{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64c105ce6e0909001188b2c1/653bc47b18e0ae0011095fae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pt 1: Is Cycling on the Road Actually Good for Your Health? with Chris Boardman","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64c105ce6e0909001188b2c1/1705407219382-a13e99920df024c675010d3d9a438a8a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Olympic gold medalist, National Travel commissioner and world cycling champion, Chris Boardman joins Alex for a wander along the canals of North London.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Chris describes how he’s gone from gold medals to working towards safer cycling, why even as a world champion he feels unsafe riding his bike and why making helmets mandatory actually puts people off cycling.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chris_boardmanbikes/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@chris_boardmanbikes</a>, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/activetravelengland/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@activetravelengland</a> and the podcast on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thestompcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@thestompcast </a></p>","author_name":"Dr Alex George"}