Booming urban cycling market with robust results in 2025
In the heart of Germany, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district took a significant step towards promoting sustainable mobility with the recent Stadtradeln 2025 campaign. Cities and towns, such as Bergisch Gladbach and Burscheid, actively participated in this three-week initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, encouraging cycling, and supporting climate protection.
Burscheid, for instance, had 239 participants who collectively cycled a remarkable 27,000 kilometers, a distance metaphorically enough to reach Sydney[3]. The total number of participants across the district was not explicitly detailed, but the emphasis was on amassing as many bicycle kilometers as possible in everyday life.
The campaign was embedded in the integrated communication campaign "Einfach.besser.ankommen" and was organized nationwide by the Climate Alliance. The goal was to inspire people to cycle and contribute to a livable environment and their own health.
Participants could collect kilometers by bike for 21 days and enter them into an app. The most motivated cyclist in the district came from Bergisch Gladbach and covered nearly 2,750 kilometers.
The city of Bergisch Gladbach, which covered the most kilometers, nearly 156,000, highlighted the campaign as part of a broader push for improving cycling infrastructure and promoting climate-friendly transport. They even appointed a new mobility manager to further this cause. Community groups like Klimafreunde Rhein-Berg also supported climate protection efforts in tandem with Stadtradeln[2][4].
The Dabringhausen team from Wermelskirchen covered the longest distance with an impressive 28,000 kilometers. The action took place from May to October, depending on the municipality, and the cyclists' efforts resulted in around 83 tons of CO2 being saved by using bikes instead of cars.
The action also had a charitable component, with the swimming pool in Wermelskirchen-Dabringhausen and a children's hospice being benefited by the campaign. However, specific data on the money raised for charity through Stadtradeln efforts in Rheinisch-Bergisch within these search results were not provided.
The Rheinisch-Bergisch district drew attention to its offers and measures in the field of sustainable mobility through the Stadtradeln action. A total of 31 schools in the district participated in the "Schulradeln" competition, with the Otto-Hahn schools from Bergisch Gladbach leading the way with over 14,000 kilometers.
In summary, the Stadtradeln action in the Rheinisch-Bergisch district featured active participation in multiple municipalities, substantial cycling kilometers logged, a focus on climate-friendly mobility, and a charitable component, though precise aggregated statistics on district-wide participants, total kilometers, CO₂ savings, and charitable donations were not found in the current sources[1][2][3][4].
[1] Climate Alliance. (n.d.). Stadtradeln. Retrieved from https://www.climatealliance.de/de/aktionen/stadtradeln
[2] Klimafreunde Rhein-Berg. (n.d.). Stadtradeln Rhein-Berg. Retrieved from https://www.klimafreunde-rhein-berg.de/stadtradeln-rhein-berg
[3] Burscheid.de. (n.d.). Stadtradeln 2025. Retrieved from https://www.burscheid.de/stadtteile/burscheid-mitte/stadtradeln-2025
[4] Stadt Bergisch Gladbach. (n.d.). Stadtradeln. Retrieved from https://www.bergisch-gladbach.de/stadtteile/bergisch-gladbach-mitte/stadtradeln
Science and environmental science were integral parts of the Stadtradeln 2025 campaign in the Rheinisch-Bergisch district, as the action aimed to promote climate-friendly mobility and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The campaign, organized by the Climate Alliance, also inspired participants to cycle for their health and contributed to a livable environment.
