Glasgow steers into 6th best on cycling list

Scotland’s biggest city has come in the top ten on a list of the UK’s most bike-friendly cities.

Cyclists seeking the UK’s most bike-friendly location should plump for Plymouth, according to a survey. Glasgow came sixth on the list.

The Devon city came top on a range of criteria including bike thefts, accidents and cycle routes.

Second on the list compiled by Virgin Money was Norwich, followed by Bristol, St Helens in Merseyside, Huddersfield and Glasgow.

Cambridge – noted as a cycling city – came 60th, hampered by the high number of thefts and serious injuries.

Similarly, theft and accident levels kept the City of London at only 50th and Greater London only 56th, despite London mayor Boris Johnson’s “Boris Bike” initiative.