Want more members for your cycling club? Or more people signing up for your fitness classes, biking workshops or other activities? Or do you just want to show them what you can do? Organise a side event to greet the Journey of Hope team when they arrive and create a buzz in your city. Make […]
Journey of Hope event idea #1: Organise a live Q&A with the team
What’s it like to ride across Europe for 31 days? Local municipalities or city councils, gather your community on its favourite square and invite them to ask the team all about their adventure. Find a translator who can help if your locals have trouble understanding English. Make sure they also know they can bring their […]
Denmark breaks MOVE Week event record
Denmark has surged ahead with its best MOVE Week event tally to date, with 168 events taking place around the country from 23-29 May. This year, the Danish Cyclists’ Federation has linked its annual Bike2Work month (Vi cykler til arbejde) to MOVE Week. Bike2Work encourages people to use their bike for commuting and everyday transportation, […]
MOVE Week news from Ireland with great tips for staying active at the office!
This year Ireland has organised something very special for the MOVE Week and promotion of physical activity around the country! On Wednesday 23.09.15 Community Games, HSE and Athlone IT organised a spin cycling challenge and completed a total of 293km. The cycling tour consisted of multiple relay teams that included 6 members who were cycling […]
NowWeBike in the Netherlands! How slow can you go?
Finding your move isn’t about being the fastest or the strongest – it’s about having fun and enjoying yourself. That was the clear message at the first day of the Netherlands’ own take on the NowWeBike tour – Slowbiking. The tour started in Kapelle on Tuesday 22 September with the local children taking each other […]
This week’s MOVE mission: make as many people MOVE as possible!
NowWeMOVE campaign staff and MOVE Week volunteers went to Brussels this week to mark the first European Week of Sport with one mission in front of them: to make as many people as they could in and around the Square Meeting Centre MOVE. From 7-9 September, the MOVE Week stand at the Square attracted passers-by […]
Meet the NowWeBike team at the finish line in Brussels
Come and see the team of three volunteer cyclists from Turkey finish their journey in Brussels, Belgium, after cycling 47 days, more than 2.700 km., through 14 countries, using 8 different EuroVelo routes, celebrating physical activity and tolerance. The International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) and European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) invites you to the NowWeBike tour final […]
Family, friends and sea air give NowWeBike team a refreshing boost
After a short stop in Yalova, where we were welcomed by local cyclist Hasan Turakine and his family, who took us on a cycling tour by the seaside, we travelled to Istanbul by ferry. The Marmara Sea made us feel fresh and ready for the Istanbul NowWeBike tour. When we arrived at Pendik Station, members […]
NowWeBike team meets Akhisar Mayor
Cycling to Akhisar, NowWeBike coordinator Feridun Ekmekci’s home town, was great fun. There was a stone park on our cycling route which was made by Japanese artists. It was so interesting to hear that all the stones in the park symbolized different places on earth. After that we visited Akhisar Municipality to meet the Mayor, […]
NowWeBike in Marmaris, the port of Mugla
In upcoming weeks Emel Çalkam, NowWeBike blogger from Turkey will be the one sharing experiences from the NowWeBike tour. NowWeBike is part of NowWeMOVE campaign and will be taking place from 24 July to 9 September 2015. During those 7 weeks the team will cross 12 borders and cycle 2,700 km across Europe. By Emel […]