World Bicycle Day 2022: People Across India Pedal Their Way To Good Health | IN PICS

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and BJP leader Harsh Vardhan at the launch of a nationwide bicycle rally on World Bicycle Day in Delhi. Image Source: PTI

The programme was launched by Thakur from Major Dhyan Chand stadium in Delhi. The purpose of this program is to create awareness about cycling and its health benefits. Image Source: PTI

Bihar deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad rides a cycle at a bicycle rally organised on the occassion of World Bicycle Day in Patna. Image Source: PTI

Cycle rally being flagged off in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala. The UN had declared June 3 as World Bicycle Day on April 12, 2018 to acknowledge the “uniqueness, longevity and versatility” of the clean mode of transport. Image Source: PTI

Cyclists participating in cycle rally in Maharashtra's Thane. This clean mode of transportation has been around for nearly two centuries now. Image Source: PTI

Participants at a bicycle rally organised on the occassion of World Bicycle Day in Bhopal. The World Bicycle Day has a blue and white logo designed by Isaac Feld depicting cyclists from different age groups and genders cycling around the globe. Image Source: PTI

Residents of Hyderabad cycling on the occasion of World Bicycle Day. Cycling is an affordable, sustainable, and environment-friendly means of transport that keeps a person healthy and fit. Image Source: PTI

People in Agartala participate in cycle rally to observe World Bicycle Day. The World Bicycle Day is a result of sustained efforts of Professor Leszek Sibliski, a Polish social scientist working in the United States, who led a grassroot campaign to promote cycling and get a dedicated day for it. Image Source: PTI

Cycle rally being organised in Guwahati on World Bicycle Day. Cycling has multiple benefits which includes strengthening of muscles and bones and reduction of stress levels amongst many other benefits. Image Source: PTI