From May 1 to May 21, the annual “CITY CYCLING” event took place in Würzburg. The goal was to accumulate as many kilometers as possible by bike within 21 days. “CITY CYCLING” is an international campaign organized by Climate Alliance Services to encourage people to leave their cars at home more often and thus make a valuable contribution to climate protection.
Once again, the “D15 Biker” team of the University of Würzburg delivered great performance: 40 motivated cyclists together collected 9.609 kilometers, which means that each cyclist rode an average of 240 kilometers, making them the strongest subgroup of the university, which achieved fourth place in the overall Würzburg ranking.
The team essentially consists of members from the Institute of Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), the Helmholtz-Institute Würzburg (HIRI), and the Rudolf Virchow Center (RVZ) and has been participating in the contest for five years now. The team’s name is derived from the building D15 on the Würzburg Medical Campus, where all three participating institutions are located.
This year’s top performer was Jonathan Scheler (AG Faber), riding 1,106 kilometers. This is the best individual performance since the team’s inception and earned him the title “TOP Biker of the Year”, as well as a third place within the university. Lina Günter (AG Munschauer) secured second place with 891 kilometers, followed closely by Tristan Beste (AG Saliba), who achieved 766 kilometers.
Text: IMIB / Petra Thomas (adapted by HIRI)
