Editing Cycling (section)

==Associations==
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[[File:World Cycling Centre - Aigle Switzerland.jpg|thumb|Headquarters of the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] in Switzerland]]
Cyclists form associations, both for specific interests (trails development, road maintenance, bike maintenance, urban design, racing clubs, touring clubs, etc.) and for more global goals ([[energy conservation]], pollution reduction, promotion of fitness). Some bicycle clubs and national associations became prominent advocates for improvements to roads and highways. In the United States, the [[League of American Wheelmen]] lobbied for the improvement of roads in the last part of the 19th century, founding and leading the national [[Good Roads Movement]]. Their model for political organization, as well as the paved roads for which they argued, facilitated the growth of the automobile.

In Europe, the [[European Cyclists' Federation]] represents around 70 local, regional and national civil society organisations across more than 40 countries that work to promote cycling as a mode of transport and leisure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2021 |title=About us |url=https://ecf.com/about-us |access-date=6 April 2022 |website=ECF |language=en}}</ref>

As a sport, cycling is governed internationally by the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] in Switzerland, [[USA Cycling]] (merged with the United States Cycling Federation in 1995) in the United States, (for [[upright bicycle]]s) and by the [[International Human Powered Vehicle Association]] (for other HPVs, or human-powered vehicles). Cycling for transport and touring is promoted on a European level by the [[European Cyclists' Federation]], with associated members from Great Britain, Japan and elsewhere. Regular conferences on cycling as transport are held under the auspices of [[Velo City]]; global conferences are coordinated by Velo Mondial.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.velomondial.net |title=Velo Mondial: The premier global sustainable mobility and cycling network |access-date=29 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423080541/http://www.velomondial.net/ |archive-date=23 April 2010}}</ref>