The Swiss Bike Park will be unique in Switzerland. The facility in Oberried near Köniz is available to recreational and competitive athletes for training free of charge. It is a training and adventure platform for young and old, which enables the promotion of exercise in a natural environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure. The ground-breaking ceremony took place on June 12, and the trails are due to open in fall 2019.

The Swiss Bike Park initiated by Thomas Binggeli is financed by donors, sponsors, foundations and the public sector. The patronage committee of the Swiss Bike Park Oberried Foundation is chaired by Bernese Councillors of States Werner Luginbühl and Hans Stöckli, and its supporters include well-known personalities from tourism, business, politics and sport.


Swiss Cycling is involved in the development and implementation of the project, with Sports Director Thomas Peter responsible for "Interactive Applications in Competitive Sports". "The Swiss Bike Park meets the needs of both amateur and elite athletes. In addition, as a national performance center, it offers us the opportunity to push forward into new dimensions in the analysis of athletes, riding techniques and material. For us as a national association, it represents an extraordinary achievement," says Peter.

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