01. December 2022
Environmental Department
City cycling: Bocholt lands in second place
© Jennifer Weyland
Stadtbaurat Daniel Zöhler (hintere Reihe mittig, helles Jackett) nahm bei der Stadtradeln-Preisverleihung für Bocholt die Glückwünsche für den zweiten Platz entgegen.
In this year's nationwide Stadtradel campaign, the city of Bocholt came in second place. In the category of medium-sized cities, in which 133 cities and districts with up to 100,000 inhabitants took part, only Rheine achieved more kilometers. A total of 2600 municipalities took part across Germany.
In Bocholt, the chain was walked between May 1 and May 21 for the campaign: A total of just under 1900 Bocholt residents took part and cycled more than 472,600 kilometers during the campaign period - a record for Bocholt. On the podium, the city of Bocholt is thus in second place behind Rheine, which achieved a proud 633,900 kilometers. Third place goes to Lippstadt with around 463,200 kilometers.
We are, of course, very pleased that we were able to prevail against so many cities - and congratulate the city of Rheine on the well-deserved victory.
City building officer Daniel Zöhler
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City planning officer Daniel Zöhler thanks the many Bocholt residents who collected bike kilometers for the campaign. Bocholt participated in the nationwide campaign for the fourth time.
About the Stadtradeln
STADTRADELN is a competition in which the aim is to cycle as many everyday journeys as possible in a climate-friendly way for 21 days. The competition is organized by the Climate Alliance, a network of European municipalities. More information at www.stadtradeln.de.
