Country Roads, take me home - A day full of gravel, gravel & moss

At first glance, Düsseldorf and Gravelbike certainly sound similar to SUVs and Königsallee to many non-locals: it works, but doesn't make any sense. Despite the dense development, the area around our home town on the...

    Great cinema - a day with Time Trial, David Millar and you.

    Late on Wednesday evening we stood on the street in front of the Uerige with a lot of friends and a last beer in hand. And had a grin on their face. Because we were...

      The cap invites you to the cinema: Time Trial - The Last Races of David Millar

      “The knowledge of success or failure is not given to us, but there is no shame in failure. There is only one real shame: the cowardice of not having tried” Silver Surfer / Stan Lee...

        A little Düsseldorf bike success story – Cyclingworld 2018

        When we launched in March 2013 under the banner of the classic exit visited the Berlin Bicycle Show for the first time, we walked through the halls at the Gleisdreieck with wide eyes. Good location, successful mix...

          Cyclingworld 2018 – Düsseldorf’s cycling fair is establishing itself…

          The fact that a bicycle fair in the Areal Böhler, whose debut in 2017 didn't even make it into the official supporting program for the Grand Départ, has developed into a project in the bicycle...

            Explore Corsica – short break with the Tour de France

            No matter what we do in the cap, no matter what moves us, keeps us busy, inspires us: in the end it's always about cycling. Here in Düsseldorf or somewhere else in the world. We...

              Farewell, you Hammersport year. And welcome to 2018!

              Outside, the winter weather is showing its lousy side, inside it's warm and your legs feel thick from the #Festive500 of the last few days. We allow ourselves a short, necessary break. Exactly the right...

                The great awakening – Düsseldorf after the Tour de France

                It has been more than a week since the Tour de France convoy left Düsseldorf for Liège. A lot has happened in the peloton since then, falls and sprint duels have claimed prominent victims. We...

                  And the world is watching... - The cap in the days of the tour

                  The time has come. Starting next Thursday, Düsseldorf will be associated with cycling all over the world. 60 million people in 190 countries will view images of this beautiful city on the Rhine via TV...

                    And now all! The countdown to the Grand Depart…

                    We still get questioning and skeptical looks when we claim that Düsseldorf is expecting the biggest event the city has ever experienced in just over thirty days. It is of course clear that we put...

                      Myth of the Tour de France – La Grande Boucle in the NRW Forum

                      Next weekend, one of the program items in the run-up to the Düsseldorf Grand Départ, which we in the cap are looking forward to, will start with the exhibition "Mythos Tour de France" in the...

                        Two-wheeler weekend in the city - 100 days before the big departure.

                        Sometimes we ask ourselves how much bike goes in and with the cap. How many bikes can we get? Answer: mostly quite a lot. A weekend with a shop, three trips and two days at...

                          Bonjour le Tour – Düsseldorf in final sprint mode

                          A hundred days before the start of the Grand Départ, our hometown switches to sprint mode – numerous cycling-related activities form the countdown to the largest sporting event Düsseldorf has ever hosted. Whether it's the...

                            Gabba Gabba Hey – New York's Bicycle Film Festival is coming to Germany

                            When Brendt Barbur started the Bicycle Film Festival in New York in 2001, you had to be a great visionary to imagine that New York could be a good place for cyclists. In 2010, Eben...

                              We want our village to be more beautiful – welcome, Bicycle Film Festival!

                              In order to make urban cycling safer, not only must the infrastructure be improved, but a rethink must take place in the minds of all road users. Cyclists need acceptance and support, cycling must not...