Marcus Agius, chairman of Barclays Bank Plc pauses during a press conference to launch the new London Cycle Hire scheme in London, U.K., on Friday, July 30, 2010. Mayor Boris Johnson is spending 140 million pounds ($218 million) to encourage more Londoners to get on two wheels with a cycle-hire program that sprinkles the capital with as many as 5,000 bikes starting today. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Marcus Agius
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