EuroVelo was officially launched on 21 November 1997. From a visionary project, it became a reality with more than 56,000km of already ridable long-distance cycle routes – 64% of the total network. A European success story of cross-border cooperation!
Exactly 25 years later, we will celebrate this milestone and discuss the strategies to accelerate the full development of EuroVelo and the benefits of #MoreCyclingTourism across the continent.
The event is organised by the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF), it will be held on Zoom and is free to attend.
Programme
- 14:30: Opening by Henk Swarttouw, ECF President
- Keynote: What trends and opportunities for cycling tourism in the post-pandemic? Alessandra Priante, Director Europe, United Nations World Tourism Organisation - UNWTO
- Keynote: Cycling towards more sustainable tourism in Europe. Valentina Superti, Director of Ecosystem II: Tourism & Proximity, DG GROW
- 14:55: Panel discussion: From the origins up to the 2030 EuroVelo Strategy. How to accelerate the further development of the European cycle route network? Philip Insall, ex-Director Health and International, Sustrans; Agathe Daudibon, EuroVelo Manager at ECF. Moderated by Alex Crevar, Journalist, Editor and Consultant dedicated to responsible tourism.
- 15:25: EuroVelo Data Hub presentation. Holger Haubold, Director Intellectual Property & Data Collection at ECF; Enrico Durbano, Chief Executive Officer at Eco-Counter
- Panel discussion: Economic impacts of cycling tourism. Examples of European countries and regions' data sets on the impacts of cycling tourism. Stéphanie Mangin, Vélo & Territoires - France; Frank Hofmann, ADFC - Germany; Miklós Berensci, AÖFK - Hungary; Silvia Marty, Consorci Vias Verdes de Girona - Catalonia, Spain
- 16:15: Keynote: Ciarán Cuffe, Member of the European Parliament
- 16:25: Announcement of the host city of the EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference 2023
- 16:30: Closing.
Read more about the guests and the topic of their speeches at this link.
