Racing bike demo in Constance: for peace without nuclear weapons!

Racing bike demo in Constance: for peace without nuclear weapons!

Konstanz, Deutschland - An exciting event is imminent! The "Nuclearban Rennraddemo" stops in Constance on June 20, 2025. This event is part of a broader movement that campaigns against atomic deterrence worldwide and for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction. The initiative is organized by the Mutlangen pressehütte, which part of over 600 partner organizations of the ican is.

The background of this movement is the UN contract for the ban on nuclear weapons that came into force on January 22, 2021. If you look at the past few years, almost 70 contracting states have accepted the contract, which was decided by 122 countries in New York in 2017. Thanks to the international campaign for the abolition of all nuclear weapons, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017, the topic is increasing in relevance. Ican's active role in particular gives hope and shows that something is also moving in public and politics.

preparations for racing bike demo

This year's tour, which is the third of its kind, begins at the Kronau bicycle hub and leads around Lake Constance. The route comprises a proud 765 kilometers, which are covered by about 50 cyclists: inside. On the first day, June 19, it goes through picturesque landscapes before the participants: Inside on June 20, almost completely cycling around Lake Constance - with excursions to Austria and Switzerland.

of this route is of particular importance: The crossing of Switzerland supports the popular initiative "For Switzerland's accession to the United Nations Treaty on the ban on nuclear weapons". In Constance, a rally will also take place on June 20 between around 3:55 and 4:40 p.m., at which contributions from representatives of the city, the peace initiative Constance and the racing bike demo are expected. In addition, there is an impressive replica of the Peace booklet with the cyclist: planned inside.

the motto and the rallies

For the whole tour, the organizers have come up with the motto "Peace is the way", a motto that not only emblazoned on the jerseys of the participants: but also underlines the basic conviction of the movement. In a total of 15 cities along the route, rallies are planned for the ban on nuclear weapons.

On June 21, the participants expect a challenging mountain tour in the Black Forest, which leads them to over 1000 meters of altitude before the tour leads back to Kronau via Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe on June 22. An exciting adventure for good purposes!

International attention to the topic of nuclear disarmament remains high, and the movement is determined to take public with creative actions and events such as this cycling demo. Because: Even in times of war and crises, the call for peace and disarmament is never louder - and the commitment of the cyclists: inside shows that they have a good hand when it comes to causing a positive change.