“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We had fun, cursed, suffered a little, drove fast and slow, cheered loudly, got angry and were happy to receive big praise. A great weekend with cycling, old and new friends, lots of emotions and...

Anyone who happened to visit the “Rund um die Kö” cycle race in May in recent years was quite astonished: hundreds of barriers, athletes who daringly pedaled handlebars to handlebars out of the saddle in...