A rainbow coalition of cyclists swept down College Street on Saturday afternoon to deliver a message to NSW Premier Mike Baird – Sydney is failing to keep pace with the rest of the world.

They rode bikes of all shapes and sizes including tandems, cruisers, road and mountain bikes, and cargo, foldable and recumbent bikes.

A coalition of cyclists gathers to protest against new bicycle policies and ride down College Street. Credit:Christopher Pearce

And they filled each lane two abreast, riding slowly to temporarily claim back College Street where the cycleway was recently removed.

The cyclists were members of the Sydney Push, the action group defending cyclists' rights, protesting against Transport for NSW's Get Together campaign which introduces a raft of new rules and fines for cyclists.