In the middle of my visit to Copenhagen I was treated to one of their famous Baltic low-pressure areas, which brought thirty-six consecutive hours of drenching rainfall.
Rainy days in Copenhagen
This had a somewhat dampening effect on bicycle traffic. Instead of the usual 500,000 there were only about 300,000 cyclists on the streets (my estimate), which was a noticeable reduction but still more than you’ve ever seen in your life if you happen to come from some over-motorized country.
My photos and text in this post are from 2009. I arranged them here in 2019.
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I was last in Copenhagen in September 2011 for the UCI Road World Championships and couldn’t get over the number of cyclists. It much reminded me of Amsterdam.
cyclists at Copenhagen and scooters at Jakarta the world is changing lol!!!
36 hours of straight rain, sounds pretty miserable for bikers!
Love that rain! We are suffering drought conditions so please send a little our way 🙂
Nice feature on the bicyclists of Copenhagen. But I still think Amsterdam ups the ante. At least in Copenhagen, they do not run you down with ferocity. 🙂