STADTRADELN campaign: German-Dutch bike tour along the border

A public bike tour with German-Dutch participation will take place on Saturday, May 7. Citizens on both sides of the border are invited to participate. The tour along the border is about 30 kilometers long and leads from Bocholt to Aalten (NL). The starting point is at 12 noon at the "Vogelhaus" inn in Bocholt (Zur Eisenhütte 4).

In between there will be a break with coffee and cake at the border Suderwick (D)/Dinxperlo (NL). Around 4 p.m. the cyclists will be back at the starting point. Registrations are desired with the partnership representative of the city of Bocholt, Petra Taubach, by mail to petra.taubach(at)bocholt(dot)de.

The bicycle - means of transport of first choice

The tour is embedded in the nationwide campaign "STADTRADELN"(www.stadtradeln.de), in which Bocholt also participates. "Just like the Dutch, we Bocholters would like to further strengthen the bicycle as the first choice means of transport," says Mayor Thomas Kerkhoff. "STADTRADELN is a great way to roll forward with a tailwind in the process." Both municipalities want to celebrate their cross-border friendship in Bocholt's 800th anniversary year and, says Kerkhoff, "cycle together for a good climate."

The STADTRADELN period runs from May 1 to May 21, 2022, inclusive, after which kilometers may be added for another week. Individuals and teams can register at www.stadtradeln.de/bocholt, found a team or join an existing team to collect kilometers for Bocholt.

What's important to the two border neighbors is that it's easy to ride from one side of the border to the other - often without even noticing the German-Dutch border. "Further bike tours are perfectly possible in the Achterhook/Bocholt area in the district of Borken with the cross-border bike hub system," promotes Hans te Lindert, alderman for education, sports and youth of the municipality of Aalten, who represents Mayor Anton Stapelkamp on this day.