Sadiq Khan becomes London’s latest cycling mayor after buying a fashionable fold-up eBike

Sadiq Khan has become London’s latest cycling mayor after buying a fashionable fold-up eBike.Mr Khan arrived on two wheels in Pimlico to launch a City Hall backed online cycle training scheme.His predecessor, Boris Johnson was an enthusiastic cyclist during his eight years  as mayor, frequently using his bike to travel to official events.Mr Khan usually travels in a Metropolitan Police 4x4 accompanied by armed bodyguards after security chiefs reassessed the threat level.Protection offices also on eBikes rode ‘shotgun’ with the mayor today as he tested a new segregated cycle lane alongside the Thames.

The mayor has urged commuters in their thousands to abandon public transport and switch to cycling and walking to allow social distancing on buses and trains.Mr Khan admitted he was a recent convert to the experience of cycling in London streets.