CITIES • CYCLING
Paris 2024: Cycling already a winner

By Olivier Razemon and Le Monde infographics
Published yesterday at 4:24 pm (Paris)

INVESTIGATION | The 'first cycling Games in history,' as the organizers call them, are based on the promise of 415 kilometers of bike lanes, some of which have been specially created for the event and will be retained after the Olympic Games. Some hope that the sporting event will stimulate bike use in the Paris metropolis, as it did after the pandemic.

The Hôtel San Régis is described as an "intimate address" on its website. It's nestled in the heart of the upscale Parisian "golden triangle" near the Grand Palais, where rooms will be rented for thousands of euros per night during the Olympics, from July 26 to August 11. However, this five-star hotel in the 8th arrondissement is also located in the "red zone," an area off-limits to motorized vehicles. "And the Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau metro station will be closed," said hotel manager Sarah Georges. From May to September, the hotel will lend its guests and its 50 or so employees four Gitane electric bicycles, supplied by Tim Mobilité, a company specializing in company bicycles. It's a first for this upmarket establishment. "The bike will be ideal for getting around the neighborhood," said the manager.

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