Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
For all the millions of cyclists on the city streets every day in Holland, you can't get a good workout in their midst.
Serious cyclists in Holland use the city infrastructures too, though sometimes at reduced speeds. That's how they get out onto the rural and inter-city bike infrastructure. Many also use the commute as a workout, when living and working in different cities.
The often seamless transition from urban pathways to extra-urban ones is one of the reasons sport-cycling is so popular there.