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Lucky winners: Julius Tembrink (r). cycled almost 480 kilometres and won the main prize, a bike from ROSE Bikes. Dirk Ebbing (2nd from right) was delighted with a travel voucher from Reisebüro DRACHTER. A balcony power station from WESTMÜNSTERLAND-SOLAR was also presented. Among the well-wishers are (from left to right) Thorsten Heckrath Rose (Managing Director of ROSE Bikes), Mayor Thomas Kerkhoff, Sebastian Förster (Westmünsterland-Solar), Anja Drachter (owner of Reisebüro DRACHTER) and Sascha Terörde (Climate Protection Department of the City of Bocholt).

Big cheer: The pupils of St. Bernhard Primary School in Lowick were particularly hard-working in this year's CITY CYCLING in the \ — © Stadt Bocholt
Big cheer: The pupils of St. Bernhard Primary School in Lowick were particularly hard-working in this year's CITY CYCLING in the "School Cycling" category. The school took first place in the nationwide comparison of primary schools. First City Councillor and Head of Schools Björn Volmering (standing on the right) congratulated them on behalf of the city of Bocholt and presented them with the award.

07. December 2024Environmental Department

Cycling is in Bocholt's blood

CITY CYCLING 2024: Winners from Bocholt accept prizes // St. Bernhard primary school wins the "School Cycling NRW" competition

Bocholt has achieved second place in the overall ranking for medium-sized towns (50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants) in the nationwide CITY CYCLING initiative. 3,013 active cyclists in 197 teams cycled for the city from Westmünsterland. The campaign was combined with a competition. The lucky winners have now received their prizes.

The fact that the bicycle has long been a popular means of transport in Bocholt and is virtually part of the mobile self-image of its citizens was not only revealed by a representative survey, but was also reflected once again in the CITY CYCLING competition. The people of Bocholt were once again very diligent and covered a total of 691,931 kilometres in 50,810 journeys.

In the overall ranking, Bocholt once again took second place in the CITY CYCLING competition behind the city of Rheine (703,000 kilometres). The previous year's figures, both in terms of the number of participants and kilometres cycled, were exceeded, reports Sascha Terörde from the city's Climate Protection Department. However, the 700,000 kilometre mark will probably have to be broken in order to take first place next year.

Three participants were rewarded with special prizes in the presence of Mayor Thomas Kerkhoff and the sponsors: Julius Tembrink covered 476.2 kilometres and won a bicycle from the Bocholt-based company ROSE BIKES. Second place went to a "Premium" solar balcony power station from Westmünsterland Solar. Third place went to Dirk Ebbing, who was delighted to receive a travel voucher worth 250 euros from Reisebüro Drachter.

The most successful teams were the Mariengymnasium with 59,660 kilometres, followed by the "Liebfrauen Bocholt" team with 42,152 kilometres and the open "Team Bocholt" with 35,041 kilometres.

St Bernhard School triumphed in the "School Cycling NRW" competition. With 175 kilometres per participant, it achieved the most kilometres of any primary school in the state competition, taking first place. Together with their parents and teachers, the pupils cycled a total of 13,472 kilometres, making them the second most successful cycling school in Bocholt. First City Councillor Björn Volmering presented the award in person to great cheers from the pupils.

16 city councillors from Bocholt also actively participated in CITY CYCLING this time, which earned Bocholt 3rd place among local councils in the category of cities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.

Nationwide, more than 1.1 million cycling enthusiasts from 2,886 municipalities covered a total of 218 million kilometres by bike - and avoided 36,000 tonnes of CO2 compared to car journeys.

Further information on the nationwide competition can be found at www.stadtradeln.de.