Dunfermline and Glenrothes residents will be helped to get on their bike after councillors backed a £3.6 million cycling project.
Theschemeaimsto provide free cycle training for all ages and significant new and improved cycle routesinDunfermline and Glenrothes.
The proposals include cycle instructors for every primaryandsecondary school in both towns, as well as free lessons to get adults into gear.
Fife Council will now apply to green transport charity Sustrans to match funding of £1.8 million to run the project over the next two years.
If the funding is secured, Glenrothes will see new cycle paths to the Michael Woods sport centre, the establishment of a route from Pitcairn to Balfarg and an upgrade of routes through Riverside Park.
In Dunfermline, cyclists can look forward to a traffic-free route from the south to the city centre, via Queensferry Road, and an improved east-west route through the town, along Carnegie Drive.
Councillor Kay Morrison said: “I like the idea of establishing traffic-free routes as I know cyclists are more than a little nervous about travelling on main roads. Cycling is a healthier way to travel and to have training on offer is good as some adults have never learned to cycle.”
Councillor Mark Hood added: “We’re building a really strong reputation in Fife as a tourist destination for cycling.”