Who said cycling and new technology are two different animals? They are not, and ECF' B-Track-B project has been out there to prove it for one year now. B-Track-B stands for “Bike the track, track the bike” and is a system that allows people in...

Cycling in Wales can be this beautiful - and the Welsh National Assembly now wants to make it even better. Photo (c) @bedsforcyclists/Twitter Will Wales become Europe’s next active travel boom region? Solid foundations have now been laid by the...

Velo-city in Vienna: the biggest, greenest cycling conference ever. Velo-city 2013 Vienna has been awarded an prestigious annual Austrian Event award as a green and sustainable event. The organizers did all they could to make the world's biggest...

A huge funding increase for the cyclists group SLF, and a high rate of E-car sales. ECF’s Benjamin McEldowney explains the Nordic secrets of success.  ECF’s Norwegian member association, SyklistenesLandsforening (SLF) brought us tidings of great...

From left to right: Adrien Lenoble (winner), Yves Van Stralen from La Maison du Vélo, Philippe Randaxhe  (winner), Philipp Cerny (winner), EUCG President Lewis Dijkstra, ECF Project Manager Randy Rzewnicki The “Bike to Shop Brussels” project...

Photo: Telebruxelles In 2012, Christmas tree supplier L’Arbre de Leon challenged their bicycle delivery company Dioxyde de Gambettes to bring trees from Libin to Bruxelles. One year later, on November 29 the first ever trans-Wallonian Christmas...

On the road to 2014: Manfred Neun handing over Velo-city to Adelaide - Photo (c) ECF It is my pleasure to speak to our growing community of ECF members, partners, supporters and colleagues and to wish you an enjoyable festive season and the best...

Best of the best: here are our highlights from 2013. As everyone is looking back at 2013, so are ECF's Policy Officers and staff. Taking in the stories they chose, one cannot deny it has been a big year for Cycling Advocacy. Read the highlights...

Pedelecs are innovative two-wheelers - and the EU might fund them. Photo (c) ECF On 10th December, the European Union launched Horizon 2020. Described as the biggest research and innovation programme in the world, it  has an eye-watering budget...

Members are the heart and soul of ECF. The work done on the ground, delivered by committed cycle enthusiasts around Europe, proves that there is substantial hope for a world where more people cycle more often. ECF has collected only some of the...

“We are here because cycling is part of the solution for all 3 areas THE PEP covers”. So began the ECF’s statement at the 11th THE PEP Steering Committee Session held in Geneva this past November. THE PEP is an acronym for Transport, Health and...

The ECF has officially committed to the vision of ISCA (International Sport and Culture Association) to have 100 million more physically active EU citizens by 2020 – and will play a central role in it, helping to account for more than one third of...