Egypt's presidential candidate and former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo May 14, 2014. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO (Reuters) - Wearing sporting gear including cycling gloves, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asked Egyptians on Friday to cycle and walk more to help the cash-strapped government that spends tens of billions of dollars a year on fuel subsidies.
The former army chief gave one of his first speeches since last Sunday's inauguration to several hundred Egyptians on bicycles at a military college in the capital Cairo before taking part in a cycling marathon.
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