The best cycling cities, scored

Beach Road at dawn, the 1 in 20 by lunch. Australia's deepest weekday-bunch culture.

climate 8.5 (309 rideable days/yr) · infra 9.9 (1080.5 km cycleway)

Flat city, hilly suburbs, and a deep group-ride culture. Cobbles in town, quiet forest roads out west.

climate 7.5 (275 rideable days/yr) · infra 10.0 (1183.6 km cycleway)

The world's cycling city. Flat polder roads, an English-speaking expat scene, and the Ronde Hoep loop minutes from the canals.

climate 7.1 (260 rideable days/yr) · infra 10.0 (1251.3 km cycleway)

Flat, fast, and full of bike brands. After-work Feierabendrunden roll out of café-showrooms, then the Brandenburg countryside opens up in every direction.

climate 7.0 (255 rideable days/yr) · infra 9.8 (1044 km cycleway)

Coast roads in the morning, Palomar climbs in the afternoon. America's most ride-anytime city.

climate 9.5 (346 rideable days/yr) · infra 7.0 (501.8 km cycleway)

Flanders' cycling heartland. Flat polders, the Scheldt, and a deep club culture an hour from the cobbled classics.

climate 7.2 (262 rideable days/yr) · infra 9.4 (964.4 km cycleway)

The world's bike capital. Flat, fast, and obsessively bike-friendly, then north along the Øresund coast or a loop around Amager.

climate 6.5 (236 rideable days/yr) · infra 9.6 (1004.5 km cycleway)

One of the most bike-friendly cities on earth. Canal-side cycling out the door, the Utrechtse Heuvelrug ridge for the few real climbs the Netherlands has.

climate 7.0 (256 rideable days/yr) · infra 9.1 (899.9 km cycleway)

Flat city, vineyards in every direction. Greenways to Sauveterre, the Médoc châteaux, and the Dune du Pilat.

climate 7.8 (283 rideable days/yr) · infra 8.4 (730.8 km cycleway)

Flat coastal city, mountains 40 minutes north. Year-round Mediterranean sun, the Albufera rice paddies south, the Sierra Calderona climbs north.

climate 9.2 (337 rideable days/yr) · infra 7.0 (500.7 km cycleway)

America's deepest cycling scene. Old Caltrain belt, Marin headlands, Skyline ridge, Diablo. Every discipline, year-round.

climate 9.0 (327 rideable days/yr) · infra 6.9 (479.2 km cycleway)

Dawn laps of Regent's Park, escape rides to the Surrey Hills. One of the deepest club scenes in the world.

climate 7.9 (287 rideable days/yr) · infra 8.1 (663.1 km cycleway)

Bike-everything city. Highest US bike commute share, deep cyclocross culture, gravel + forest service road network at the edge of town.

climate 6.7 (244 rideable days/yr) · infra 8.4 (743.9 km cycleway)

Mt Lemmon, year-round riding, pro winter training base. The desert version of Boulder.

climate 6.4 (232 rideable days/yr) · infra 8.7 (802.4 km cycleway)

Cascade Bicycle Club: the largest cycling club in the US. STP every July. Burke-Gilman commute spine, year-round riders despite the drizzle.

climate 7.3 (266 rideable days/yr) · infra 7.2 (532.9 km cycleway)

Best bike infrastructure in the Midwest. Monon Trail spine, 140+ roundabouts, low-stress road riding out into Hamilton County farmland.

climate 6.4 (234 rideable days/yr) · infra 8.1 (682.1 km cycleway)

Best bike infrastructure in America (yes, really). Greenway commuter culture, fat-bike royalty in winter, gravel network in summer.

climate 5.2 (188 rideable days/yr) · infra 9.1 (899.7 km cycleway)

River paths out of the megacity, mountain passes on the western edge. Flat training on the Tama and Arakawa, savage climbs around Mt. Takao.

climate 7.6 (277 rideable days/yr) · infra 6.8 (477.1 km cycleway)

Prospect Park loop culture, Brooklyn Greenway commuters, fast packs over the GW Bridge at dawn. The densest urban cycling community in America.

climate 6.5 (236 rideable days/yr) · infra 7.7 (608.4 km cycleway)

Capital of the Bicycle Kingdom. Hundreds of km of riverside bikeways, a national park climb 19 km from Main Station, and a friendly international scene.

climate 7.5 (273 rideable days/yr) · infra 6.7 (459.7 km cycleway)

France's cycling capital. ~600 km of bike paths, flat canal towpaths, the Rhine, and the Vosges within reach.

climate 6.8 (249 rideable days/yr) · infra 7.3 (539.2 km cycleway)

Hill Country base camp. Year-round riding, brutal summer heat, deep gravel and group ride density west of MoPac.

climate 6.7 (244 rideable days/yr) · infra 7.2 (525.2 km cycleway)

America's pro cyclist Petri dish. Climbing for days, altitude, every WorldTour rider in town for the summer block.

climate 6.9 (251 rideable days/yr) · infra 6.8 (467.7 km cycleway)

Trek's hometown advantage. Driftless gravel everywhere, consistently top-3 US bike infrastructure.

climate 5.6 (205 rideable days/yr) · infra 8.1 (663.4 km cycleway)

A summer cycling city built around one mountain. Climb Camillien-Houde, roll the Lachine Canal, then stop for coffee.

climate 4.8 (177 rideable days/yr) · infra 8.9 (855.6 km cycleway)

High desert outdoor sports town. Road, gravel, MTB, fat bike, cyclocross: every discipline at full strength.

climate 6.8 (249 rideable days/yr) · infra 6.5 (425.8 km cycleway)

America's bike capital. Highest US bike commute share, college-town friendliness, flat roads forever.

climate 7.3 (265 rideable days/yr) · infra 5.5 (299 km cycleway)

The Eternal City on two wheels: cobbled history in the centro, the Via Appia Antica, and the climbs of the Castelli Romani at the edge of town.

climate 7.9 (290 rideable days/yr) · infra 4.7 (220.8 km cycleway)

A megacity split across two continents: forest climbs north of the city, traffic-free coastal bike paths on the Asian shore.

climate 8.4 (307 rideable days/yr) · infra 4.1 (159.1 km cycleway)

Casinos on the peninsula, sea breeze in Coloane. A dense city-state where real riding hides on the southern island's coastal lanes.

climate 7.3 (265 rideable days/yr) · infra 5.2 (267 km cycleway)

The pro cyclist's adopted hometown. Pyrenees in the morning, beach in the afternoon, gravel through Empordà.

climate 8.7 (319 rideable days/yr) · infra 3.7 (136 km cycleway)

Lakefront Trail in summer, indoor crit racing all winter. Deep grassroots racing scene; gravel access toward the Driftless.

climate 5.6 (205 rideable days/yr) · infra 6.8 (467.8 km cycleway)

Sea-level start, Alpine cols by lunchtime. The pro-rider Riviera base where the Madone tests your form.

climate 8.9 (326 rideable days/yr) · infra 3.4 (119.7 km cycleway)

Europe's winter training island. Flat coastal warm-ups, the Serra de Tramuntana's endless climbs, and the legendary hairpins of Sa Calobra.

climate 8.8 (320 rideable days/yr) · infra 3.6 (129.4 km cycleway)

Underrated Midwest cycling town. Strong club scene out of Italian Village coffee shops; gravel access toward Hocking Hills.

climate 6.4 (234 rideable days/yr) · infra 5.6 (308.1 km cycleway)

Forest at the top of every climb. Holmenkollen out the door, fjord roads to the south, Nordmarka gravel everywhere in between.

climate 5.0 (181 rideable days/yr) · infra 6.9 (490.4 km cycleway)

Subtropical megacity on the Pearl River Delta: 50 km of new coastal greenway, car-free bay paths, and steep green peaks at the city's edge.

climate 7.4 (271 rideable days/yr) · infra 4.1 (155.8 km cycleway)

Pre-dawn bunch rides on closed-feel expressways, a 150km Round Island Route, and a year-round tropical riding season.

climate 5.8 (211 rideable days/yr) · infra 5.6 (308.5 km cycleway)

College-town cycling done right. Ann Arbor Velo's racing pedigree, Wolverine Sports Club's distance culture, Washtenaw County gravel.

climate 5.9 (216 rideable days/yr) · infra 5.3 (283.3 km cycleway)

West Michigan's road and gravel hub. Strong randonneuring scene, lake-effect winters, deep gravel network in Kent and Allegan counties.

climate 5.6 (206 rideable days/yr) · infra 5.4 (287.5 km cycleway)

Blue Ridge climbs, Pisgah gravel, growing cycling-tourism scene. Endless road from the doorstep.

climate 7.6 (278 rideable days/yr) · infra 2.1 (55.7 km cycleway)

Sweat, traffic, and a 23.5 km airport loop. Bangkok's road scene rides early, rides fast, and rides for coffee.

climate 6.4 (235 rideable days/yr) · infra 2.4 (67.8 km cycleway)

Beat-the-heat dawn patrol. Empty Lutyens boulevards at 5 AM, randonneuring out of North India's biggest brevet scene, Aravalli trails on the edge of the megacity.

climate 6.4 (233 rideable days/yr) · infra 2.0 (48.8 km cycleway)

Dawn patrols up The Peak before the traffic, then 60km of car-free cycle track in the New Territories.

climate 7.1 (260 rideable days/yr) · infra 1.2 (29.7 km cycleway)

Mediterranean sun almost year-round: flat seaside paths in town, the Beydağları mountains rising straight out of the sea behind them.

climate 7.3 (267 rideable days/yr) · infra 0.9 (22.1 km cycleway)

Night rides under the Petronas Towers, dawn climbs into the jungle hills, and a roti-canai stop at the end.

climate 4.9 (180 rideable days/yr) · infra 2.7 (86 km cycleway)

Beach-town base camp for volcano climbs. Flat coastal cruising in Canggu and Sanur, brutal ascents up Batur and Bedugul.

climate 7.0 (255 rideable days/yr) · infra 0.4 (10.2 km cycleway)

Purpose-built desert cycle tracks under the Burj Khalifa. Smooth tarmac, fast bunches, and dawn rides before the heat.

climate 4.8 (175 rideable days/yr) · infra 2.6 (80.7 km cycleway)

Sunrise on the sea wall. Beat the traffic and the heat with dawn rides along the Arabian Sea, then escape to a national park inside the city.

climate 7.0 (257 rideable days/yr) · infra 0.4 (10.8 km cycleway)

Island riding in the Andaman tropics: quiet inland back roads and steep jungle hills, framed by Sino-Portuguese Old Town.

climate 6.4 (235 rideable days/yr) · infra 0.5 (13 km cycleway)

Indonesia's climbing capital, where every dawn ride from Dago points uphill toward Lembang and the volcano rim above the cloud line.

climate 6.9 (252 rideable days/yr) · infra 0.1 (2 km cycleway)

Dawn rides between the Gulf of Oman and the Hajar mountains, in the capital that hosts the Tour of Oman. Beat the heat, chase the climbs.

climate 5.6 (206 rideable days/yr) · infra 0.1 (1.8 km cycleway)