Tour de chance

With the riders approaching the Avenue des Champs-Élysées for the famous conclusion of the Tour de France, road cycling is now at its annual peak of visibility to the general public. Coronavirus has also improved cycling’s popularity with the public as it remained a reliable method of getting outdoors and exercising during the government mandated lockdown.

‘The uptake of cycling during lockdown has been absolutely crazy, it’s off the charts,’ comments cycling website Sportive’s editor, Oisin Sands. ‘In Evans Cycles for example, bike sales are up by about 300%. You can hardly even buy a bike these days, they’re sold out everywhere, so there’s a definitely a growing market there for opticians.’