City cycling

Bocholt collects over 700,000 kilometres by bike

City cycling ends with record participation / Supplements possible until 28 May

This year's CITY CYCLING in Bocholt is over. And Bocholt was once again very busy: Bocholt residents covered over 700,000 kilometres from 1 to 21 May 2026. Important: Journeys can still be added until 28 May.

388 teams with 4,050 cyclists took part - more than 30 per cent more than in the previous year. This puts Bocholt in first place nationwide among cities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants (as of 26 May 2026).

"I didn't expect such a significant increase", says Sascha Terörde from the City of Bocholt's Climate Protection Department. The aim of the campaign was to get more people interested in cycling - "and we succeeded!

It also set an example for climate protection: the equivalent of 116 tonnes of climate-damaging CO2 were saved.

Rain slowed down the kilometre count in the last two weeks of the campaign. On sunny days, up to 30,000 kilometres were covered each day, on rainy days around 10,000.

Missing journeys from the first week can still be added to the city cycling app due to technical problems. Support is available from the Climate Protection Unit.

In autumn, the most bicycle-friendly municipalities in Germany will be honoured. Last year, Bocholt won the award for medium-sized cities. It will then become clear whether the "mission of defending the title" was successful.

The winners of the prizes will be notified shortly.

Take part and win great prizes

We are giving away prizes - including bike accessories and vouchers for the sauna and water worlds at BAHIA-Bad Bocholt- to all participants who have cycled for Bocholt!

Winners will be drawn after the city cycling campaign and notified by e-mail.

* Special price for groups

Cycle together. Win together.

Whether club, family or company: now every kilometre counts. If you pedal together, you could win a barbecue package worth 200 euros.

This is how it works:

• Form a group of at least five people.
• Collect kilometres during the campaign period.
• At the end, the average counts: total distance travelled divided by members.

Important:
It is not the largest group that wins, but the best. The decisive factor is how many kilometres each person rides on average.

The categories:

• Clubs and associations
• Families and
• Companies and businesses

The special prize:
A barbecue package worth 200 euros - perfect for the joint finale.

Cycle metres for Bocholt

How many kilometres have the people of Bocholt currently cycled?