10 years. This year, the city is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its cycling challenge. Although it joined the national edition of May by bike* two years ago, it still leads the event on its territory. For this very special edition, it will offer participants (individuals, associations, schools, companies, etc.) gathered in teams who drive every day, on walks or on sporting outings, some nice surprises. If you are registered for the Challenge, you could win by taking part in contests, tickets to the parks of the Metropolis, the museums of the C’Art network, a Beautiful Outing** or a guided tour of the Stadium (Villeneuve d’ Ascq). Team captains will also receive prizes to challenge their participants.
Registrations, instructions
For the event, all bicycles are authorized, from the V’lille to the tandem, from the electric bicycle to the scooter…
1- I click on the link sent to me by the team I want to defend https://maiavelo.fr/inscription/ If I don’t have a team, I can join the MEL community on the Geovelo website or app:
2- I create a Geovelo account (unless I already have one), via the mobile application (to be updated if I created an account last year) or on the site. Learn more.
3- I click on “Join”.
4- That’s it, I’ve signed up for my group’s May by bike challenge! (The list of participating communities will also be directly accessible on the Geovelo application. It is possible to join several communities.)
To participate, all the information is here:
And if it rolled every day
And if, even after May, we choose to cycle…because the journey is short, it’s convenient or faster or both, good for our health and good for the planet. To help us do this, the MEL is accelerating the development of its cycling network. 2022 review? 41km***. Test the avenue de Gaulle in Bondues, the rue de Saint Amand in Hellemmes, the avenue du Bois in Lambersart, the rue Pierre Brizon in Lesquin, the rue de Cambrai in Lille, the M145 in Marquillies/Sainghin-en-Weppes, Boulevard Gambetta in Tourcoing or Boulevard de la Laine in Wattrelos.
In numbers
6 459 participants (= 358 teams) traveled
1 129 503 km in 2022. Chiche, can we do better?
*Supported by the Ministries of Ecological Transition and Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
**Metropolitan system for promoting culture for all throughout the territory, see lillemetropole.fr
***Works started in 2022 – including 7 km of network improvement.
For schools and associations that register people with disabilities, team captains will have, on request, a specific tool for recording the kilometers traveled.
