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Alena Chendler
Moscow is notorious for its multi-kilometer traffic jams, and public transport is overloaded, so more and more people are starting to pedal. / Anna, student. Cycle Trek. Red Square.
Alena Chendler
This trend is just starting to gain popularity in Russia. Cycle lanes are beginning to appear in the city, although the sidewalks are still littered with cars and driving among the traffic is sometimes very dangerous. / Anya. Cycle Schwinn
Alena Chendler
The heroines of Alena Chandler's blog cycleslady.com are stylish Muscovite women not afraid to ride a bike through the city in a skirt or dress. Rather than losing their femininity, they add beauty and charm to this age-old means of transport. / Dasha, fashion editor. Cycle Trek Drift. Arbat street.
Alena Chendler
Alena finds her heroines in the streets of Moscow. Women are photographed on Red Square, at a design factory, near a bakery in the center, in a park, or against the backdrop of a business center or pedestrian street. The project is not a studio production, but a genuine photo story about real women who travel around the city by bicycle./ Dusya, administrator in Flacon Design Factory. Cycle Electra
Alena Chendler
The Moscow government is beginning to support more public cycling initiatives. Around 30 rental stations have already been installed in the city, and bikeways have appeared in some areas. The plan is to build up to 130 kilometers of lanes. / Julia, arhitect. Cycle Globe Carmel. Tretyakovsky proezd.
Alena Chendler
In June, for the second year in succession, Moscow hosted a "velo-parade" for those wishing to draw attention to the development of cycling infrastructure. / Luba. Cycle Trek
Alena Chendler
In 2013, the embankment roads alongside the Kremlin were closed off for the event. Approximately 7000 people took part, including many fashionistas on multi-colored bicycles. / Cycle Giant. Gorky Park.
Alena Chendler
Many talk about the harsh climate: winter in Russia lasts six months and makes cycling around the city rather difficult. Cyclists reject such pessimism: "It's worth buying a bike and starting to ride just for six months of the year." / Masha, buyer. 14Bike C. Belorusskaya metro station.
Alena Chendler
The girls in the photo are reminiscent of participants in Tweed Ride — another recent cycling attraction to arrive in Moscow and St Petersburg. / Nadya. Cycle Gary Fisher. Gorky Park.
Alena Chendler
Tweed Ride is an elegant two-wheel spin in the traditional British style. Unlike other cycling events, Tweed Ride is not a race. More important is the manner in which the participants ride, as well as their appearance and the type of bicycle they use. / Natasha. Cycle Electra
Alena Chendler
Initially, the Tweed Run is a group bicycle ride through the centre of London, in which the cyclists are expected to dress in traditional British cycling attire, particularly tweed plus four suits. / Natasha. Cycle Stels. Patriarch’s Ponds.
Alena Chendler
The first Tweed Run was held on the 24th of January 2009. Then various tweed rides have since been held in Boston, Chicago, Texas, New York, Helsinki, Paris,Tokyo, Toronto, Berlin and finally in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. / Sonya. Cycle Fuji
