Just before the May holiday, on 28 April, a press conference inaugurating this year’s “European Cycling Challenge in Gdańsk” was held at Olivia Business Centre. The meeting was opened and encouraged to ride a bicycle by the Deputy Mayor of Gdańsk, Piotr Grzelak.

So far, more than 130 Gdańsk employers, 36 districts, 25 junior high schools and 15 universities have declared their participation in this, fifth edition of the European Urban Competition. In last year’s edition of the event, the Gdańsk team clocked over 825 thousand. Miles. This year, as the organizers announce, Gdańsk is going for a million! Olivia Business Centre cooperates with the City of Gdańsk to popularize this noble action among its residents.

^{Fig. Department of Active Mobility, City Hall in Gdańsk}

Once again, Olivia Business Centre is also a patron of the “Bike to work” campaign as part of the “European Cycling Challenge”. Olivia also puts up her team of cyclists as usual:) In the first days of May, they rode over 200 kilometers.

OBC favours cyclists by constantly developing an infrastructure dedicated to them. There are currently as many as 500 parking spaces for cyclists (outdoor and in garage halls) and 5 large changing rooms, each with showers. Enthusiasts of two wheels also have at their disposal over 700 lockers in changing rooms and two bicycle repair stations. During the conference, Monika Bogdanowicz and Wojciech Walania talked about our passion for bicycles.

See where you can “park” your two-wheeler. And where you can make mini repairs:)

How to make kilometers for Gdansk?
– Register on the www.cyclingchallenge.eu/pl website
– download the free “NAVIKI” smartphone app (registration is also possible via the app),
– choose a team – “Gdańsk” and your group – the name of the company, university, gymnasium or district.

It’s a good idea to ride your bike throughout May and record all your trips (to work, shopping, leisure) using the app. If you don’t use a smartphone, you can record your cycling distances directly on the www.cyclingchallenge.eu/pl website You can also keep track of your results on this page.

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The European Cycling Challenge is a cycling competition of European cities held in May, initiated in 2012 by Bologna. Last year, thanks to the enthusiasm of Gdańsk residents, the largest team in Europe was created. Gdańsk won for the second time in a row, beating 52 cities from 17 countries, m.in. Dublin, Rome, Basel, Glasgow, Prague, Barcelona and Warsaw. The inhabitants of Gdańsk travelled the longest distance and the most kilometres in relation to the number of inhabitants. This year, Gdańsk defends the first place and the title of the Most Bicycle City. Residents have a huge challenge ahead of them, as 52 European cities have entered the competition again!