Pedal power rules the roads in Utrecht


  • Cycling
  • Saturday, 04 Jul 2015

A Tinkoff-Saxo mechanic checks a bicycle before a training session in Utrecht, Netherlands, July 3, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

UTRECHT, Netherlands (Reuters) - Rush hour has a distinctive soundtrack in Utrecht.

Not the cacophony of growling engines and tooting car horns common in most sizeable European cities, instead the ting-ting of hundreds of bells and the gentle whirring of chains.

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