While Russia has yet to rival the Netherlands or France as a nation of bicycle fanatics, a small but active group of local cyclists is working to promote the sport within Russia and raise the country's profile abroad.
From April to October, anyone with a bike can join the 160 active members of the Moscow-based Russian Cycle Touring Club on their weekend rambles in and around the Moscow region, says the club's president Igor Nalimov.
Officially registered in 1996 as a nonprofit organization, the RCTC has primarily Russian membership, but Nalimov says the club is open to everyone. Many of the club's organizers speak English or French, so language is rarely an obstacle for expat members.
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