Ljubljana hosts the largest cycling congress in the world – Velo City

Cycling in Ljubljana, Photo by Iztok Medja, slovenia.info
Cycling in Ljubljana, Photo by Iztok Medja, slovenia.info

From 14 to 17 June 2022, Ljubljana will host the largest cycling congress in the world, Velo City. 

From 14 to 17 JuneLjubljana will host the largest cycling congress in the world, Velo City. More than 1,400 participants from 60 countries are expected. The main theme will be “Cycling the change”. Seven plenary sessions and 66 mixed sessions will take place.

On the first day of the congress, 52 exhibitors. The highlight of this year’s Velo-city will be the 11-kilometer cycling parade along the streets of Ljubljana.

The congress will be attended by representatives of cities, businesses, institutions and civil society. Among the most prominent participants will certainly be leading experts in the field of sustainable mobility, including Jan Gehl, one of the world’s most renowned urban planners, former European Commissioner Violeta Bulc, former European Commission member Karl Falkenberg and Jean-François Decaux, one of the CEOs of the JCDecaux group, which also includes the BicikeLJ system. The participants of the congress will also be able to watch a live television broadcast of the largest cycling race in Slovenia, Tour of Slovenia, which takes place simultaneously with the congress and will be broadcast on Eurosport.