Naples Bike Festival 2017 at the Mostra d'Oltremare: the program

The Napoli Bike Festival 2017 arrives at the Mostra d'Oltremare
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The Naples Bike Festival 2017 arrives at the Mostra D'oltremare in Naples with exhibitions, shows and walks.

Back for the sixth edition the Naples Bike Festival, Dedicated to promotion of bicycle culture, which will be held mainly at Mostra D'Oltremare from 12 to 14 May 2017. The Festival is organized by the Napoli Pedala Association and with the patronage of the Dutch Embassy in Italy, the Italian Cycling Federation, the Municipality of Naples and the Campania Region.

Each edition develops around a leitmotiv that this year will be "Who dreams pedal", Then the bicycle intended as a means for the realization of dreams or even as a relaxing activity during which you can allow yourself to daydream.
This year the Napoli Bike Festival will be held in two different locations: the Mostra D'Oltremare and the Galleria Principe di Napoli.
There will also be a 'kids area which will provide activities suitable for small cyclists such as driving licenses and the bicaccia, a treasure hunt on a bicycle.

In the debates area, space will be given to the international dimension with a focus on Velo City, the world bicycle congress, which will be previewed in Naples with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Passing Countries. Another focus will be on cycle tourism and the new Campania routes will be presented, including "The Silent Way". Among other appointments, there is also an in-depth study on “Bike to work”, that is, how to use the bike to go to work safely.

Below, the program with the first events that have already been communicated.

Naples Bike Festival Program

The events are all in the Mostra d'Oltremare, except where explicitly indicated.

12st May

  • 17: 00: Piazzale del National archeologic museum: Bicycle Concentration and CIA Show. Alta Gama, clowns on two wheels from Spain.
  • 18:00: Bicycle House - Galleria Principe. “I pedal to… breathe” - Inaugural ride of the Naples Bike Festival in the heart of Naples. Finally, we return to the Bicycle House for the musical evening.
  • 20:00: Bicycle House - Galleria Principe. Live music and DJ sets with Capone Bungt Bangt

13st May

  • 7:00 am: Bicycle House - Galleria Principe di Napoli. Cycle-vintage ride The Cazzimbocchia
  • 10:00 - 19:00: Second hand and vintage market
  • 10:00 - 19:00: Badminton demonstrations
  • 10:00 - 13:30: Books on two wheels ”: reading workshop with Il Mattoncino, children's library and creative games.
  • 10: 00: The rider's labors, team competition with Carbonari Bikers and Napoli Pedala
  • 10: 00: NBF Educational with NapoliWithMe Positive Expression
  • 11:00 - 12:00: Group Cycling with Enzo Di Maria
  • 12:00: Bike to work - "why do half of the Dutch go biking every day?"With: Aart Herling, Dutch Embassy in Italy Adele Pomponio, Vicar Regional Director Inail Campania Ludovico Verde, ASL Napoli 1 moderator: Luca Simeone, President of the Naples Pedal Association
  • 13:30: The efforts of the cyclist, award ceremony
  • 15:00: Bike Polo with Mammu Ciclofficina
  • 15:30: stage area. Awarding of the Parthenobik Bicicletterario Prize
  • 15:30: Music and Bike, workshop of construction of musical instruments with pieces of old bicycles for children aged 7 and up, with Marzouk Mejri
  • 16: 00: Bike Tour Architecture and history of the Overseas Exhibition with Bike in the City
  • 16:00: Libya pavilion. Ciclofficina lessons with Napoli Pedala
  • 17:00: Cia. Alta Gama clowns on two wheels show
  • 17:30: stage. Presentation of the 2017 Ciemmona in Bari
  • 17: 00: Bike Tour Land Art with Leaf
  • 18:00: Libya Pavilion. Pump Truck Race
  • 8:30 am: Palazzo Vallelonga - Torre del Greco Pedaling towards the Naples Bike Festival with Free Spirits on tour

14st May

  • 9:00: III Memorial Horace of France Very young race with Napoli Pedala
  • 10: 30: Piazza Vittoria -Binbi by bike, pedaling towards the Napoli Bike Festival with FIAB-Cicloverdi Napoli
  • 10:00 - 13:30: Pedal Stories reading workshop with Born to Read
  • 10:00 - 19:00: Badminton demonstrations with Badminton Annapoli
  • 10:00 - 19:00: Used and Vintage Market
  • 10:30 - 11:30: Group Cycling with Enzo Di Maria
  • 11:00: Bike Tour for children by bike with Fiab-Cicloverdi Naples
  • 11:30 am: stage. Youth Race Award ceremony
  • 12:00: stage. "Planetary scenarios of the bicycle: between tourism potential and models of sustainable mobility"Speakers: keynote speaker Paolo Pileri, professor at the Milan Polytechnic and head of the VENTO project Speakers Corrado Matera, Councilor for Tourism of the Campania Region Alessandra Clemente, Councilor for Youth and Innovation of the Municipality of Naples, Tonia Morinelli, La Via Silente, Ruber Loendersloot , Velocity world bicycle congress Antonio Pascale, Quality Manager Naples International Airport Moderator: Fabio Borghese Creactivitas
  • 15:00: Bike workshop lessons with Bicycle House
  • 15:00: Bike Polo with Mammut Ciclofficina
  • 15:30: Brompton Award ceremony
  • 16:00: Naturalistic Bike Tour to discover the plants of the Mostra d'Oltremare with Naturasottosopra
  • 17:00 pm: Land Art Bike tour with Leaf
  • 18:00: Cia show. Alta Gama clowns on two wheels from Spain

Areas and competition of the Naples Bike Festival

Pump Track Challenge

There will be a welcome return of adrenaline competition "Pump Track Challenge"Which will be held on a modular track with bumps and challenging curves, built in such a way as to allow athletes to walk the path managing the bicycle without pedaling, but only with skilled rhythmic movements of the arms on the handlebars.

Bikes on show

The area "Bikes on show"Will be built in the Village at the Mostra D'Oltremare and will host professionals and the best manufacturers and retailers of bicycles. Here it will be possible to observe the latest technological innovations e try in the first person muscle bikes, pedal assisted, tandem, scooters, folding bikes and cargo bikes.

Bike Designers

Bike Designers is a competition promoted by the ADI - Association for industrial design that will award the best urban design project for cyclists. There is still no further information about the competition.

Information on Bike Napoli Festival

When: from 12 to 14 May 2017

Dove: Mostra D'Oltremare and Galleria Principe di Napoli

Timetables: from 10.00 am to 20.00 pm

Price: price quotation

Info and contacts: Naples Bike Festivalfacebook event

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