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Barcelona's Pique cycled to derby match with Espanyol

La Liga Santander - Granada v FC Barcelona - Nuevo Estadio de Los Carmenes, Granada, Spain - September 21, 2019 Barcelona's Gerard Pique reacts [REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo]

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique embraced the city’s campaign to get people cycling again for the good of the environment in the coronavirus era by riding his bike to his side’s derby match with Espanyol on Wednesday.

Pique, who has ridden an electric bike to training on various occasions, took onlookers by surprise as he raced down the ramp into the Camp Nou car park on a bike wearing a baseball cap, shorts and t-shirt.

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