News on cycling education and bicycle encouragement

Our reaction to the article ''Why don't many parents bother to teach their child to ride a bike anymore?" from Knack, 29/10/2024.

We feared quite a few last-minute cancellations for the sake of the unexpected cold weather on Thursday 21 November, but 11 brave cyclists turned up.
So we are happy to share some atmospheric images.

Ostend wants to get as many Austrians as possible on their bikes. That is why it is greatly expanding its offer of cycling lessons. By 2023, not 20 but 180 people will be able to take cycling lessons. Registrations for those lessons are now open.

In the run-up to International Cycling Day on 3 June, State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Nicole de Moor also jumps on her bike. At the Arendonk reception centre, she visited a pilot project of BE CYCLE, which teaches asylum seekers to cycle in reception centres.

Cycling changes lives. It gives people freedom of movement and joie de vivre. Yet there are still many adults in Flemish Brabant who cannot cycle. That is why De Fietsschool is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to give cycling lessons. Fancy it? During an online info moment on 11 May you will discover how you too can become a volunteer.

Together with a number of fine partners (Avansa, SAAMO, Beweging.net, Herwin, ... ) we are making Everyone On The Bike a Bicycle Deal in Great Acceleration. Find out all about the learning network, come to our inspiration sessions and, above all, put yourself at the head of the pack!

On 21 September, the federal government's Mobility Department organised an exciting conference on women on bicycles in Belgium.

And De Fietsschool was there. Ah yes of course, because more women on bicycles is what we work on every day!

Did you know that 326,000 households in Flanders do not have access to a quality bicycle? That's a lot. Being able to cycle is not something everyone can take for granted either. They think so too at Decathlon.