We are celebrating a historic event with the opening of the cycle link under Zurich main station. What began around 70 years ago as an idea for a highway through the middle of the city has now been successfully completed as a safe and easy bike connection between districts 4 and 5, including free bike parking and direct access to the main station.

If you want to be among the first to drive through the tunnel, meet at Lagerstrasse at 5.30 pm. The parade will start at 5.45 pm and will be led by 50 children of primary school age. The route leads from Lagerstrasse, to the Langstrasse underpass, to Zollstrasse, to Konradstrasse, through the city tunnel, along Kasernenstrasse and back to Lagerstrasse. There are two laps of two kilometers each. After the parade, the city tunnel is officially opened and can be ridden in both directions from around 6.30 pm from all three entrances and exits - by bike only, of course.

After the official ceremony at 6 pm and the bike parade, we will celebrate until 11 pm on the "city tunnel circuit" along the route with various attractions, competitions and bars.

A variety of DJs will provide good beats on the Cycle Week site: including at the bike disco at the City of Zurich stand.including at the Velodisco at the City of Zurich stand, on Europaplatz in combination with spectacular street trial shows and on Gustav Gull-Platz with fascinating BMX flatland shows.

The bike parade

Thursday, 22 May

17.30 - 17.45 hrs: Assembly for the bike parade in Lagerstrasse

17.45 hrs: Start of the bike parade from Lagerstrasse, 2 laps of 2 km each

18.00: Official ceremony at the City of Zurich stand on Kasernenstrasse

The Velofest

Thursday

17.00 - 23.00: along the "Stadttunnel Runde" and on the grounds of Cycle Week with bike disco at the stand of the City of Zurich, at the Cycle Week Festival Center on Europaplatz and on Gustav Gull-Platz

17.00, 19.00 and 21.00: Street Trial Shows on the Europaplatz at the Cycle Week Festival Center

18.30, 20.00 and 21.30: BMX Flatland Shows on the Gustav Gull Square

Are you of primary school age and would like to lead the bike parade for the opening of the city tunnel?

We expect you to bring your own bike and be able to complete the bike parade at a leisurely pace over a distance of 4 kilometers. A short descent into the tunnel and a small climb out of the tunnel should not be an obstacle for you. You and your parents agree that you can complete the parade alone (accompanying persons can join you at the back). You and your parents/guardians agree that any pictures of the parade may be published in connection with the event.