Danish Cyclists' Federation (da: Cyklistforbundet) is a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

non-governmental bicycle interest

organisation An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from ...

, with the purpose of promoting

bicycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, Physical exercise, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bike ...

and

bicycle safety Bicycle safety is the use of road traffic safety practices to reduce risk associated with cycling. Risk can be defined as the number of incidents occurring for a given amount of cycling. Some of this subject matter is hotly debated: for example ...

. It was founded in 1905 and got around 16,000 members (2013) Danish Cyclists' Federation is a member organisation of the

European Cyclists' Federation The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) is a Nonprofit organization, non-profit member-based umbrella federation of local, regional and national civil society organizations that promote cycling for both transportation and leisure. ECF has aroun ...

, ECF and of the

Cycling Embassy of Denmark The Cycling Embassy of Denmark (CED) is a Danish network organization dedicated to the promotion of cycling as a means of transportation and Denmark as a cycling nation by capitalizing on the deep rooted Danish cycling culture to offer solution ...

. With a view to remedying the situation of bicycle parking in

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and other Danish cities, in 2008 the Danish Cyclists' Federation published a "Bicycling Parking Manual" with a number of guidelines, that is now published in English by the Cycling Embassy of Danmark.

References

External links

Dansk Cyklist Forbund
(official homepage of Danish Cyclists' Federation)
Cycling Embassy of Danmark

Short Summary about members at European Cyclists' Federation

Jakob Schiøtt Stenbæk Madsen: Bicycle Parking Manual
{{Authority control Cycling in Denmark Cycling organizations Transport organizations based in Denmark 1905 establishments in Denmark Sports organizations established in 1905

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