🚴♀️ After reaching the 1500 km mark in mid-july, we continued our journey with exciting milestones ! Here are some highlights for those that missed it …
July - Croatia and Slovenia
We engaged with city officials and cycling associations in Zagreb and Maribor, focusing on urban biking policies.
📍 Zagreb, Croatia 19th july: Met with city officials to discuss cycling infrastructure, policy and the ten proposals for Cop29.
🎬 See the interview with Andro Pavuna, head of traffic and transport of the Municipality of Zagreb
📍 Maribor, Slovenia 16th july : Collaborated with local biking organizations to discuss the local context (and to eat fabulous ice cream!) and our proposals.
🎬 See the interview with Josip Rotar from Maribor town council and head of the Maribor Cycling Network
End of july & august - Serbia and Bulgaria
We held discussions with United Nations representatives and local cycling advocates in Serbia and Bulgaria, continuing to refine our 10 cycling action proposals.
📍 Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia from 27th july :
Discussions to refine the 10 proposals on biking development for the Cop29 with local associations and Miroslav Tadic and Ana Mitic Radulovic working at the United Nations on climate and environmental matters.
📍 Sofia, Bulgaria 9th august : Held events with climate activists to push forward the 10 proposals.
The ride has already passed the 3500 km mark after crossing the moutains of southern Bulgaria !
End of august - september - Turkey
📍 Istanbul, Turkey from 30 th august to 2th sept
After a press conference, we had the opportunity to meet NGOs, cyclists and the municipality during a roundtable organized by IBB (Istanbul municipality)
In Istanbul, we met Zincirkiran Kadinlar, an amazing “chain breaking” NGO for women. We were introduced to Duru, a young student in architecture who was in need of a bicycle for a daily use.
💚 We celebrated a donation and now this Bycicle is Duru’s proud companion thank’s to Anne-Violaine ! 🚴
Thank you also Critical Mass Istanbul for welcoming the Cop29bike ride in your city !
📣 In mid-september, we held a press conference in Ankara and made contact with the municipality. We are doing our best to spread awareness on how cycling is a fantastic leverage to reduce carbon emissions in transport. By ensuring a correct understanding of this topic at municipal and national level, we can contribute to greener and quieter cities !
Our team is now cycling through Cappadocia and eastern Turkey ! 🌍
Big thanks in particular to Linda Behan, Onder Algedik, Ekin Alpagut, Elif Nuzerel, Banu Kovulmaz, Hande Karaca, Burcin Tarhan for the incredible support and team work !
“We ride slower, so they change faster”