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The 2008 London Hovis Freewheel will be more than three times the size of last year's event, which was designed for 30,000 riders but saw 50,000 turn out.

Organisers have been able to enlarge the festival with extra funding from City Hall, provided as part of a £10million investment in green projects. As a result, it will be the second biggest cycling event in Europe.

The funding will also help meet many of the demands of the 12-point charter drawn up as part of the Evening Standard's Safer Cycling campaign.

These include the introduction of more "advanced stop lines" - special bays at traffic lights that allow cyclists to filter to the head of traffic queues for safety.

In future, Transport for London and councils will have to explain to the Mayor if they fail to include an advanced stop line when they update a junction.

Other projects promoted by the campaign which have now won funding include:

Completion of the London Cycle Network.

More bicycle parking spaces at transport hubs.

More cycle training for children and adults.

A review of all one-way systems in the capital. Officials want a string of gyratories that intimidate pedestrians and cyclists to revert to two-way traffic. Sites up for review include the A11 at Aldgate East, the A2 Kender Street Triangle, the A10 Tottenham Hale, and the A23 Brixton Square.

An extra 10,000 parking spaces for bicycles will also be provided at schools.

The projects were agreed with the London Assembly's Green Party in exchange for their support for Mayor Ken Livingstone's annual budget. Cycle groups welcomedthe package but called for more investment.

The London Cycling Campaign said "far more" money was needed to complete the London Cycle Network speedily.

But the group supported Mr Livingstone's call for more 20mph zones. Chief executive Koy Thompson said: "Making 20mph the standard speed limit on London's streets is top of our cycling manifesto that we have put to all Mayoral candidates.

"It is essential to reduce road danger and promote cycling in London. Coupled with the return of one-way systems and streets to two-way operation, this could have a significant role in getting people out of cars and on to cycles."