An friendly competition between the Sister Cities of
Greifswald (Germany) vs. Newport News (USA) WELCOME TO CITY CYCLING!
City Cycling or STADTRADELN is an amateur cycling competition. It is a campaign of the European agency – Climate Alliance https://www.climatealliance.org/home.html . Teams of at least two (2) cyclists compete over a 21-day period to cover as many kilometers as possible. The competition aims to protect the climate, promote cycling and improve the quality of life in municipalities and, ultimately, have fun! Why has Newport News joined CITY CYCLING? Newport News is the 1st US city to participate in City Cycling. We joined City Cycling at the request of our German Sister City - Greifswald (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). Greifswald has participated in “STADTRADELN” since 2015. CITY CYCLING provides a creative way for citizens in both communities to safely connect and exchange during a global pandemic. Last year, 2,172 cities with over 800,000 cyclists participated word wide in the competition, cycling over 1.5 million kilometers. Greifswald cycled 326,266 kilometers and finished #154. Newport News cycled 28,778 kilometers finishing# 1,281. Sister Cities of Newport News, Inc. is proud to be the non-profit managing City Cycling USA in our community. When is the competition? May 1-21, 2022: Newport News (USA) and Greifswald (GERMANY) share the same cycling dates. Who is able to participate? Anyone who lives, works, belongs to a club or attends school or university in Newport News. How can I sign up?
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In 2021 Newport News became the first U.S. City to join the CITY CYCLING Competition
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MAY 2021: The “Sister Cities” of Greifswald (Germany) and Newport News (USA) will compete against one another in an international cycling competition designed to increase the bonds of friendship, improve the environment and foster cultural understanding.
STADTRADELN or City Cycling is an amateur cycling competition that takes place across Europe from May to September. Teams composed of at least two (2) cyclists compete over a 21-day period against cyclists in their own city and across the globe to “cover as many kilometers as possible”. The competition aims to “protect the climate, promote cycling and improve the quality of life in municipalities and, ultimately, have fun.”
Cyclists record their distance in an “app” that allows cities to compete for top honors over the full program period (May thru September). Greifswald (Meklenburg-Vorpommern) has participated in the City Cycling program since 2015 and enrolled 75 teams in 2020.
A grant awarded by the Wunderbar Together program of is providing funding to Sister Cities of Newport News (SCNN) to administer the competition. Wunderbar Together is a comprehensive and collaborative initiative funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by the Goethe-Institut. Newport News is the first U.S. city to join the cycling competition.
Ultimately, CITY CYCLING provides a creative way for citizens in both communities to safely connect and exchange during a global pandemic with the goal of “Shaping the Future Together”. Event kick-off is May 1 in both Greifswald and Newport News.
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STADTRADELN or City Cycling is an amateur cycling competition that takes place across Europe from May to September. Teams composed of at least two (2) cyclists compete over a 21-day period against cyclists in their own city and across the globe to “cover as many kilometers as possible”. The competition aims to “protect the climate, promote cycling and improve the quality of life in municipalities and, ultimately, have fun.”
Cyclists record their distance in an “app” that allows cities to compete for top honors over the full program period (May thru September). Greifswald (Meklenburg-Vorpommern) has participated in the City Cycling program since 2015 and enrolled 75 teams in 2020.
A grant awarded by the Wunderbar Together program of is providing funding to Sister Cities of Newport News (SCNN) to administer the competition. Wunderbar Together is a comprehensive and collaborative initiative funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by the Goethe-Institut. Newport News is the first U.S. city to join the cycling competition.
Ultimately, CITY CYCLING provides a creative way for citizens in both communities to safely connect and exchange during a global pandemic with the goal of “Shaping the Future Together”. Event kick-off is May 1 in both Greifswald and Newport News.
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