11,654 people took part in this year's city cycling campaign, cycling 2,269,426 kilometers and thus sending a strong signal for cycling culture in the district. The district has been part of the Climate Alliance's international campaign for 8 years now, and this year all 39 district municipalities took part for the second time. The campaign is sponsored by the RadKULTUR Baden-Württemberg state initiative.
"The results are once again impressive this year," says District Administrator Dietmar Allgaier. "City cycling is now an integral part of our cycling promotion and the figures show that the campaign has a firm place in the citizens' annual planning".
All 39 municipalities took part again
Although the previous year's figures could not be topped this year for the first time, an impressive total of cycle kilometers was still achieved. The results in detail: once again, all 39 district municipalities took part in the competition. A total of 11,654 cyclists were on the road (previous year: 12,985) and cycled 2,269,426 kilometers (previous year: 2,674,563). In purely mathematical terms, this saved 377 tons of CO2 (compared to trips by car, previous year: 433 tons). This means that the district is once again well ahead in its size category in this year's competition.
The district is delighted to recognize and award prizes to the best of the best. The following municipalities and teams secured a place on the podium:
Most active cycling municipality (most kilometers per inhabitant)
1st place: Oberriexingen (15.14 kilometers per inhabitant)
2nd place: Schwieberdingen (8.00 kilometers per inhabitant)
3rd place: Freudental (7.54 kilometers per inhabitant)
Teams with the most cycling (total kilometers)
1st place: Mörike-Gymnasium (70,418 kilometers)
2nd place: Bosch@Si (52,022 kilometers)
3rd place: Robert-Bosch-Gymnasium Gerlingen (28,259 kilometers)
District administration office represented with its own team at the city cycling event
The results of the 132 employees of the district administration office, who formed a team, are also impressive. They cycled 28,216 kilometers, narrowly missing the winner's podium by just a few kilometers.
Transport Minister Winfried Hermann MdL says: "The city cycling competition shows that joint campaigns have a major impact on mobility behavior. That's why the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport has been promoting this campaign since 2017. Cycling a lot in everyday life is good for your health and an active contribution to climate protection."
District Administrator Dietmar Allgaier is also very satisfied with the result of the three-week city cycling competition and thanks all those involved for their commitment. He congratulated the teams on the impressive overall result. "It is remarkable what the district of Ludwigsburg and the district municipalities have made possible again this year: Almost 2.3 million kilometers is a real statement. The value of the bicycle as a means of transportation has also been demonstrated in a special way. I'm sure many of us will be getting on our bikes more often in the future - for example by cycling to work regularly. We will definitely be taking part in the city cycling event again next year."
The time period will remain the same next year: July 1 to 21, 2025, so you are welcome to save the date.
More information on city cycling in the district of Ludwigsburg can be found at https://www.stadtradeln.de/landkreis-ludwigsburg.
