Ever wanted a challenge when it comes to biking? No? Well, this soon-to-be 70-metre-high bicycle mountain will surely get your legs on fire. 🔥
Stichting Fietslim (Bicycle Climb Foundation) has presented a thigh-breaking design for a bicycle climb in Zoetermeer, next to the SnowWorld ski slope.
Can this project be turned into a reality due to technical and financial feasibility? AD reports yes!
Behind the idea
The Stichting Fietskilm was founded in 2020 by three cycling enthusiasts who were looking for more challenging cycle paths.
Cyclists in the Randstad were climbing considerable slopes like the Cauberg, Posbank, or VAM mountain, but these weren’t exactly in the neighbourhood. That’s where the Stichting Fietsklim came in. 🚵
After some brainstorming, they proposed a spiralling cycle path, towering over SnowWorld’s high construction.
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Board member of the Fietsklim foundation, Steven Hauwerts, stated to AD that “there is a lot of passion in this project. Besides the fact that we would like to offer a sporting challenge for cyclists and hikers, we also see this project as a larger whole. We are going to build this climb on a flat part in the Netherlands.”
The design
The design is inspired by the tower of roller coasters by the architectural firm Zones Urbanise Sensibles (ZUS).
While the foundation first wanted to use the high construction of SnowWorld, the new design for Bicycle Climb is now separate from it to “keep our distance on the safe side,” reports Hauwaerts.
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The infrastructure will be located in the middle of the Randstad, with the goal to design the Bicycle Climb with the Buytenpark in mind, meaning lots of trees, wood, and bird boxes for all nature lovers. 🐦 🌳
Next step? Construction will cost about €9 million. “Our next assignment is to look for one or a few investors. We want the club to be as accessible as possible,” tells Hauwaerts to AD.
What do you think about this bicycle climb, would you try it? Tell us in the comments below!
Interesting that if they were to do this they wouldn’t do it somewhere it would help block air traffic noise.
Many owls, kestrels and buzzards live in that rea, they will destroy their habitat to build a “mountain” with trees for “all nature lovers” where none of these birds will get close to anymore bc of the presence of many cyclists and people around. Perfect plan… :thumbs_up: