bike to work Challenge: 97,616 take the bike to work
Pro Velo Schweiz's cycling and health promotion campaign has had an exceptional record year. With a growth of 21%, 97,616 enthusiastic cyclists from 3249 companies took part in the Challenge. Together, they covered 28,375,802 kilometers by bike on their way to work. This enormous distance corresponds to a journey 708 times around the world.
97,616 participants took part in the bike to work Challenge this year. This is 21 percent more than last year and represents a new record. The increasing popularity of the bicycle, the continuing e-bike boom and the growing awareness of climate-friendly mobility all contribute to this success. More and more people are recognizing the health benefits and fun that cycling brings. However, Mai Poffet, head of bike to work at Pro Velo Switzerland, also stresses the importance of an advanced bicycle infrastructure and expects the authorities to take this trend into account. The campaign spanned the months of May and June. On average, participants covered 290 kilometers on 22 days (previous year: 244 km and 19 days) by bicycle to work. These figures reflect the strong commitment and success of the campaign.
The company Schindler Aufzüge and AS Aufzüge from Ebikon participated in the bike to work challenge this May and June with 157 employees. The bike commuters covered an impressive 59,980 kilometers. Céline Kreienbühl, Health Management Specialist: "Participating in the bike to work Challenge gave us the opportunity to raise awareness for sustainable mobility and to offer our employees a healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to their daily commute. By promoting cycling, we were not only able to improve the physical fitness of our employees, but also strengthen cooperation and team spirit within the company. The successes we have achieved as a Schindler company in connection with the bike to work Challenge 2023 are remarkable. We will continue to participate in bike to work in the future to continue the positive impact on our workforce and the environment."
bike to work Challenge 2023 in detail
- 97,616 participants +21% (previous year: 80,556)
- 3249 plants +15% (previous year: 2829)
- 28,375,802 kilometers driven +28% (previous year: 22,184,698)
- CO2 equivalence*: 4086 tons +28% (previous year: 3194)
*Basis of calculation: 144g/km CO2 emissionsTop 3 companies by number of teams
- Migros Group 465 teams
- ETH Zurich 314 teams
- Island group 307 teams
Further evaluations and winners.inside
biketowork.ch/en/about/challenge2023
