The table below shows changes in the numbers of residents cycling to work in different areas of the UK between 2001 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table provides information about shifts in the
number
of cycling commuters in various parts from 2001 to 2011.
Overall
, it is evident that the
number
of residents who preferred to ride a bike observed a significant growth in Inner
London
, Brighton Hove, and Bristol,
whereas
this
figure for Outer
London
, Liverpool, and Leeds experienced a minor increase. Looking in more detail, the highest shift in the total
number
of citizens cycling to work was experienced by 2011 in Inner
London
from 43,494 to 106,219 with a 144% increase.
However
,
this
stat for Brighton and Hove was small at 3,168 in 2011, which saw a sharp rise by 6,635. The least changed part of the UK is Outer
London
at 45%, despite the second-highest cycling area in 2001.
Furthermore
, the
number
of commuters by cycle increased considerably in Bristol, though another minimal rise was observed in Liverpool at 48%. Regarding the remaining urban areas, the
number
of residents who used bikes to go to work was almost the same in 2011 in Manchester and Leeds, but they experienced a different trend, as the change rate in Manchester increased by 83%.
Additionally
, in other parts of the UK, including Cardiff, Exeter and Gateshead, the proportion of change is almost identical,
while
the
number
of residents cycling to work in Gateshead was the lowest.
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