Royals enjoying a bike ride: Kate Middleton, Sophie Wessex, Prince Louis and more

September 25, 2021 - 10:43 BST Danielle Stacey

12 fun photos of the royals enjoying a bicycle ride

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's youngest child, Prince Louis, proved he was just like any other little boy, as the couple released a new photo of their beaming son sitting on a red balance bike, to mark his third birthday on 23 April.

The royals have always had a love for cycling with the Queen and her sister Margaret often pictured trundling around the Windsor estate as young Princesses.

Members of the Firm are also renowned for being sporty, including the Duchess of Cambridge and Countess of Wessex, and have taken on gruelling cycling challenges in recent years. So quicker than you can say "on your bike," here are some of our favourite photos of royals cycling.

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WATCH: Kate Middleton tries mountain biking and abseiling in Cumbria

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The Duchess of Cambridge was in her absolute element as she tried mountain biking in Cumbria with a group of Air Cadets in September 2021. Sporty Kate also showed no fear as she tried abseiling.

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Prince Harry enjoyed a bike ride around the incredible Sportcampus Zuiderpark to launch the Invictus Games in The Hague, The Netherlands, in 2019.

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A young Elizabeth and Margaret cycle around their childhood home, Royal Lodge in Windsor, in 1942.

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Taken at around the time Meghan Markle was first thought to be dating Prince Harry, she and former Made in Chelsea star, Millie Mackintosh, hired vintage bikes to cycle around Soho Farmhouse.

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Before she became a Duchess, Kate would regularly cycle near her parents' home in Bucklebury. She's pictured wearing sportswear and sunglasses in 2008.

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The Countess of Wessex completed the 450-mile Diamond Challenge as she cycled from Edinburgh to London in 2016. A jubilant Sophie was greeted by her husband, Prince Edward and their children, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, when she arrived at Buckingham Palace.

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And Sophie isn’t the only royal to have taken on a challenge – Princess Eugenie took part in a 64-mile charity bike ride event in 2012.

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Prince Charles appears to be putting in all the work as he cycles around with a then-six-year-old Prince Harry on the back of his bike. The pair, along with Prince William, enjoyed a ride around the Queen's Sandringham estate in 1990.