Bicycle Mayor

Hakim Owiny

I am a passionate cycling advocate and community leader dedicated to transforming urban mobility in Kampala by promoting a cycling culture that connects people, communities, and the environment. Over the years, I have cycled to

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Antonella Santoro

Hi! My name is Antonella, and my adventures on a bicycle began when I was just a young girl. In the countryside of the Valle d’Itria, I loved spending summer afternoons getting lost on my

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Mostafa Akhlaghi

Mostafa is a circular economy facilitator and founder of MandIran, a social innovation movement transforming waste and mobility systems in Iran. With a background in business and sustainability, Mostafa spent the past years developing local

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Lori Newton

About Lori Lori is a social entrepreneur with a passion for cycling as a transformative tool for healthier, better-connected people and for stronger, friendlier and greener cities. For more than 15 years, she has been

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Arun Khedwal

As a passionate cyclist and Super Randonneur, I have completed over 1,200 long-distance rides covering 45,000 kilometres. I have also led a cycling club in Panvel with over 400 riders and hosted long-distance cyclists in

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Andrea Bidgood

Andrea Bidgood is the first Bicycle Mayor of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, where her advocacy work lives at the intersection of community care, equity, and infrastructure; helping vulnerable road users be seen, heard, and protected in

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Giuseppe Moscato

I’m Giuseppe, though most people know me as Maledette Biciclette Milanesi. I approach urban mobility with a mix of irony and sharp sarcasm—unconventional tools I use to challenge outdated mindsets and draw attention to an

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Azul Mendoza Rodriguez

About me: Formerly unknowingly privileged, I wasn’t aware of how profoundly the shape of our cities influences our daily lives. Sharing a vision of what the city of the future could look like became my

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María Gabriela Cobos López

About me: Gabriela is a passionate changemaker on a mission to transform her city through cycling. She’s led bold actions to improve bike infrastructure, working hand-in-hand with governments, local communities, and cycling collectives. Driven by

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Jeffrey Jossepy Leandro Diaz

Passionate activist for sustainable mobility based in Lima, Peru. As the co-founder and leader of Red por la Convivencia Vial, he brings together more than 45 cycling and environmental organizations to promote safer, more inclusive

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Gabriele Fröhlich

I am a dedicated cycling advocate from Mannheim and an enthusiastic cyclist for over 60 years. After completing my professional career two years ago, I stepped into the role of volunteer bicycle commissioner for the

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Yasmina Ahlmaris

I am a cyclist filmmaker, and program leader dedicated to making cycling more accessible, especially for women. I cycled over 800 km solo across Morocco, documenting my journey to inspire others and challenge the stigma

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Mark Anderson

Cycling in Hamilton has been a life-changing experience, giving me a strong sense of community and belonging. Finding support and inclusivity through cycling has fueled my passion for making it accessible to everyone, regardless of

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James Ouma

I cycle with Lifesong Kenya to raise funds for creating safe spaces and transitional housing for boys in need of healing and restoration from neglect, exploitation, violence, and sexual assault. I also developed a restorative

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Maren Ahlers

About Maren: Maren is the co-founder of Egre Menged Impact (EMi), Addis Ababa’s most prominent community-based organization focusing on bicycle-related activities. Alongside Ephrem Bekele Woldeyesus, the other co-founder and Vice Director of EMi, she has

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María Esther Soto García

About me: Hi, I’m Esther Soto, and I’m a neurodivergent woman who uses all her creative side to push for safe mobility. After my sister’s death I didn’t know that inside me there would be

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Khadija Ahmal

About me: Khadija is a young Amazigh Moroccan with an academic background in education and linguistics. As a youth expert and social activist, she is deeply committed to creating learning and growth opportunities for young

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Alison Stewart

About me: Alison has been biking for 50 years. It gave her freedom during her adolescence and continues to do so as she enters menopause. She wasn’t treated as ‘weird’ for biking until she entered

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Bethan Huntley

My plans for the term: – Work with Torbay Council to create and improve local cycling infrastructure, demonstrating the popularity of cycling through local ‘critical mass’ and ‘kidical mass’ rides. – Use my existing platform

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Ali Cerrahoğlu

About Tarsus: Tarsus is a city highly suitable for cycling and bicycle transportation due to its climate and geographical features. It is a city being continuously inhabited for more than ten thousand years. There is

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Jawad Sbeity

About me: I currently work for two organizations that I founded: Beirut by Bike and BuzPlayPark. These ventures focus on promoting healthy and environmentally friendly lifestyles by encouraging cycling and providing recreational facilities for families

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Ana Guerra Rosbach

About me: I am a passionate cyclist and an active volunteer at various cycling advocacy groups. My involvement includes coordinating events, transforming streets with pop-up car-free interventions, and promoting sustainable transportation through social media. I

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María del mar Covarrubias Castro

About me: Social psychologist self-taught in mobility and sustainability, interested in the intersections of gender, sustainability, race, and class. I will be: 1. Articulating and energizing sustainable mobility with a collaborative and intersectional approach. 2.

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Grecia Hernández

About me: – Through a radio program, I was able to give a voice to the bicycle and to all of us who use it in its different forms. – I was part of a

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Everardo Flores Gomez

About me: I am an urban cyclist and work to promote better road conditions for cyclists in my city through citizen participation. I pedal through the streets not only as a physical exercise but as

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Yves De Bruyckere

About me: Yves is the founder of the Fietsbult blog in 2008, which became the official communication tool for Fietsersbond Gent (Bicycle movement from Ghent) in March 2012. He is also the writer & photographer

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Sarthak Vani

About me: Fit India Ambassador, National Rifle Shooting Athlete, Passionate Cyclist & Runner, and Social Entrepreneur. Committed to fostering health, fitness, and community empowerment as Bicycle Mayor of Karjat. My plans for the term: As

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Abigail Roque Miranda

About me: Hi! I’m Abigail, urban/territorial planner, passionate about urban, cycling mobility and technology. I promote the use of bicycles as a mode of transportation and a means of collective action and transformation of the

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Patty Wiens

About me: I am a Brazilian woman living in Winnipeg, who went through a transformative journey from a fair-weather cyclist to a dedicated winter commuter and advocate for cycling. Initially hesitant to bike in winter,

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Angela Paola Aguilar Wilches

About me: For me, cycling is not just a recreational activity, but a passion that has accompanied me for the past 9 years. I strongly believe in its ability to transform our lives and cities,

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