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200 years on, Portugal is the EU’s top bicycle exporter

12/06/2017

The European Commission has named Portugal as the European Union’s main bicycle exporter, accounting for 15% of all bikes exported in 2016, while Italy claimed a share of 14% and the Netherlands 13%. It released the figures on June 12 to mark what it called the 200th birthday of the bicycle. “While its exact origins are uncertain,” the Commission ...

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