And a trial of an electric bike hire scheme will begin by 2016, linking a hilly area of the city with limited public transport to a Tube station.

BBC: Electric bikes: For people who don't cycle?

The third stage involved tackling a hilly 21km (13-mile) circuit three times and Cavendish, a 15-time stage winner in the Tour de France, trailed in 12 minutes behind winner Rabobank's Michael Matthews of Australia.

BBC: Mark Cavendish

Over the past few days, permaculture practitioners and urban food policy followers not just in the Emerald City but around the globe have been positively abuzz with news that a hilly and undeveloped 7-acre parcel of land owned by Seattle Public Utilities will be transformed into a lush, forager-friendly wonderland called the Beacon Food Forest.

FORBES: Written by Matt Hickman