Plenary session 2
How can big events inspire people to cycle?
📆 Tuesday 24 September
🕑 16:00-16:45
📍 Main hall, Tinghallen
Events are a way to shape and strengthen cycling culture. They bring people together, create a sense of community, and serve as powerful inspiration. At the same time, big events are an organisational challenge, especially when it comes to visitors’ mobility. How can big events offer cycling as a convenient mode of transport? How can cycling events promote an inclusive and sustainable cycling culture?
Henrik Lundorff 
Project Leader, Cycling unit
City of Copenhagen, Mobility division
Henrik holds a master's degree in political science from University of Aarhus, specializing in public policy innovation and knowledge transfer. Since 2020 with the Technical and Environmental Administration of the City of Copenhagen, Henrik is responsable for international cycling cooperation, receiving delegations and giving advice on international mobility innovation trends.
Cyrille Tricart 
Head of External Relations
A.S.O.
Cyrille has been conducting since 1999 the team in charge of the relations with the host cities which welcome the Tour de France and any other A.S.O. cycling events. He has been working closely with the Danish local authorities for the “Grand Départ” of the Tour de France in Copenhagen/Denmark in 2022.
Ivana Cabello 🇫🇷
Bicycle Policy Project Manager
Ile-de-France Mobilités
Ivana works in a team of 5 as a Bicycle Policy Project Manager, coordinating the fundings and projects to deploy the Bicycle Parking Master Plan of Île de France Mobilités (Main goal of this master Plan: equip all the île de France stations with 130,000 spaces by 2030). Also working in the service: Véligo Location, specifically (and recently) for the special offer for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, “Offre Flex”. Véligo Location bicycles were also given to IDFM volunteers for the event.
Louisa Soualmi Rascle 🇫🇷
Project Officer - Train Stations for the Olympic Games
Ile-de-France Mobilités
Louisa works at Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the autority of transport for Paris and his region. Since 2022, she takes place in the team to prepare the transport of spectators for the Olympics and Paralympics Games Paris 2024. The main goal is to transport 100% of spectators with public transport and active mobility. She has specifically worked in flow management at the stations, the accessible shuttle service, the park-and-ride sites and the bike facilities. During the Olympics and Paralympics Games, she works directly from the Paris 2024 Transport Operation Center.
Paula Ward 🇬🇧
Delivery Manager
South of Scotland Cycling Partnership Strategy & UCI Optimisation Plan
Paula Ward joined South of Scotland Enterprise in 2022 and is an Economic Infrastructure Development Specialist, Programme Lead and Delivery Manager for the South of Scotland Cycling Partnership Strategy. She is dedicated to fostering an environment that prioritizes people over cars. Energetic and collaborative, her focus is on delivering change through the right infrastructure and partnership working.
Agathe Daudibon
EuroVelo and Cycling Tourism Director
European Cyclists' Federation
Agathe Daudibon joined ECF in August 2022. She is in charge of the transnational coordination of the European cycle route network together with the dedicated team that she is leading and contributing to ECF's goal for more and better cycling with development, promotion and advocacy activities. Before that, she has worked in projects management related to cycling and cycling tourism for 10 years in France. Between 2016 and 2021, she was mainly responsible for cycling itinerary projects, including national EuroVelo routes, and cycling tourism topics at Velo & Territoires. She then joined the Cerema – a French governmental expertise centre – working on the AVELO 2 program, which aims to support cycling policies in rural and interurban areas.