RideRoma & The SalvaCiclistis

Peg overlooking the event from above

Here we are, the last saterday of April (already!) and there are a few thousand cyclists milling about along the Fori Imperiali.

The Mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno had given us permission to hold the event which marked a milestone in Romes budgeoning cycling culture, even though his promise of making an appearance at the event didn't materialise.
I was lucky enough to have gone cycling with Dave, Wayne and Peg from Wales on a bicycle tour the day before, so had a bit of company for the event (ignoring the 10 000 other cyclists!).

All being told I was a bit disappointed as the organisers decided to stick to the agreement they had reached with the local government to not go cycling around the city but instead remain in one place.

Wayne, Peg and Dave from Wales

This didn't appeal much to Peg either who at one point decided she would lead the group on her own bike ride around Rome. All to much avail however as her friends reminded her of their other engagements as we headed back to the bike stand, where we got our bikes from.