Detailed description (English): The event originated in 2013 in Izmir, Turkey. Today, the tour is being held in over 70 cities on the same day at the same time with the same message: we want women-sized cities and cycle safe streets.
Fancy Women Bike Ride is an annual bike ride of women reclaiming the streets and asking for urban cycling policies, and characterized as a social women’s movement.
Fancy Women Bike Ride events vary in number of participants. For example, many small cities have 150-250 cyclists, while in big cities like İstanbul, Ankara, Antalya have more than 1000 cyclists.
Izmir Fancy Women Bike Ride attracts more than 3000 women cyclists every year.
Fancy Women Bike Ride is sponsored by EU Delegation in Turkey.
EVENT RULES:
The cycling route for the event is easy and short and the tour participation conditions are:
1- You have to be a woman
2- You should dress fancy
3- You should come with a fancy bicycle
4- Able to cycle max. 10km/h
5- Be able to wave your hand while cycling
Cities and Details: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1addR2e6VlYh-VcGjMgeJJgBABPE&usp=sharing
Video
Event VIDEO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9d7R9fRy9A
Cycling and Gender (Velocity Conf 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjkYCbLWisA
Target group(s): women and children , cyclist, cyclist women, bicycle, cycling , İzmir , Konak , Turkey , Sema Gür
Objectives: Promote of a behavioral shift towards a more sustainable urban mobility culture
Expected Outcomes: Total of 30.000 women partecipants all around Turkey
Partner: EU Delegation in Turkey