Download the Map as PDF or PNG
and the Answer Sheet as PDF or PNG.



Theme: Malmö the Bike Town

12 Augusti - 12 September


Over 500 km of bike lanes, intersections were cars yield to bikes, bike pumps on the street, 30 % of trips within the town done by bike, priority on snow plowing on bike lanes before streets and an upcoming bike rental system are only some of the things that makes Malmö a high ranking bike town. The biking organisation Cykelfrämjandet have given the title of Bike Town of Sweden four of the last five years, and in international rankings Malmö come in as the 6th best bike town in the world. Thus Malmö is a place of excellent biking condityions. However, competition in the top of the lists increase, and the town works hard to stay among the best bike town there are.


This round of Bike Orienteering looks closer at Malmö as a Bike Town and is put togeather in cooperation with the Street Planning Office (Gatukontoret) of Malmö Town. The control points are spread around town on a route that is classified as medium in difficulty. It tells about measures done on the biking scene; some of the controls will talk about the current work of Malmö Town, while others give a historical perspective on biking in Malmö from the 19th century to the present.


Those who manage to find all controls take part in a lottery where the winner gets a smaller prize.

Checklist

  1. The most important thing to have is the map, showing the controls. You can either
    • Print the map
    • Save the map at your smartphone/tablet, or
    • Pick up a copy at our partners Travelshop's store at Carlsgatan 4 for 5 SEK.
  2. You also need the answer sheet to show that you found all the controls. When we use questions, do not forget a pen to write with. To get the sheet you can
    • Print it, or
    • Pick it up for free at Travelshop at Carlsgatan 4.
    Put the map and answer sheet in a plastic folder if it might rain.
  3. Make sure your bike is in good shape, so it does not break far from home. It is possible to rent a bike for 120 SEK at our partners Travelshop at Carlsgatan 4.
  4. Make sure your mobile phone is charged. To use it for navigation is cheating, but it is very useful to have if something happens far away from base.
  5. After completing the tour, do not forget to hand in the answer sheet. This is done at Travelshop at Carlsgatan 4. When their store is closed, put it in their letter box.