CITY CYCLING - Cycling for a Good Climate

Whether you're out and about privately or cycling to university, going on a bike tour at the weekend or doing your weekly shopping by bike - every kilometer counts!

Update

The 2026 CITY CYCLING campaign has ended.

Poster CITY CYCLING 2026

The team from Ruhr University Bochum successfully crossed the finish line on May 31, 2026, breaking all records. The preliminary final results are as follows:

67,995 kilometers cycled
347 active cyclists
11,151.2 kg of CO2 avoided
1st place in the municipality

Kilometers traveled during the campaign period (May 11–31, 2026) can still be added until June 8, 2026. After that, the CITY CYCLING team will evaluate and verify the results. The winners in each category will be notified by email and invited to the closing event. The official final results will be announced here.

Congratulations to the RUB team! We’re already looking forward to next year.

Haven’t registered yet?

What is it about?

The aim of the competition is to cycle as many everyday journeys as possible in a climate-friendly way for 21 days. All employees and students of Ruhr University Bochum are cordially invited to take part.

When does it start?

The campaign phase runs every year from 01.05. to 30.09. Each municipality determines the three-week campaign period itself. When the campaign starts in 2025 will be announced both here and via RUB-News.

How can I take part?

Ruhr University Bochum sends its own team into the race every year under the name "Ruhr University Bochum". Registration is via the CITY CYCLING homepage and is possible at any time. Anyone who has already taken part in the campaign in previous years can simply reactivate their account there. Join in and let's collect kilometers together:

To registration

Where can I find more information?

All information about the CITY CYCLING campaign can be found on the following pages:

Everything at a Glance: Cycle Meter & CITY CYCLING App

The kilometers cycled during the campaign period can be recorded in the follow-up period. The cycle meter provides a quick overview of the current results.

Note: The cycle meter will be activated during the campaign period. You will then find the Radelmeter link here.

With the CITY CYCLING app, you can cycle even faster. Here you can easily track your routes via GPS and the kilometers cycled are automatically credited. In the results overview, you can see at a glance where your team and your municipality stand.

Please log your rides—if possible—using the CITY CICLING app, because only tracked data provides real value for the City of Bochum’s planning efforts. The collected data can help to

highlight the need for improvements to the cycling infrastructure,
better identify gaps and weak points, and
underscore the importance of cycling in Bochum with reliable figures.

The data collected through the app thus provides important anonymized information that can be used in future urban and transportation planning. To this end, the app collects not only information on the routes traveled but also other data, which is used for analyses such as those regarding road surface conditions.

How Ruhr University Bochum's Team has Performed in Recent Years

Ruhr University Bochum has already successfully participated in CITY CYCLING in previous years. The table shows which ranking was achieved in the municipality, how many Ruhr University Bochum members took part, how many kilometers were cycled and how many kilograms of CO2 were avoided as a result.

	Placement	Cyclists	Kilometers	CO2 avoidance
2025	1.	282	55.086	9.034
2024	2.	196	40.616	6.742
2023	1.	187	40.439	6.551
2022	3.	85	16.127	2.484
2021	10.	65	8.366	-
2020	3.	65	14.073	2.069
2018	2.	59	14.823	2.105
2017	2.	44	10.529	1.495

Contact Us

If you have any suggestions or questions about the campaign, please feel free to contact:

Bianca May

Department 5 Construction and Facility Management

Department 5.8 Sustainability and Energy

Address: SH 1/132 - 136

Phone: +49 234 32 26509

E-mail: bianca.may@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

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