Overview
- The nationwide three‑week cycling campaign begins in early May, with Verden starting May 1 and Gelsenkirchen on May 2.
- Verden reports nearly 1,000 registered riders across 87 teams and has installed five public repair stations funded by the National Climate Initiative.
- Gelsenkirchen targets better results than 2025, when more than 1,000 people rode 263,739 kilometers, which the city estimates avoided about 43 tonnes of CO₂.
- Participants log rides in the Stadtradeln app or on the web, which supplies route and hazard data for planners but depends on honest self‑reporting.
- Organizers point to strong momentum from 2025, when more than 1.2 million people across roughly 3,000 municipalities logged over 237 million kilometers.