WINTER CYCLING AROUND THE WORLD
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PRESIDENT OF WINTER CYCLING FEDERATION
CYCLING COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF OULU
NATIONAL WINTER CYCLING STUDY 2002
WINTER CYCLING CONGRESS 2013
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3,85 BILLION PEOPLE
THOUSANDS OF CITIES
CAIRO HAD SNOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 112 YEARS
AND MORE COMING…???
A ROAD TRIP TO THE WORLD OF WINTER CYCLING
Minneapolis, USA
Map by NASA
CLASS ”A” WINTER CYCLING STUDENTS
Rank Country City Cycling mode split
Winter cycling share
Cycling network /
inhabit.
Average thermal
winter length + snow days
Points
1. Oulu 22 % 33 % 4,3 m 256 27,5
2. Linköping 30 % 40 % 3,4 m 147 27,0
3. Uppsala 28 % 41 % 2,7 m 165 25,9
4. Umeå 22 % 37 % 2,8 m 225 25,7
5. Örebro 28 % 51 % 1,6 m 145 24,9
6. Joensuu 32 % 19 % 3,9 m 281 24,6
7. Karlstad 18 % 50 % 2,8 m 177 23,3
8. Rovaniemi 12 % 28 % 2,0 m 321 22,6
9. Jyväskylä 13 % 20 % 3,5 m 270 20,9
10. Luleå 10 % 24 % 1,7 m 249 18,9
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WORLD TOP 10 WINTER CYCLING CITIES
OULU, WINTER CYCLING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
Photo: Jukka Talvi, City of Oulu
AVARA
GE TEMPERA
TURE
(°C)
CYCLISTS
MONTH
22 % / 33 %
LINKÖPING: DETERMINED, COMMITTED, INNOVATIVE
Photo: Anna Niska, VTI 30 % / 40 %
22 % / 37 %
UMEÅ: DETERMINED TO BE GREEN
Photo: sykkelbyentrondheim.no
TRONDHEIM, CHALLENGING WEATHER AND TOPOGRAPHY
8% / 20 %
31 % / 80 %
COPENHAGEN: THE WEATHER IS NOT A STOPPER FOR DEVOTED CYCLISTS
Photo: gehlcitiesforpeople.dk
CYCLING IN THE SNOW
Map by NASA
WINTER CYCLING IN CENTRAL EUROPE
CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATIONS = THE NETHERLANDS
VIENNA, LIKE MANY OTHER CITIES IN CENTRAL EUROPE ARE STARTING TO PROMOTE WINTER CYCLING
Photo: Michael Szeiler 6 % / 22 %
Photo: www.suddeutche.de 17 % / 20 %
MUNICH, THE BAVARIAN CYCLING CITY
Map by NASA
WINTER CYCLING IN NORTH AMERICA
THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES
IF YOU CLEAR THEM, THEY WILL COME…
STRONG ADVOCACIES BOOSTING WINTER CYCLING
Picture: www.toronto.ca
TIPS FOR WINTER CYCLING
Map by NASA
WINTER CYCLING IN ASIA
SAPPORO
FORMER SOVIET UNION COUNTRIES: WILD, WILD EAST FOR WINTER CYCLISTS
CYCLING ”GODS” IN NOVOSIBIRSK
CHINA, FORMER CYCLING PARADISE
IN WINTER TIME TOO? STILL?
Map by NASA
WINTER CYCLING IN ….
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WINTER CYCLING IS FOR EVERYONE!
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