WINTER CYCLING AROUND THE WORLD

TIMO PERÄLÄ

CEO AT NAVICO

MSc IN TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

PRESIDENT OF WINTER CYCLING FEDERATION

CYCLING COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF OULU

timo.perala@navico.fi

NATIONAL WINTER CYCLING STUDY 2002

WINTER CYCLING CONGRESS 2013

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3,85 BILLION PEOPLE

THOUSANDS OF CITIES

CAIRO HAD SNOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 112 YEARS

AND MORE COMING…???

A ROAD TRIP TO THE WORLD OF WINTER CYCLING

Minneapolis, USA

Map by NASA

CLASS ”A” WINTER CYCLING STUDENTS

Rank Country City Cycling mode split

Winter cycling share

Cycling network /

inhabit.

Average thermal

winter length + snow days

Points

1. Oulu 22 % 33 % 4,3 m 256 27,5

2. Linköping 30 % 40 % 3,4 m 147 27,0

3. Uppsala 28 % 41 % 2,7 m 165 25,9

4. Umeå 22 % 37 % 2,8 m 225 25,7

5. Örebro 28 % 51 % 1,6 m 145 24,9

6. Joensuu 32 % 19 % 3,9 m 281 24,6

7. Karlstad 18 % 50 % 2,8 m 177 23,3

8. Rovaniemi 12 % 28 % 2,0 m 321 22,6

9. Jyväskylä 13 % 20 % 3,5 m 270 20,9

10. Luleå 10 % 24 % 1,7 m 249 18,9

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WORLD TOP 10 WINTER CYCLING CITIES

OULU, WINTER CYCLING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

Photo: Jukka Talvi, City of Oulu

AVARA

GE  TEMPERA

TURE

 (°C)  

CYCLISTS  

MONTH  

22 % / 33 %

LINKÖPING: DETERMINED, COMMITTED, INNOVATIVE

Photo: Anna Niska, VTI 30 % / 40 %

22 % / 37 %

UMEÅ: DETERMINED TO BE GREEN

Photo: sykkelbyentrondheim.no

TRONDHEIM, CHALLENGING WEATHER AND TOPOGRAPHY

8% / 20 %

31 % / 80 %

COPENHAGEN: THE WEATHER IS NOT A STOPPER FOR DEVOTED CYCLISTS

Photo: gehlcitiesforpeople.dk

CYCLING IN THE SNOW

Map by NASA

WINTER CYCLING IN CENTRAL EUROPE

CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATIONS = THE NETHERLANDS

VIENNA, LIKE MANY OTHER CITIES IN CENTRAL EUROPE ARE STARTING TO PROMOTE WINTER CYCLING

Photo: Michael Szeiler 6 % / 22 %

Photo: www.suddeutche.de 17 % / 20 %

MUNICH, THE BAVARIAN CYCLING CITY

Map by NASA

WINTER CYCLING IN NORTH AMERICA

THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES

IF YOU CLEAR THEM, THEY WILL COME…

STRONG ADVOCACIES BOOSTING WINTER CYCLING

Picture: www.toronto.ca

TIPS FOR WINTER CYCLING

Map by NASA

WINTER CYCLING IN ASIA

SAPPORO

FORMER SOVIET UNION COUNTRIES: WILD, WILD EAST FOR WINTER CYCLISTS

CYCLING ”GODS” IN NOVOSIBIRSK

CHINA, FORMER CYCLING PARADISE

IN WINTER TIME TOO? STILL?

Map by NASA

WINTER CYCLING IN ….

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WINTER CYCLING IS FOR EVERYONE!

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