The 20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities In The World

There are lots of cities where it’s good to be a cyclist, but some are truly two-wheel paradises.

The newly released Copenhagenize Index 2013, produced by the Copenhagenize Design Co., ranked 150 cities around the world on 13 parameters, including cycling facilities, culture, sharing program, gender split, politics, and traffic calming.

It also gave bonus points for categories like political leadership.

Here are the top 20 cities, each with a score out of 100 points.

The list starts at number 14, since there are a few ties.

14. Hamburg, Germany

13. Paris, France

13. Budapest, Hungary

13. Barcelona, Spain

12. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

11. Nagoya, Japan

11. Montreal, Canada

11. Munich, Germany

10. Tokyo, Japan

9. Dublin, Ireland

8. Berlin, Germany

7. Malmö, Sweden

6. Eindhoven, Netherlands

5. Antwerp, Belgium

5. Nantes, France

4. Bordeaux, France

4. Seville, Spain

3. Utrecht, Netherlands

2. Copenhagen, Denmark

1. Amsterdam, Netherlands