The Bike Days cycling festival, which was planned for the weekend of 8 to 10 May 2020, has had to be canceled due to the coronavirus. The general conditions with the ban on events with more than 100 people, valid until at least April 30, and the increasingly strict conditions in the fight against Covid-19 with the declaration of an "extraordinary situation" until at least April 16, make it impossible to carry out the regular preparation work, set up at the end of April and hold the event from May 8 to 10, 2020. In addition, several international exhibitors are currently unable to participate in events. In addition, the different requirements in other countries also make it impossible for international athletes to participate.

Erwin Flury, OC President of Bike Days, says: "We are stunned that this year's Bike Days has fallen victim to the coronavirus. We are particularly sorry for our many visitors and all those involved, who look forward to the official start of the Swiss bike spring every year. The damage is considerable, but due to the timing of the cancellation, seven weeks before the event, it can be kept within limits so that the Bike Days can also be secured in the long term."The Bike Days were due to take place for the twelfth time in Solothurn from May 8 to 10, 2020. Every year, around 25,000 visitors flock to the area around the Schanzengraben with the Kiesplatz, the Rythalle and the Chantierwiese opposite. With over 130 exhibitors, the national bike festival offers the largest bike expo in Switzerland, a wide range of opportunities to test ride bikes and an extensive program for participants and spectators. These include the international mountain bike cross-country race "PROFFIX Swiss Bike Cup", mountain bike dirt jump and BMX flatland contests and shows as well as the "Öufi Cup" celebrity race and much more.

The next Bike Days will take place from May 7 to 9, 2021.

There is an alternative solution for the Urban Bike Festival, which would have taken place in Zurich at the end of March 2020 and is organized by the Bike Days organizers: The Urban Bike Festival is moving online and onto television. On 25 and 26 April, the organizer will bring the cycling experience to people's homes audiovisually.

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