8.8. EUBN Q4 2023 Aug23698 033opdefiets is a thriving cycling community working to promote and nurture a cycling culture within the city of Amersfoort. The company serves as an active marketing engine focused on encouraging people to cycle more, regardless of their age, skill level, or cycling goals. For its outstanding work, 033opdefiets has been named Most Trusted Cycling Support Community, Netherlands, in the Benelux Enterprise Awards 2023. Driven by the strong belief that cycling is an eco-friendly and healthy way to travel, 033opdefiets organises a variety of cycling-related events, workshops, and campaigns with the goal of raising awareness about the benefits of cycling for people, cities, and the environment. Alongside this, the company also collaborates with local authorities, schools, and businesses to drive bike-friendly initiatives like building bike lanes, arranging cycling courses, and advocating for bike commuting. Through its events, advice, and initiatives, organised and delivered with the utmost care and professionalism, 033opdefiets primarily aims to promote cycling as a green alternative mode of transportation. With quality at its core, it hopes to deliver both information and support through its offerings, encouraging the community to engage with cycling not only for the benefit of the environment but also for the sake of their own health, wellbeing, and quality of life. By promoting cycling as a viable mode of daily transportation, 033opdefiets contributes towards sustainable urban mobility. Deeply involved with its local community, 033opdefiets also aims to strengthen social bonds through its work, providing people with a sense of belonging that goes beyond cycling. The company is committed to creating an inclusive cycling community where everyone feels welcome and encouraged to participate, regardless of their age, background, or skill level. As part of this, it takes action to increase diversity and remove the barriers to cycling for those with varying needs. 033opdefiets believes that working together is truly the key to amplifying the impact of cycling and making the world a better place. For this reason, it always seeks to collaborate and share knowledge with other cycling communities and organisations, both locally and internationally. For example, on a local scale, 033opdefiets has collaborated with the "Snuffelfiets" project, as part of which it was able to participate in an innovative air quality initiative. Cyclists were provided with sensors to map the air quality in Amersfoort, enabling the community to collect valuable data. This project not only highlighted 033opdefiets’s commitment to sustainability but also demonstrated how cycling can contribute to creating healthier cities. Moreover, 033opdefiets has effectively forged international collaborations in the past, enabling it to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to its local cycling community. For example, it has previously collaborated with a South African study team to organise a joint bike tour through Amersfoort, providing participants with the opportunity to explore the city whilst bonding over their shared love of cycling. This international collaboration resulted in the exchange of a host of diverse knowledge and experiences in the field of traffic planning and cycling infrastructure. Facilitated by participants’ shared love for cycling, this cultural exchange led to meaningful connections and understanding between two communities on different continents. It was a powerful example of how cycling not only promotes health and sustainability but also builds bridges between vastly different people and cultures. As a result of its unwavering commitment to community, sustainability, and quality in its efforts to encourage more people to cycle, 033opdefiets has been named Most Trusted Cycling Support Community, Netherlands, in the Benelux Enterprise Awards 2023. Looking towards the future, the company is enthused by the projects it has lined up for the coming years. Primarily, 033opdefiets aims to engage in more collaborations with local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organisations to drive improvements in cycling infrastructure, promote sustainable mobility, and launch further innovative cycling projects. In everything it does, sustainability will be a key focus, with reducing carbon emissions and promoting green mobility remaining central to its goals. Contact: Jocelyn Kemker - de Kruif Company: 033opdefiets Web Address: 033opdefiets.nl Most Trusted Cycling Support Community 2023 - Netherlands
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