▁indicates ▁that ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁British ▁cycl ists ▁spent ▁£ 1 2 0 m ▁on ▁ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁organ ised ▁cy cling ▁hol id ays , ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁people ▁included ▁some ▁cy cling ▁activity ▁in ▁their ▁annual ▁hol iday ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁total ▁economic ▁benefit ▁to ▁communities ▁visited ▁during ▁the ▁nine - day ▁long ▁Great ▁Victor ian ▁Bi ke ▁R ide ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁about ▁A U $ 2   mill ion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁costs ▁paid ▁directly ▁to ▁ride ▁organis ers ▁and ▁on going ▁benefits ▁to ▁towns . ▁S ustr ans ▁estimate ▁that ▁the ▁total ▁value ▁of ▁cycle ▁tour ism ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁was ▁£ 6 3 5 m ▁and ▁they ▁forec ast ▁£ 1 4 bn ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁EU ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁Among ▁examples ▁of ▁current ▁activity ▁given ▁by ▁S ustr ans ▁are ▁ 1 . 5 m ▁cycl ists ▁using ▁the ▁ ▁Dan ube ▁Cy cle ▁Route ▁each ▁year ▁and ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁hol iday ▁visitors ▁in ▁Germany ▁using ▁b icy cles ▁during ▁their ▁visit . ▁ ▁Vo y ages ▁B icy cle ▁tour ing ▁can ▁be ▁of ▁any ▁distance ▁and ▁time . ▁The ▁French ▁tour ist ▁Jacques ▁Sir at ▁speak s ▁in ▁lect ures ▁of ▁how ▁he ▁felt ▁proud ▁r iding ▁round ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁– ▁until ▁he ▁met ▁an ▁Australian