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"Cycle Week": grand entrance for national bicycle festival

6.5.2022

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Cycle Week" is the epicenter of cycling in Switzerland. From May 12 to 15, bicyclists and fans of bicycles, the bicycle and tourism industry meet in the heart of Zurich for the country's largest bicycle festival.

The bicycle moves us people. It brings us together, keeps us fit and improves our quality of life. From May 12 to 15, the national bicycle festival "Cycle Week" will showcase the versatility of the bicycle in all its facets.

Die Fahrtechnik kann geübt werden.
Source: Cycle Week

Cycle Week - national bicycle festival with expo

More than 100 exhibitors with 250 brands will present themselves at the largest national bicycle exhibition on the Europaallee. The organizers promise that nowhere in Switzerland will you find more news about bicycles for sports, leisure and everyday life, whether muscle-powered or with electronic support, about accessories and bicycle destinations. Nor are there more opportunities to pedal in a variety of ways:

In the three-discipline "Cycle Hero" competition, you'll be crowned heroine or hero of the cycling world
Visitors compete on the pump track
Ambitious cyclists accompany celebrities, such as last year's fourteen-time Tour de France stage winner Marcel Kittel or slalom star Ramon Zenhäusern on rides.
Children between the ages of two and eight get their own parade and course
At the free spring bike check, the mechanics will make your bike fit for the season.
On the safety course of the city of Zurich, cyclists learn how to deal with the dangers of road traffic.
Those who want to do something for the environment pedal for prizes on the roller and in the tree sprint: For every meter ridden, one of the event's sponsors plants trees. 30,000 is the goal

Test campus

The latest mountain bikes, gravel bikes and racing bikes are available for fans and freaks to test on test tracks and trails - with or without electronic drive - at the test campus in Brunau, for which a fee is charged. In 100 workshops - offered by the Swiss Cycling Guides, among others - festival visitors will put bikes and accessories through their paces and learn from the pros in the industry.

Auch das Stürzen will gelernt sein.
Source: Cycle Week

Freestyle

Multiple world champions Matthias Dandois from France and Viki Gomez from Spain will compete in the international BMX Flatland Contest on the show stage at Gustav-Gull-Platz. The BMX Flatland Team shows its skills at the Jam. Lucas Huppert, local hero and world number 12, will be competing in the "ZüriDirt Contest". For the first time in Zurich, women will be showing off their tricks and jumps in a separate category, such as the 15-year-old up-and-coming talent Patricia Druwen from Germany.

Cycle Week Channel

Those who can't be there can follow news, talks and all the other highlights of the festival live or on demand on their laptop or smartphone on the "Cycle Week Channel".

Further information

Cycle Week in Zurich, May 12-15, 2022. Admission to Europaallee is free of charge. Admission to the test campus and the final of the "ZüriDirt Contest" on Sunday costs CHF 10 each.

Titelbild: Thomas Kunz / Rider: Lucas Huppert

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From radio journalist to product tester and storyteller, jogger to gravel bike novice and fitness enthusiast with barbells and dumbbells. I'm excited to see where the journey'll take me next.

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