GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES 3 JUNE AS WORLD BICYCLE DAY

On 12 April 2018 at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly the World Bicycle Day Resolution was adopted by consensus of 193 member states, and 56 countries joined to become co-sponsors.

This long overdue holiday will give people tremendous opportunity for development and promotion of the bicycle worldwide with the United Nations mandate. From now on, every June 3rd the World Bicycle Day will be celebrated by the United Nations.

Noting the importance of sport as a factor in ensuring sustainable development, Turkmenistan reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen international cooperation aimed at implementing the principles of development and peace.  For its part, Turkmenistan hosted a cycling event in early April 2018 in Ashgabat.

The primary purpose of establishing the Day was to celebrate on an annual basis the bicycle, which had been in use for two centuries.

Among the secondary goals was the global unification of the bicycle enthusiasts’ efforts to present the cycling’s role as a solution to worldwide challenges, including transportation, pollution, climate change, poverty, health and quality education. With many noteworthy days of recognition celebrated by the United Nations, the bicycle as a loyal instrument of humankind deserves a day of recognition too.

We are grateful to the sociology students of international heritage studying under Dr. Leszek J. Sibilski at Montgomery College in Rockville Maryland, USA for their tireless support for achieving our common goal in establishing World Bicycle Day.