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Thanks to the government "boost", launched by the government in May 2020, 1.9 million bicycles have been repaired, said the Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB) on Wednesday.

This "boost", a package of 50 euros (excluding taxes) paid by the State to have his bicycle repaired, was extended twice and ended on March 31, for a total budget of around 100 millions of euros.

Requests tripled

“A target of 300,000 repairs, a result close to 2 million!

», Welcomed the Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili on Twitter.

“Cycle paths, purchasing aid: we will continue to support the little queen!

"The device has been incredibly successful," commented Olivier Schneider, president of the FUB, on franceinfo.

“The explosion of cycling in 2020 shows the appetite of our fellow citizens, the situation is improving everywhere.

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A target of 300,000 repairs, a result close to 2 million!



The success of the bicycle boost, launched by @Elisabeth_Borne and extended twice, owes a lot to the FUB and @oschneider_fub.



➡️ Cycle paths, purchasing aid: we will continue to support the little queen!

https://t.co/IGPPk42dR7

- Barbara Pompili (@barbarapompili) March 31, 2021

On the Cyclofix platform, which connects repairers and customers, the demand for repairs has tripled in one year, while bicycles have multiplied on the roads with the pandemic, and new bicycles are suffering from a shortage. .

Secure parking and cycle paths

As the end of the operation approached, many repairers were sold out.

“The French have procrastinated,” says Cyclofix.

"We went from 40% of" boost "interventions at the beginning of February to 80% at the end of March, many cyclists were activated at the last minute to restore their bikes before the end of the device".

The recovery plan presented in 2020 provides for a budget of 200 million euros for cycling, of which 100 million will be delegated to the regions, in particular to equip 1,000 secure parked stations and to carry out 600 cycle lane projects in two years. .

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