On June 13, 2019, a "National Mountain Bike Round Table" was held at the invitation of the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (bfu) and SwitzerlandMobility. It was attended by the most important federal offices (FEDRO, FOSPO, SECO, FOEN) and national organizations (Swiss Cycling, Swiss Hiking Trails, Switzerland Tourism, Swiss Tourism Federation, Swiss Cableways) involved in mountain biking.

The aim of the event was for the participants to inform each other about their current activities in the field of mountain biking. They also discussed their understanding of roles, tasks and cooperation with each other. The following points can be noted as a result:- The federal offices and organizations agree that the most important areas that can/should be regulated at national level are already well covered. SwitzerlandMobility will continue to perform the coordination function between the national organizations.- In 2020, SwitzerlandMobility will organize a "National Mountain Bike Atelier" for federal offices, national organizations, cantons, mountain bike consultants, trail builders, etc., as it did last year. Organize

- Building on the existing foundations at national level, further foundations will be developed and published in the form of specialist documentation, manuals, information sheets, etc. Wherever possible, synergies with partners and existing foundations are used.

To round off the "National Mountain Bike Round Table", Thomy Vetterli presented the MTB Central Switzerland project as a guest speaker.

Source: Press release