To fully understand the contemporary meaning and applications of bicycle tourism, it is important to recognize the historical lineage and significance of the bicycle, primarily as a mode of personal transport globally. The bicycle has a crucial place as part of a revolution in transport and travel; it led to greater personal mobility for the mass of the population, and in the process created, over time, a phenomenon known as bicycle culture (i.e., positioning the bicycle as a central part of everyday life in society).

As a consequence of this liberation in personal mobility, the bicycle has assumed greater societal and personal benefits, not the least as the focus for leisure and tourism experiences. In the following discussion, bicycle tourism is defined and characterized, including ...

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