Chris Boardman has called on new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to follow through on his promise to increase the funding made available to cycling initiatives in the capital.
Mr Khan told British Cycling's policy advisor during his election campaign that he planned to carry on the work of his predecessors Ken Livingston and Boris Johnson in improving cycling infrastructure in the city.
In his meeting with Boardman he said: “I’m not just going to keep the proportion of Transport for London spending on cycling the same, I’m going to increase it.
"Both Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone deserve praise for their plans for cycling, and I want to build on, and accelerate, the progress that we’ve made in London over the last few years.”
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Boardman, who met with all of the main mayoral candidates in the run-up to the election on May 5, says the "proof will be in the pudding".
"Mr Khan clearly recognises the challenges which face modern, expanding cities such as London, and that cycling is a ready-made solution to some of the most pressing of these challenges. It is crucial now that he sticks to this conviction and shows the will and the determination to see these plans through.”
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