They not only create employment for over 650,000 Europeans but they can also increase life expectancy, improve urban mobility and save the Earth: bicycles.

Miracles on wheels

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In front of the Berlaymont,  the Commission’s building in Brussels,

was the assigned meeting place  for going to a forum on cycling in Europe.

Violeta Bulc,  the European Commissioner for Transport,

and Michael Cramer, chair of the EP's  Transport Committee, lead by example.

For them cycling is good  for the economy and health.

Let’s go, because  we don’t want to be late, right?

The whole thing is to give  support to the cycling philosophy

and what cycling can bring  to modern cities.

We are in favour of cycling  because in the cities of Europe

90% of the distances made by car  are less then six kilometres -

ideal distances to change  to tram, to train, to bus,

You can save mobility  and the climate by bike.

Cycling is a sector that generates 650,000  jobs in the EU, more than mining does.

For cyclists, there are plenty of reasons  to get in the saddle.

Those who are not biking are three times  more ill than people who are biking.

Normally people who are biking  have a five years longer term of life

And it’s off for a ride.  Seven minutes later, we’re there.

Three kilometres  covered in record time,

but it must be said  these cyclists are not novices.

When I lived in Slovenia,  I used the bike a lot to go to work,

to go to the parliament,  to sessions of the government.

It’s very convenient, especially in city  centres where there is a lot of congestion.

It's really easy to travel  or to move around by bike.

The example set, all that remains is to  convince millions of European motorists