Osnabrück inspires the city bike 2025: Records and charity spirit!

Osnabrück inspires the city bike 2025: Records and charity spirit!

Osnabrück, Deutschland - The city of Osnabrück is proud of its impressive achievements in city cycling 2025. On July 9, 2025, several records were set up that not only motivate cyclists: inside the region, but also support an important charity campaign. This year, 224 teams took part, which corresponds to an increase of 41 groups compared to the previous year. The 745,179 kilometers, an impressive plus of 81,235 kilometers compared to 2023, made a total of 3,963 participants, where the cyclists: inside covered 663,944 kilometers. These figures make it clear: cycling has a boom in Osnabrück.

The lively participation of political representation is particularly gratifying: 26 council members participated and covered an average of 26.71 kilometers. Osnabrück thus leads this category among the municipalities with 100,000 to 499,999 inhabitants and holds the title "Rad -active local parliament". The best cyclists among the schools deserve the praise: The team of the school foundation was the top with 305 participants: inside and 56,451 kilometers, followed by the Graf Stauffenberg-Gymnasium with 32,897 kilometers and the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences with 29,920 kilometers.

do good together

The city bike 2025 was not only organized as a sporting challenge, but also as a charity campaign in favor of the project "Herz & Pedale: Die DistränkriScha" by Helpage Deutschland e.V. 7 cents were flowed into the project per lumped kilometer. Network 1648, the Sparkasse Osnabrück and the Bedford Foundation Foundation donated a total of 55,000 euros. The participants: The inside of this charity idea was particularly motivated on rainy days and appreciated the positive contribution for their fellow citizens: inside.

social projects for the community

The project to promote the district rickscha of Helpage Germany aims to enable senior mobility and social contacts. In Osnabrück, around 25% of the population are over 65 years old, many live isolated. Voluntary RiScha drivers: Inside, trips offer and create opportunities for meetings that enrich everyday life. In addition, interested citizens can also start their own fundraising campaigns as part of the city cycling in order to gain even more support for the RiScha project.

The positive response to these actions shows how important it is to strengthen cohesion and social engagement in society. Even if it should rain, the joy of cycling and the willingness to do good, seem unbroken and make the city of Osnabrück a showcase project in the field of sustainability and community engagement.

For further information on the donations received and the course of the project, interested parties can report the reports from and the local reporting of the Osnabrücker Rundschau view.