With around 20,000 visitors, the first edition of the Urban Bike Festival exceeded expectations last year. From April 7 to 9, 2017, the Urban Bike Festival will enter its second round. The festival will once again focus on an urban lifestyle with bikes as an everyday and leisure companion. The tried-and-tested mix of testing, exhibition, competitions and shows will be retained. The festival therefore impresses with its wide range of activities: Inform, watch and do it yourself. As a result, it appeals to a broad audience of style, action and bike enthusiasts.

Proven and new partners

The festival is once again counting on the support of the City of Zurich as host city and main sponsor. In addition, the organizers have secured EKZ as the main sponsor of the Urban Bike Festival and Cyclocross. Other new sponsors are Bosch eBike Systems, Veloplace and Bike World. With Veloplace and Bike World, the Urban Bike Festival welcomes two new national distributors with innovative approaches as partners.

Stunt star Danny MacAskill in Zurich again

He was the big star of the first edition of the Urban Bike Festival: YouTube and stunt star Danny MacAskill. The likeable Scotsman's YouTube clips have over 200 million views. With his Drop and Roll Tour, he got the Turbinenplatz going wild. But MacAskill and his crew also clearly enjoyed themselves in Zurich. You could see them on MacAskill's Instagram account after the Urban Bike Festival on a bike tour through Zurich. Plus: a photo of the show in Zurich is going around the world as the March image for the 2017 international drop and roll tour calendar. In 2017, the world's best street trial athlete and his crew will return to Zurich for the Urban Bike Festival.

The Urban Cyclocross racing spectacle continues

In collaboration with the EKZ CrossTour, the Urban Cyclocross racing spectacle is also entering its second round. The second Urban Cyclocross will take place on April 8. Registration is online via the EKZ CrossTour website and has been open since Monday, February 6. However, the men's starting places were sold out within two hours, so the number of limited starting places was increased.The route of the cross-country race will once again be around the viaduct at Josefwiese, but will be adapted for the new edition. This much can already be revealed: This year's route will once again ride anything but standard cycle paths and will be even more compact and spectacular.

Urban Bike Expo is growing

At the Urban Bike Expo, visitors to the festival can find out about the latest trends and hottest products. Registration for exhibitors at the Expo is underway and there are already signs of a significant increase in the number of exhibitors. "We will probably be able to present a third more exhibitors for this year's edition than last year," says Expo Director Nathalie Schneitter and is delighted: "Thanks to the many exhibitors, there will be an incomparably large variety of city bikes, e-bike models of all kinds as well as young brands with unusual or innovative products to discover, compare and test."

Proven program

The program is complemented by wheel races for the little racers as well as pump track, mini drome and roller sprint for the big ones. For leisure riders who prefer a more leisurely pace, we recommend the Sunday City Ride or the Slow Race, an anti-tempo race, so to speak. Food stands, bars and the festival lounge invite you to linger. Two unplugged stages ensure that your ears and dancing legs are not neglected. Entry is free of charge.

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