The study, titled “Jobs and job creation in the European cycling sector”, about 655,000 people are employed in the cycling industry including in bicycle production, tourism, and retail, and infrastructure as compared to 615,000 in mining and quarrying. The study was commissioned by European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), an umbrella federation of organisations which promote cycling as healthy means of transportation and recreation in Europe. The study notes that in comparison Europe’s steel industry employs only 350,000 people, according to the data given by the European Steel Association.
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