Very good result for Jena in the CITY CYCLING competition

The results of CITY CYCLING 2023 are impressive: The city of Jena was able to exceed the previous year's figures in every area. A total of 2,908 active cyclists in 141 teams took part this year. During the three-week campaign period, they covered 553,333 kilometers by bike in a total of 56,345 journeys. This means that each participant cycled an average of 190 kilometers. In this way, a total of around 90 tons of Co2 were avoided.

"I am very pleased about the high level of participation in city cycling once again. Cycling is not only an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way of getting around, but also a source of numerous positive effects for body and mind. Everyone benefits from daily cycling - the environment, the climate and ourselves," says Mayor and Head of Urban Development and Environment Christian Gerlitz.

Last year, 2,152 people in 120 teams took part in CITY CYCLING in the City of Light and together covered around 363,480 kilometers by bike.

Team numbers

The largest team with 292 members was the Angergymnasium, followed by the teams from the Otto Schott Gymnasium with 203 people and the team from the University Hospital with 176 cyclists.

The following teams covered the most kilometers per person:

• Best family team: Team Paradies with 748 km per person
• Best company team: Layertec Mellingen with 553 km per person
• Best club team: X-Runners Jena e.V. with 360 km per person
• Best party team: SPD Jena with 274 km per capita

Further evaluations are available online(link is external).

Award ceremony in Jena

The award ceremony for the winning teams will take place on 26.10.2023 at 5 pm in the Rathausarkaden by Mayor Christian Gerlitz and Alexander W. Zschäbitz, Managing Director of asphericon GmbH. The technology company is a sponsor of CITY CYCLING in Jena and donates the cash prizes to the school support associations.

The best three teams in each of the following categories will be honored:

• the most active cycling team (km/cyclists) (Team Paradies)
• the largest team (Team Angergymnasium)
• the team with the most kilometers cycled (Team Angergymnasium)

In addition, the most active schools with the most active participants (as a percentage of the total number of pupils) will be awarded donations for their support associations:

1. 300 euros (Angergymnasium)
2. 200 euros (Otto-Schott-Gymnasium)
3. 100 euros (Carl-Zeiss-Gymnasium Jena)

SCHULRADELN award ceremony in Thuringia

The award ceremony of the Thuringia-wide SCHULRADELN competition will take place on 01.12.2023 by State Secretary Prof. Dr. Barbara Schönig in Erfurt.

The schools with the:

• Most bicycle kilometers (absolute)
• Most bicycle kilometers per participant (per capita average)
• Most active participants (percentage)

The winners will be informed and announced separately by the Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture.