THE EVENT
Celebrate Europe with us.
We are counting on you.
Celebrate Europe Day at home, actively, cycling with us!.. On 9th May and during the whole day, we will be online (via facebook), cycling without interruption for 24 hours!
Join us at any time of day and ride as long as you want and can. On May 9th, we want to cover as much distance as possible (see event objectives).
Sign up for free on the next page of this site.
If you do not have the necessary equipment, you can also participate with a bike ride on the road/mountain. Just fill in the registration form and sign the option "outdoor exercise".
You may send photos or videos of your activity to our Facebook page created for the event. You can also add your comments or suggestions about the European Project celebrating 70 years of the Robert Schuman statement.
More than ever, Europe needs to be united if we are to meet the challenges we face. Let us stand together on this day and show how much we can make a difference when we join forces!...
All participants will receive a digital certificate of participation. Throughout the day we will also have some surprise gifts. Be aware of the event's web page on Facebook!
REGISTRATION
To register, access the form HERE
Do you have a STRAVA subscription?
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If you own a STRAVA account, please indicate your subscription name or account ID in the registration form.
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You will receive an email from the event organization within 24 hours, with an invitation to join the "cycling4EU" club and participate in the "24 hours pedaling #cycling4EU" event.
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Upload your training session of May 9th 2020, into STRAVA and your participation will be automatically registered.
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The results of the initiative and your participation will be available few days after the event.
You do not have a STRAVA subscription?
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Do not worry. Your registration is still valid.
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Perform your pedaling participation, and at the end send us your session time and distance (if such information is available). Just take a picture that serves as evidence for your effort (like a picture of your GPS or sport watch) and send them to the form available HERE.
- The results of the initiative and your participation will be available few days after the event.
GOALS
Celebrate Europe's Day
May 9th is Europe Day. It is the right moment to reflect upon the european project and everything we have achieved in the last 70 years. Celebrate Europe is to gather wills and citizens with different characteristics towards common goals. Also, through sports, with this initiative, we will pedal towards a more solid, safer and resilient Europe, to face the pandemic crisis and other adversities that may arise.
Promote sports
The appearance of the coronavirus brought drastic changes to the life´s of millions of people all over the world, and forced governments to adopt social distance measures to avoid the propagation of the virus.
Following an initiative that dates from 2015, the "Be Active Campaign" (integrated in the European Sports Week), the European Comission as launched under the #BeActiveAtHome, a new campaign on the social networks to motivate those confined at home to remain active.
The European Commission invites everyone to participate in this initiative, and share through social networks, suggestions of new ideas for physical activity, using hashtag #BeActiveAtHome and refering @EUSport on Twitter, or @european_youth_eu on Instagram.
Pedal the distance of 2670 Km
Why achieve the distance of 2670 Km on bycicle? Simple: it is the distance (in a straight line), between the Europe Direct Madeira Information Centre headquarters, and the Berlaymont building, headquarters for the European Commission in Brussels.
We want this message to reach Brussels, and count on your help to achieve it.
CONTACTS
Building:
Edifício Casa da Cultura
Address:
R. Padre Eduardo Clemente Nunes Pereira,
Câmara de Lobos
Email:
Telephone:
(+351) 919 181 258
(+351) 963 872 711