Over 22 per cent of parliamentary candidates are 'strongly in favour of cycling'

Cycling charity, CTC, releases figures of its Vote Bike campaign, which seeks candidates' backing for the improvement of cycling

Houses of Parliament (Photo: Dani Kauf/CC3.0)

Nearly a quarter of general election candidates have indicated a strong support for cycling, according to figures released by CTC, the national cycling charity.

The charity sent emails to 3,283 parliamentary candidates in 650 constituencies, with a response rate of 23.4 per cent.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.