For a climate-friendly Leipzig: City Cycling kicks off on Friday with the Leipzig Cycle Night

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Leipzig kicks off its three-week ‘Stadtradeln’ campaign on Friday 28 August with the Leipzig Cycle Night. In previous years, thousands of Leipzig residents have come together to show that climate action starts with our everyday journeys. The event kicks off on Friday at 7.00 pm at the Sachsenbrücke. To take part in ‘Stadtradeln’, all you need to do is register for free at www.stadtradeln.de.

The Leipzig Bike Night will be opened by Leipzig’s Councillor for Culture, Dr Skadi Jennicke, and City Cycling coordinator Matthias Uhlig from Ökolöwe e. V. Afterwards, as expected, more than 5,000 Leipzig residents of all ages will take to the city’s streets on their bikes.

The route, around eleven kilometres long, leads from Clara Zetkin Park along the B2 into the south of Leipzig, via the inner-city ring road and past the stadium, before returning to the park. Where cars usually dominate the roads, the Cycling Night demonstrates what a climate-friendly and liveable cycling city can look like.

Statements on ‘Stadtradeln’

“In recent years, Leipzig has impressively demonstrated that we are among the leaders nationwide in terms of kilometres cycled,” says Heiko Rosenthal, Councillor for the Environment. “This confirms that we are on the right track in consistently expanding our cycling infrastructure into an efficient, inter-municipal cycle path network. In this way, we are not only helping to achieve our climate targets, but are also working together to shape a liveable city of the future.”

Once again, the Cycle Night will be opened by Dr Skadi Jennicke, Councillor for Culture: “Cyclists of all ages are an integral part of Leipzig’s cityscape. In Leipzig, the bicycle is far more than just a means of transport – it is an essential part of our urban identity and an expression of a vibrant, modern culture. I think we can be proud of that. Every year, with the Cycling Night, we celebrate this cycling culture in style and, at the same time, paint a vision of what a cycle-friendly city can look like.”

Matthias Uhlig, ‘Stadtradeln’ coordinator at Ökolöwe e.V., adds: “Climate protection starts with our everyday journeys. Every journey we make by bike instead of by car reduces CO₂ emissions and makes Leipzig a better place to live. Every year, ‘Stadtradeln’ demonstrates anew just how many people are willing to get on their bikes for the sake of climate protection. But to ensure even more people can cycle safely, Leipzig needs a cycle path network where everyone feels safe – from schoolchildren to senior citizens.”

City Cycling

City Cycling is the world’s largest cycling competition. The aim is to inspire as many people as possible to make their everyday journeys in a climate-friendly way by bike. Over 20,000 Leipzig residents cycled more than 3.7 million kilometres during City Cycling 2025, thereby avoiding around 618 tonnes of CO₂. At the same time, the journey data – collected anonymously via the City Cycling app on a voluntary basis – provides valuable insights for the further development of Leipzig’s cycle path network. That is why every kilometre counts for climate protection again this year.

City Cycling is a competition run by Klima-Bündnis e. V. and is organised jointly by Ökolöwe e.V. and the City of Leipzig’s Department for Sustainable Development and Climate Protection. It is financially supported by the Office for Environmental Protection’s specialist funding scheme.

Further information is available at www.leipzig.de/stadtradeln
and at www.oekoloewe.de/stadtradeln
.