The table shows trends in bicycle use in Britain over a twenty-five-year period. In general, men travelled greater distances than women and the trend was for people to cycle fewer and fewer miles per year. Another trend was that the very oldest and the youngest travelled less than all other age groups.
There was a noticeable decline in the distances travelled by nearly all groups. The figure for all cyclists began at 51 miles per annum. By the end of the period, this figure had dropped by a fifth. Girls aged 11-17 also cycled less than half as many miles by year 25. The only group who cycled further at the end of the study were male 18 to 59-year-olds. One of the most striking changes concerns 5 to 10-year-old girls, whose milage began to increase towards the end of the period. In fact, they cycled twice the number of miles in the final year compared to the first.
Women cycled far fewer miles than men. For most age groups, distances cycled by women were not nearly as great as those cycled by men. The greatest difference can be seen in the 11-17 age group, where boys cycled about four times as far as girls. 
The table  
shows
 trends in bicycle  
use
 in Britain over a twenty-five-year period.  
In general
,  
men
 travelled greater distances than women and the trend was for  
people
 to cycle fewer and fewer miles per year. Another trend was that the  
very
 oldest and the youngest travelled less than all other age groups.
There was a noticeable decline in the distances travelled by  
nearly
 all  
groups
. The figure for all cyclists began at  
51 miles
 per annum. By the  
end
 of the period, this figure had dropped by a fifth. Girls aged 11-17  
also
  cycled
 less than half as  
many
 miles by year 25. The  
only
  group
 who  
cycled
  further
 at the  
end
 of the study were male 18 to 59-year-olds. One of the most striking  
changes
 concerns 5 to 10-year- 
old
 girls, whose  
milage
 began to increase towards the  
end
 of the period. In fact, they  
cycled
 twice the number of miles in the final year compared to the  
first
.
Women  
cycled
 far fewer miles than  
men
. For most age  
groups
, distances  
cycled
 by women were not  
nearly
 as great as those  
cycled
 by  
men
. The greatest difference can be  
seen
 in the 11-17 age  
group
, where boys  
cycled
 about four times as far as girls.