад

@@kidShibuya Was that the article "are cyclists fair game" in the West Australian?

@discbrakefan 4 года назад

Cycleops70 Perth infrastructure for cycling is light years ahead of Sydney...

@gsrossco 4 года назад

I think Sydney is around 4057

@randomchick1234 4 года назад

Too many bloody steep hills for non athletes!

@discbrakefan 4 года назад

Emerson And hostile motorists...

@gsrossco 4 года назад

@@randomchick1234 I like the hills, just the motorists that cause grief, but things have improved in my area over the past few years.

@itsdave92 4 года назад

Copenhagen: Releases study on 10 best bike-friendly cities Also Copenhagen: #1 city Copenhagen NO WAAYYYY Lol I wish I could live there though. I live in Philadelphia, where cyclist and stuntman are synonymous.

@bugsygoo 4 года назад

I moved to Copenhagen a year ago and cycling is my means of transport for 99 percent of my journeys. And I think these rankings are flawed because they focus too much on infrastructure. Yes, the infrastructure here is fantastic, but despite the dominance of cycling, the mindset is still cars first, then bikes, then pedestrians. For instance, traffic lights are set for cars, not bikes. On my regular commute, I'm lucky to get 2 green lights out of the 12 or so that I have to pass through. Whenever there are road works, pedestrians and cyclists are forced to share narrow and often dangerous paths while cars are given all the space they need. And then there is the behaviour of people in cars. Danish drivers are quite aggressive and the number of people who give cyclists attitude is surprising for such a cycling city. I've never ridden in the Netherlands, but apparently there is a big focus on traffic calming and cars being 'guests' on the roads. Copenhagen really needs to adopt a similar approach. Coming from Australia, cycling here is incomparable. But it takes more than just separating cyclists from cars.

@mourlyvold7655 3 года назад

Give it a generation. All drivers will have grown up riding their bikes, that's what happened in the Netherlands. It makes a huge difference. No excuse to lay off improvement of infrastructure, of course...

@seansverige 4 года назад

Does index properly allow for city size? Most of these relatively small, which makes Paris all the more impressive (& gives LDN no excuse) Idea for show: city guides for some of some of these places - would be nice to know some scenic / fun bike routes through Copenhagen, etc. Take weekend city break with some not-so-cycley mates to show them what life _could_ be like. AMS cycle lane moped ban long overdue, what about teaching cyclists to respect pedestrians? Speaking as a cyclist, attitude of Dutch cyclists used to really grate when I lived there.

@SantoRedentor 4 года назад

I have lived in Vienna, Paris and Barcelona and while the infrastructure is definitely worse in Barcelona, the fact that the weather is so good for cycling and the heavy use that the bike hire service has should make it pretty high in the list. There have to be some measure to decentivize the use of the gazillion motorcycles in the city and substitute them with bicycles (electric for the hilly areas of the city) , though

@TimpBizkit 3 года назад

5.5m wide cycle lane you could build a bicycle dual carriageway on that or even a triple carriageway. Wider than some roads.

@samfrazier7735 3 года назад

Awesome

@markmarlatt1105 4 года назад

I really dont care about the infrastructure! Drivers attitude toward cyclists is the biggest issue for cyclists.

@discbrakefan 4 года назад

gumzster Agreed. Prioritising the car with infrastructure in cities has lead to a perception that roads are for cars and nothing else. This is certainly the perception in Australia.

@gralfca 4 года назад

We cyclists need to respect traffic laws. I feel many car drivers hate all cyclists because some cyclists don't respect traffic law (stop signs, traffic lights, wrong way, etc). Worth noticing that many cars don't either...anyways I think part of the hate comes from there

@donder91 3 года назад

@@gralfca Car drivers apparently break the law more often and cause way more accidents. It's more a 'we don't like them so everything they do wrong we're going to multiply by a factor of 300.'

@thomasderuiter6584 4 года назад

I get that I sound a bit salty but the number one spot is quite predictible with an index that's literaly called the Copenhagenize index. From what i've seen of cycling in Denmark (which admittedly does not include Copenhagen) it's no where near the quality of say Utrecht. Another point: it's nonsense placing Amsterdam above Utrecht as a cycling city.

@frederikbrandt424 4 года назад

Well you said it yourself, you're clearly salty and don't know a lot about cycling in Denmark. Where I live I can get to anywhere I want on bikelanes. They're everywhere and a lot are completely separated from the road networks for cars. It's actually the quickest form of transport in some instances because of the shortcuts. There's a reason it's called the Copenhagenize index, it's because they've been leading the way for many years. Maybe you should worry less about a list with zero importance and instead be happy that cycling exists outside of The Netherlands, even though you hate to admit it.

@jerbertstansmer9687 4 года назад

@@frederikbrandt424 Actually I agree mostly with Thomas. For instance Groningen in the Netherlands should be in the list, they literally redesigned the complete city center in favor of cycling. I visited Copenhagen twice and I live in the Netherlands. It felt like coming home but in Copenhagen I missed (or did not see) the related infrastructure like they made in for instance Utrecht, Groningen and Houten (and I could easily name about ten more cities). What you state about getting everywhere by bike in Denmark is not an issue in the Netherlands, we have it already countrywide for decades. The newest development in the Netherlands is connecting cities with biking highways (so highways for bikes only) If you are interested I would suggest the RU-vid-channel Bicycle Dutch. It's filled with projects and concepts throughout the Netherlands about cycling. Many bike-only bridges etc like the one in Copenhagen. Finally I really like that Denmark and Norway are doing well with the cycling culture and wish them all the best.

@wimpie031 4 года назад

Jerbert Stansmer Cities have to be 600.000 inhabitants and above to qualify for the list. If they’d include, let’s say 100.000 and above, the top ten would be swamped with Dutch cities. The entirety of The Netherlands breaths bikes; Just over 1,3 bikes per capita 33.000 kilometres of dedicated bike only lanes 55.000 kilometres of shared bike and car lanes In total about 15.000.000.000 km (yes, 9 zeros!) cycled annually, that’s over 880km per capita. No other country in the world comes close to that. But if the bigger “car centred” cities in some countries can switch to a more bike friendly attitude and urban planning that would be a big plus for every one. (Edited for typo)

@wimpie031 4 года назад

Frederik Brandt If i.e. New York would have started that list it would have been the NewYorkize list. It’s nice to see that cycling is being adopted as a fully recognised mode of transport outside of The Netherlands. I think we should consider the list as a ‘How can we do better’ list for other countries and cities where biking isn’t as accepted and safe yet.

@jerbertstansmer9687 4 года назад

@@wimpie031 Fair enough! That could explain it and of course it is very complicated and an extremely extending job for in-depth analysis of the top-10 cycling cities. But then again, the city of Utrecht has about 320000 inhabitants...

@adlhikes3159 4 года назад

I hear that Tucson, Arizona, USA has decent bike infrastructure so I’m going there this winter to see how my road cycling likes it. 😎

@garthly 4 года назад

It is great, with the dedicated cycle loop, which makes it possible to zip in safety from place to place around the city, ever growing. Many roads have good bike lanes. Car drivers make few allowances for you in fast streets where there are no bike lanes, however, often because there is just not enough room. Other great things about cycling in Tucson: sunshine, saguaros, and the beauty of the desert!

@febrezerocks 4 года назад

hmm not sure about that. some of the streets are quite pothole ridden. Maybe try Phoenix tho.

@adlhikes3159 4 года назад

There a 100+ mile dedicated bike path in Tucson 👍

@garthly 4 года назад

Check out 131 miles of the loop here: southernarizonaguide.com/bicycle-path-the-loop/

@stuartdryer1352 4 года назад

It is actually really good.

@themiddlesbroughcyclist6876 4 года назад

We need more bike highways. That means a GoPro vid without any road rage :D .

@luismedeiros7139 4 года назад

Would nice to have a link to that list...

@short2048 4 года назад

www.coya.com/bike/index-2019

@yellowlightingbolt 2 года назад

Everyone talks about the cycling infrastructure in Dutch cities but I think is even more impressive the infrastructure between cities. Unless you have lived there, you can't comprehend. The country is completely laid out with cycling 'motorways', all marked (you don't even need a GPS) and you even have some of them marked as green if you want a more nature sorrounded ride.

@SSlyvko 4 года назад

I commuting to work for last 5 years in Denver, and last summer I have chance to visit Paris. I can tell you we have much better infrastructure here in Denver than Paris. Because main factor in report % of commuters, there is no way USA city will be on list. But I think more important infrastructure! And if it is less bikers on trails, it’s make your ride more enjoyable and safe! Call it most used bike city, not coolest. Biking in Colorado much cooler than in Paris. Thanks for all your videos, You doing great job

@PuneethBedre 4 года назад

I did think Brisbane would be somewhere in the list. who am I kidding ? Some of these places truly are doing extremely well. Good for the planet, the people and the city.

@julianallen515 4 года назад

I can't believe that Vancouver BC didn't make the list. We have a good infrastructure of both separated and shared bike lanes including the most used bike lane in North America which has seen over million trips so far this year. Ask Is and J Pow how they found it when they visited for the Fondo.

@MsSweetFrancine Год назад

Does the handlebar stem adjust up?

@kevinmignon8925 4 года назад

You should have a look at Shanghai, one of the biggest cycling community with cycle lanes on all roads...

@hendrikdependrik1891 4 года назад

China seems to always be forgotten just like Japan.

@superorion271 4 года назад

Medellin Colombia deserves the shoutout more than Bogota. traffic is way friendlier, our cycling lanes prettier and the weekly ciclovia goes up a category 1 climb for training, is a valley so the city is surrounded by mountains and every way out of the city is a cat 1 climb but it helps to develop strength.

@SahrScorp 3 года назад

No falta el paisa..... Bogota has more than 500 Km of bike lanes, and the Ciclovia was born in Bogota.

@abhishekkmalik4399 4 года назад

I hope some city from India also come in top 100.

@jeremyglenn3130 4 года назад

Seattle, Washington Portland, Oregon

@rener4830 4 года назад

Berkeley, ca aswell

@bengerman5527 3 года назад

As well as Minneapolis

@simonr4800 4 года назад

what about Freiburg im Breisgau in Germany?

@Atlan801 4 года назад

yes i live not far away and i bike there somtimes but i am closser to strassburg and this is better but overall i think there will be some changes over the next years :)

@pipo4695 4 года назад

Why are there so many stages in major tours that contain the sprint lines so late in mountain stages that guarantees that the sprinters have no chance of competing for the green jersey? For example, stage 16 in the 2019 Vuelta. The amazing Peter Sagan excluded!

@sethwstingley7248 4 года назад

Boulder, CO, USA is one of the best in the USA (which isn't saying much...). Lots of cyclists here commuting and recreating via bicycle!

@cyc00000 4 года назад

I'm surprised Sydney or Melbourne weren't mentioned in this video. Surely they were left off in error? can you please check for me?

@mikeduthie2699 4 года назад

I hope that’s sarcasm.

@bk83082 4 года назад

Portland made the 13 spot in 2011, since then it has dropped from the top 20 and not returned. While we have a really fantastic infrastructure here, automobile traffic has exploded and most of the nice bike paths are lined with homeless camps. Sad state for a once great cycling city.

@Merkaba85 3 года назад

Aarhus is pretty good, several bike only roads in the city centre now. The amount of bikes in the city is not quite like Copenhagen and the cycling culture is not quite the same, but there is still a lot. It has the youngest demographic in Denmark, I suppose that helps. But I guess the infrastructure could be better..

@alejandroreina9811 4 года назад

There’s a town called GRONINGEN

@francoscioli9078 4 года назад

can you do a top 100

@dennismitarotondo 4 года назад

Seoul, South Korea should be on this list.

@SkaffaS 4 года назад

ofcourse Copenhagen is number 1 in a list called the Copenhagenize index, that's what you call being biased

@matthewyang3030 3 года назад

damn i really thought Vancouver would make it

@MetDaan2912 3 года назад

The real top 10: 1. Houten 2. Veenendaal 3. Winterswijk 4. Scherpenzeel 5. Schiermonnikoog 6. Enschede 7. Rijssen-Holten 8. Eemnes 9. Leusden 10. Goes As you might have expected, all in the Netherlands. (Source: Fietsersbond 2020)

@r.v.b.4153 3 года назад

I saw Veenendaal being named several times in this comment section. What's so good about it?

@MetDaan2912 3 года назад

@@r.v.b.4153 I wouldn’t know, but it probably has some nice cyclinginfrastructure

@minuteman4199 4 года назад

Toronto is nothing like the cities mentioned here, but I still have no issues getting around it by bike. Not many people ride in the winter though. There is a fair amount of snow and it can be very cold. I would be curious to see how cyclists in other crappy northern climates deal with riding in the winter snow and ice.

@M5Dri3rz 4 года назад

Studded 42C tires when it is icy out. Some of my friends have fat bikes but I can't get on board with them. They are probably a blast but they feel so slow and sluggish to me.

@minuteman4199 4 года назад

@@M5Dri3rz I can't ride in the snow here. My commute takes me on some paths that are not plowed at all, and on city streets the snow plows pile the snow up on the bike lane, or make the road so narrow that it's not safe. I kind of like the idea of a fat bike, but don't have room in my garage for another bike. GCN did a video on fat bikes a while back, and on a race on a mountain bike track they were slower than a mountain bike, but a lot less slow than I would have imagined. If I had no choice but to ride a bike in the winter, I think I would get one.

@mourlyvold7655 3 года назад

@@gumzster But not as cold (has to do with gulf streams, look it up).

@philliplovesthwkiel 4 года назад

l live in Wuppertal, Germany, pretty hilly city, and the roads are a nightmare. Potholes after potholes after potholes. Only good thing is that a private club has turned an out of use railway into a public cycle path where you can ride completely undisturbed.

@gcn 4 года назад

Thats a fantastic initiative