This year’s Bike to Work campaign has come to an end and the outcome is very positive for CERN, with a higher rate of participation than ever before: 1037 people took up the challenge and joined one of the 276 CERN teams. Congratulations!

Bike to Work encourages workers in companies all over Switzerland to commute to work by bicycle as often as possible throughout May and June. This year, a total of 28% of CERN’s 3700 eligible population (staff and users) signed up to take part, placing the Organization in first place for the participation rate in its category (companies with 1000-4999 employees).

Unfortunately, the CERN participants did not have much luck in winning team prizes this year, but some entrants did win individual prizes – well done to them!

Road safety is a key consideration in making sure that CERN cyclists can ride safely around the site alongside all other road users. Road incident and accident statistics are monitored by the HSE unit and reported to the SCE department, which works tirelessly to continuously improve the cycling and pedestrian routes both inside and outside CERN.

The challenge now is to continue to cycle to work. The CERN community is encouraged to cycle all year around, but remember: safety first! Don’t forget to check out the safety rules for cycling and the road safety pages and to complete the online course Road Traffic – Bike Riding before getting in the saddle.