It’s that time of the year when we are all off in search of sun and adventure. What better way to do so than by bike? Cycling holidays continue to gain popularity in Europe, with many different ways of going about them. Whether you take your own...

UCI’s Advocacy Commission at Velo-city 2014.From left:Alain Rumpf (UCI), Patrick François (UCI Advocacy Comm.), Pia Allerslev (UCI Advocacy Comm.), Tracey Gaudry (UCI Advocacy Comm.), Tim Blumenthal (UCI Advocacy Comm.). Source: www.uci.ch The...

The B-Track-B campaign in Portugal has being going from strength to strength in its efforts to promote cycling. A new initiative focused on raising awareness in public schools was launched last month to great success. It aims to get students...

What’s your favourite cycling activity for the European Mobility Week? This is your chance to make your cycling campaign known all over Europe. We are preparing a collection of project and campaigns from all over Europe to inspire other cities and...

(image courtesy of http://www.peakcyclelinks.org.uk/) The international cycle route along the River Elbe in the Czech Republic and Germany is one of the most famous and popular cycle routes in Europe.  One of its sections forms part of EuroVelo 7...

The consequences of congestion in urban zones are as far-reaching as they are diverse. It’s about much more than the immediate nuisance of wasted time – not only does a city centre in gridlock see its economy suffer and its people despair, but...

The proposed EuroVelo 17 (Rhone Cycle Route), extensions to EuroVelo 1 (Atlantic Coast Route) in Iceland and Portugal and EuroVelo 8 (Mediterranean Route) in Corsica have all become official ‘Candidate Routes’ following the decision of the EuroVelo...

Between the 9th and 13th September, a bike ride will celebrate the newly-inaugurated signing along Eurovelo 5 in a very attractive stretch of the recently revised Via Romea Francigena. Registration has just opened to both to national and...

               Image courtesy of Pro Velo R&D Investing in cycling does not only make cities more liveable, it also pays off economically. Returns can be up to 24 times higher than the initial investment. Three recently published studies from...

ECF has been busy as ever and is delighted to introduce fresh reinforcements to its valiant team. Acacia, Ben, Benedicte, Brendan, Holger, Izabela and Laetitia look forward to making the world a better place by getting "more people cycling, more...

Source: Riocharm.com.br With the world’s spotlight on Rio de Janeiro and football this year, we thought we would share something a bit different from the booming Brazilian city. The Transporte Ativo (Active Transportation) NGO has taken huge...

The ECF’s B-Track-B is a very useful marketing tool for cities and organisations who want to encourage citizens to cycle. B-Track-B provides virtual check-in points within cities which allow cyclists to see how many trips they have made. As a...