Indeed, Limburg Cycling works with professional UCI road teams and their athletes, helping to instill the cycling culture among young old. This Bikepark with hill gradients up to 20% and a 3.8 km track provides a safe environment for children and adults to ride their bikes and participate in races. In 2017 the Tom Dumoulin Bikepark was opened by the Dutch professional road cyclist himself just after he had won the Giro d’Italia. Its programmes of competitions, recreational events, talent development, branding and school projects have attracted sponsors, enabling the creation of durable activities and events, with the support of the Province of Limburg and communities such as Valkenburg. Through its culture of cycling and policy of inclusion, Limburg-Valkenburg helps promote the bike as a solution to climate change. Limburg Cycling, the central organisation for cycling in Limburg, has a strategy to increase the use of bikes to benefit health and the economy.

In addition, some 100 cyclo-sportives attract 75,000 participants of all ages annually. In 2024, a stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will set off from Valkenburg on 14 August. Home to major cycling events, including the Amstel Gold Race and Amstel Gold Race Ladies, over 50 cycling competitions take place in the Dutch province each year. Limburg-Valkenburg was one of the first recipients of the UCI Bike Region label, back in 2016. Spotlight on Limburg-Valkenburg, in the Netherlands. As the world tries to find solutions to slow climate change during the COP28 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, we look at the actions of some of our UCI Bike Cities and Regions.

Amstel gold race finish 2024