Photo: Ian Willoughby, Radio Prague International
Cycling enthusiast Sergio Almeida has come to public attention in Prague for his clashes with the authorities, both online and on the streets. The Portuguese man, who is 45, criticizes the city’s cycling lanes and aggressive drivers on social media and even streams videos from his bike live on YouTube. The magistrála, the large through-road that cuts across the top of Wenceslas Square, is a regular bugbear of Almeida’s – and when we met metres from it he described run-ins he has had with city officials.
“I was having a normal ride but the city police dropped a siren, to stop, and said, Magistrála – no cyclists.
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Author: Ian Willoughby