Slow and Steady Wins the Race

A woman is going on a bike ride around downtown 南京 (Nánjīng), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China. Photo: 王文瀾 (Wáng Wénlán).

Velocity

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Cyclists at Velo-city 2018, an international summit on cycling. Photo: Antonio Lacerda/EPA.

Exegi monumentum aere perennius

• Benjamin Haas, Chinese bike share graveyard a monument to industry’s “arrogance”, The Guardian, November 25, 2017

Thousands of share bikes laid to rest in the south-eastern Chinese city of 厦门 (Xiàmén), 福建省 (Fújiàn province). Photo: 陈紫翔 (Chén Zǐxiáng) for The Guardian.

印象派 (Impressionism)

合肥 (Héféi), China: Tens of thousands of rental bikes seen from above create an image like a painting. They are parked in a graveyard of bikes while companies struggle to regulate the parking behaviour of their users. Photo: Feature China/Barcroft Images.