Last Events
Bern, Switzerland 2024
What an amazing event in the Swiss capital Bern!
The very first CycleSummit in Switzerland took place in the historic city of Bern. We celebrated Switzerland’s deep-rooted cycling culture, where almost half of the population cycles regularly and cycling is an integral part of everyday life. Over 150 participants had a fantastic time!
Our traditional Sunday Cycling Experience brought us on three different tours from Bern to Thun. A big thank you to Eurotrek who provided all the E-Bikes and guides for 130 tour operators!
Sunday evening, we enjoyed the gala dinner at the Casino in Bern. Keynote speeches about the Bern Region (Team Bern Welcome), the Cycling & Mobility Strategy of Switzerland (Corinne Genoud, Switzerland Tourism) and how the mobility infrastructure in Switzerland is organized (Lukas Stadtherr, Schweiz Mobil) captivated the audience.
Monday and Tuesday are the core business days for the tour operators at the CycleSummit: from 9am to 5pm it is all about buying and selling tours among each other, sharing ideas, discussing trends, challenges and solutions. We concluded the summit with another impressive evening event atop the Gurten, welcomed by alphorn music, a yodel choir, a fantastic Swiss dinner, and, of course, an immense piece of Emmental cheese.
Riolo Terme, Italy - 2023
The CycleSummit 2023 took place at the beautiful Grand Hotel Terme in Riolo Terme. With 160 participants from 30 countries around the world, it was the most well-attended CycleSummit to date.
The cycling day included a bike tour in the Emilia-Romagna region with a stop at the Imola racetrack and a hiking tour at the Tenuta Masselina winery. The program was rounded off by a wonderful evening in La Rocca, the medieval fortress of Riolo Terme. The rest of the program and the B-to-B meetings exceeded all expectations, not only because of the 30°C on mid-October days.
Many thanks at this point for the special help of the Grand Hotel Terme team, the Imola Faenza Tourism Company and Bikesplus / CycleEurope, who made this year’s program possible.
Chambéry, France - 2022
French Alps, Rhone valley, Auvergne volcanoes… Yes, they are all part of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, and probably sound like a great mix of Tour de France dreamy passes, world-best gastronomy and unique outdoor activities. If Lyon, as the capital of the region, attracts all gastronomy fans, the entire Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes area is actually a unique outdoor playground especially for cycling fans.
Each year, cyclists come from all around the world to ride in the tire treads of the Tour de France and climb the mountain passes. The pleasure of cycling can be savoured all throughout the region, whether around the lakes, along the rivers or on the plateaus. Mountain biking enthusiasts can also live their passion here. As for hiking, our region is criss-crossed by a dense network of marked paths and major routes to discover on foot, by bike or on an electric mountain bike.
The largest CycleSummit so far took place in Chambéry, in the eastern part of the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes. More than 120 delegates from all over Europe and North America had some very productive days. The program was enriched by several Famtrips organized by Annecy Mountains, Grand Angle, Cyclomundo and Safran Tours.
Toulouse, France - 2021
Around 80 participants had come to Toulouse in October 2021. The event was well prepared even we only had three months for the preparations. The team of the region Occitanie did a fantastic job and was a great host of the 2021 summit. The event started with a pre-tour in the Pyrenees, followed by four days of CycleSummit in Toulouse including an excursion to the Tarn Region which was accompanied by French television.
Also, the post-tours in the Lot / Dordogne Valleys and along the Canal du Midi to the Cathar Country was a great experience for many tour operators.
Online Conference - 2020
Over 70 tour operators joined the online conference on November 9th, 2020. Using ZOOM, we managed to arrange 1:1 meetings within 20min slots, interesting break out sessions and online presentations. The online conference was sponsored by The Liberation Route Europe, Lithuania Travel, Turkey and REGIO Konstanz-Bodensee-Hegau.
Keynote speaker was Jesús Freire, Business Development Director at the European Cyclists Federation with a short keynote presentation titled #RestartCycleTourism for a safe COVID-19 recovery and a more sustainable future for Europe.
Nyborg, Denmark – 2019
The CycleSummit 2019 took place on the Danish island of Fyn. The eleventh summit was a great success for all participants and with 120 delegates the biggest event so far.
Arnheim, Netherlands – 2018
In October 2018 the CycleSummit was held in a beautiful and for most delegates unknown part of The Other Holland, called the Veluwe. Most impressing parts of the Sunday’s excursion was the visit of the National Park Hoge Veluwe and tour through the famous collection of the Kröller-Müller Museum with the second larges Van Gogh collection in the world. Around 80 delegates had very productive meetings in the Hotel Bilderberg near Arnheim.
Cesenatico, Italy – 2017
The bicycling region Emilia-Romagna hosted the 8th CycleSummit in autumn 2017. We believe that it was the most delicious event yet with wine, pasta, pizza and seafood all the time. But it was also very successful from the point of view of over 60 participants.
Murcia, Spain – 2016
The destination Costa Cálida, Region de Murcia, Spain, hosted the CycleSummit in March 2016. Together with Alex Rodier from Entre Tierras the event was created in only three months.
