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Ilm-Kreis cycles for the climate: 331,796 km for a greener planet!
On June 19, 2025, the winners of city cycling, a campaign to promote cycling and climate protection, were honored in the Ilm district.
Ilm-Kreis cycles for the climate: 331,796 km for a greener planet!
This year's awards round for city cycling in the Ilm district is now history. Around 1,778 participants gave their best in the last 21 days and together covered an impressive distance of 331,796 kilometers, which corresponds to an impressive 8.3 cycles around the world. These impressive numbers are supported by In southern Thuringia highlighted.
District Administrator Petra Enders emphasized the positive impact of this initiative on climate protection at the awards event in Ilmenau. If you had traveled the cycled route in a car, you would have emitted 54 tonnes of carbon dioxide. City cycling, a campaign by the Climate Alliance, is celebrating its tenth anniversary in the Ilm district this year and impressively shows the importance of cycling for both the environment and health.
The competition and its goals
CITY CYCLING is not just a local event, but an international cycling competition organized by Federal Environment Agency was created to educate people about the benefits of cycling. When cycling in the city, everyone is invited to cycle as many kilometers as possible for work and pleasure. The aim is to cover as many everyday journeys as possible by bike and thus create a playful incentive to switch to cycling. It not only offers fresh air and exercise, but also mobility without having to look for a parking space and get stuck in traffic.
However, the necessary cycling infrastructure is crucial to sustainably promote this change. Local politicians play a central role here and are invited to actively work on cycling conditions in their cities. The program has been organized since 2008 and recently grew to around 300,000 participants from almost 900 municipalities, who together cycled an impressive 60 million kilometers.
Funding opportunities for cycling projects
Interest in cycling is greater than ever, and financial support is also available to further promote this commitment. Cycling projects can be supported through various funding programs Klimaschutz.de be provided. The funding process is two-stage: Project outlines must first be submitted before the specific applications can be created.
The funding is uncomplicated and offers municipalities the opportunity to improve their cycling infrastructure in order to further boost cycling traffic. Electronic submission via the “easy-Online” portal is recommended, which significantly simplifies the process.
Overall, city cycling shows once again how committed the people in the Ilm district are to climate protection and environmentally friendly mobility. It is to be hoped that the enthusiasm for cycling continues and that more people become aware of the positive effects of cycling.