Cycling Is Good For The Planet

[Peter]

Cyclist flies halfway across the world (and back presumably) to spend less than a minute on a bike:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/67282350

Absolutely crazy.   

[Mr Larrington]

Boo!  François Pervis is a nice chap.

[Peter]

It's further from Holland - or Hoogland!

(I still think the point is worth considering, though)

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

If he’d spent more than a minute it’d have been even crazier.

[Peter]

 

[Cudzoziemiec]

I'm not sure it's any crazier than flying the same distance for three weeks of rugby, or any other sport, or a band on tour, or a holiday.

[liam_whippet]

Nominative determinism?

'Hoogland' cycles at altitude??

[cygnet]

Peak human athletic performance is almost never (best not be absolute) compatible with said individuals having a low carbon footprint. (If that's how you measure "good")

PS
As it's only about a quarter of the way around the world, is it only half as bad as half way around the world?

[robgul]

One of my daughters rowed (actually "sculled") in the Head of the Charles River Regatta in Boston, USA last week - just 19 minutes on the water!   At least she didn't have to take her own boat.

[Peter]

I'm not sure it's any crazier than flying the same distance for three weeks of rugby, or any other sport, or a band on tour, or a holiday.

There may be more in that statement than you intended!

[quixoticgeek]

Less than 5 tons of CO2 for such a round trip, from Netherlands to Mexico.

In the grand scheme of things, not a massive amount. Sure if he was doing it every week, that's an issue...

J

[hubner]

I would like everyone in the UK to each give me £1.