Are you a sports organisation or a municipality? Do you have any examples of outstanding partnerships between sports organizations and local authorities? Now is your time to speak up and inspire others to follow your example! ECF supports ISCA and...

Photo: City of Mannheim, Press and Communications Department Mannheim, the geometric city of Germany, has been thinking outside the box. As part of the European Biking Cities project, Mannheim  has taken on some particularly interesting cycling...

The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) has been working hard since 2011 to ensure that EuroVelo, the European cycle route network; and cycling generally, are included in the guidelines for the European Union’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN...

Photo: Velo-city Adelaide ECF is excited to announce the arrival of our newest staff member, Marcio Deslandes, who will take on the role of Velo-city Series Manager. Marcio is not only an experienced professional in organizing international...

Are Pedelecs the new cool in low-carbon transport? The EU Commission thinks so. Photo (c) Belgium CycleChic What's the most exciting innovation in low-carbon transport ? Pedelecs, says the EU Commission. For the first time, a study mandated by...

On the European level, Pedelecs have the wind in their sails. Photo (c) flickr - chiemsee-chiemgau The EU Commission is going to fund research into powered two-wheelers for the first time. Consortia are now invited to bid for funds to research...

  Vásárolj bringával! Go shopping by bike! ECF Member Magyar Kerékpárosklub (Hungarian Cyclists' Club) has launched its shop-by-bike campaign with an open air photo exhibition on the main shopping streets in Budapest just as Brussels' bike-to-shop...

The EU Commission agrees: Sustainable Urban Mobility won't work without cycling. Photo (c) ECF Backed by a new survey that finds 12% of Europeans cycle daily, the EU Commission has recently published its brand new Urban Mobility Package. Here is...

Sari Essayah is a Member of the European Parliament for the European People’s Party in Finland. Although better known for being a world-championship winning race-walking athlete, she has had a life-long connection to cycling. After she and her...

  Photo: an excerpt of the article as published in New Europe. ECF's President Manfred Neun's most recent article has been published in New Europe's Our World in 2014, alongside leaders like Bill Gates and Kofi Annan. Neun's article reflects on...

This month we travel outside Europe, all the way to Australia, for our Member of the Month. That’s a 24 hour flight from Brussels, complete with some time travel (you'll lose a day). So grab your sunscreen and let’s go cycling down under! What you...

Photo: J. Freire   For the first time the Spanish government has launched subsidies to buy electric bicycles as a way to improve air quality. Spain is a country that has traditionally subsidised the purchase of cars. The important automotive...