This Thursday, 14th April 2016, the Cycling Festival Europe will be coming to Geneva with a huge array of fun activities for all ages!
You can join the celebrations between 16h and 22h, choosing either to cycle with the organizers from the Place des Nations to the Parc des Bastions to enter the park in style, or join them directly at the park. See the full program below.
Once at the park, you can test your skills at slowbiking (harder than you think!), get your bike ready for the season, try out all sorts of funky bikes, have your kids take a bike exam to see how well they can cycle, and help the festival organizers break a world record unofficially by making yourself heard!
Program:
16h00: The park opens with information stands, food trucks and fun activities around cycling:
- Test your skills at slow biking, it's harder than you think!
- Get your bike ready for the season,
- Try out all sorts of funky bikes,
- Have your kids take a bike exam to see how well they can cycle,
- Dance to the beats of a bike DJ,
- Enjoy the stunts of BMX-riders.
16h45: Meeting at Place des Nations to cycle to Parc des Bastions together.
17h00: Departure cycling tour Place des Nations – Parc des Bastions. For security reasons, you are kindly asked to register for the cycling tour by clicking this link.
18h00: The festival organizers need you to help them break a world record unofficially by making yourself heard (with a surprise for every participant)! In the presence of Conseiller d'Etat Mr. Luc Barthassat, UNOG Director General Mr. Michael Møller and Ambassador Mr. Roderick van Schreven.
18h30: Apéro with local products, offered to you by the Département de l'Environnement, des Transports et de l'Agriculture of the Canton of Geneva.
The event is free of charge.
Cycling Festival Europe
14 April, 2016
16h to 22h
Parc des Bastions
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Click here to register for the cycling tour from Place des Nations to Parc des Bastions.
