District Borken celebrates Triumph at the 2024 city cycling in Munich!

District Borken celebrates Triumph at the 2024 city cycling in Munich!

On December 30, 2024, the results of this year's city bike were published, in which the Borken district was awarded the most bicycle -active municipality in the category of municipalities with 100,000 to 499,999 inhabitants. Eva-Maria Mehring and Sarah Fortmann accepted the award in Munich and paid tribute to the outstanding achievements of the region.

Total to have a total of 16,574 cycling in 914 teams impressive 3,274,211 kilometers. District Administrator Dr. Kai Zwicker was pleased with the improvement compared to the previous year when 17,167 cycling in 977 teams had achieved over 3.19 million kilometers. The district of Borken has been participating in the city cycling campaign since 2017, and in 2024 16 of the 17 -member municipalities took part. The lead over the second place was around 300,000 kilometers. Dr. Zwicker also plans to defend the title for 2025 when hundreds of thousands of citizens in Germany are again cycling for a good climate.

campaign "school cycling" and prices for schools

As part of the city bike, the “Schulradeln” campaign was also carried out to distinguish the most bicycle -active schools. The Ahaus Josefschule was particularly successful, which took first place among primary schools with 54,105 kilometers. The Astrid Lindgren School Burlo Borken landed in second place with 49,289 kilometers. At the secondary schools, the Remigianum grammar school from Borken reached first place with 74,206 kilometers.

The next round of the city bike in the Borken district begins on May 1, 2024 and takes place until May 21. Registration is possible on www.stadtradeln.de . The reasons for participation are diverse, including fitness, climate protection and the joy of cycling. The formation of teams is also possible, be it with family, friends, sports clubs or employers.

The initiatives and successes in the district of Borken show not only the commitment of citizens for more cycling, but also the possibilities for promoting cycling in schools and municipalities, such as Heimatreport.de has.