FILE PHOTO: British cyclist Chris Boardman trains for the Olympic men's time-trial race in Sydney, September 25, 2000
LONDON (Reuters) - It has taken a pandemic, empty roads and one of the sunniest Springs on record for Britons to fall back in love with the bicycle but the fear keeping Chris Boardman awake at night is that it will be a brief flirtation.
The former Olympic champion is heartened by the government's response to a 70% spike in cycle use during the coronavirus lockdown -- namely 250 million pounds of funding for local councils to install 'active travel' measures.
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