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German Cycling e.V. (formerly Bund Deutscher Radfahrer)

Germany’s national cycling federation, formerly known as the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer; it states that it belongs to the UCI, the UEC and the DOSB, and is organised in state associations (Landesverbände).
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Legal formRegistered association (e.V.), Vereinsregister Frankfurt am Main, VR 7092[4]
HeadquartersOtto-Fleck-Schneise 4, 60528 Frankfurt am Main[4]
Continental bodyEuropean Cycling Union (UEC), which lists Germany among its 51 affiliated federations[1]
International federationUCI — Union Cycliste Internationale, to which the federation states it belongs[5]
PresidentBernd Dankowski, as listed by the UEC and on the federation’s organisation page (October 2026)[2][5]

What is German Cycling?

German Cycling e.V. is the national federation for cycling in Germany. It describes itself as “vormals bekannt als Bund Deutscher Radfahrer” and, as of October 2026, as a movement of more than 153,000 members.[3] It is a registered association, entered in the register of associations at the Frankfurt am Main court under number VR 7092.[4]

The European Cycling Union (UEC) lists it under the name “German Cycling”, with Bernd Dankowski as president and Martin Wolf as general secretary.[2]

What does German Cycling govern or do?

The federation covers road, track, mountain bike, indoor cycling, cyclo-cross, trial, BMX, recreational cycling and gravel.[3] It runs a coaches’ education programme (the Trainer Club), a recreational-cycling programme and a youth section, and directs riders to Rad-Net for news, results and licences.[3]

Its organisation page describes a 13-member Präsidium (“13-köpfigen Präsidium”), headed by Bernd Dankowski as president, with vice-presidencies including high-performance sport, economy and finance, and youth, a spokesperson for the state associations, a high-performance sport director and Martin Wolf as general secretary.[5]

When was German Cycling founded and where is it based?

The federation states that it was formerly known as the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer.[3] Its legal notice gives the name German Cycling e.V. and the address Otto-Fleck-Schneise 4, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, and names Bernd Dankowski and Martin Wolf as its representatives.[4] The UEC lists the same Frankfurt address.[2]

How is German Cycling recognised?

UCI. The federation states: “German Cycling gehört der Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), dem Dachverband nationaler Radsportverbände, an.”[5] See the UCI.

European Cycling Union. It states that it is “einer von 51 Mitgliedsverbänden der Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC)”.[5] The UEC lists Germany (GER) among its 51 affiliated European federations. It describes itself as forming “a liaison between the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the national federations which it represents in this instance”, and states: “Every european federation member of the UCI is automatically member of the UEC.”[1]

German Olympic Sports Confederation. The federation states that it is one of “mehr als 100 Verbänden, die sich unter dem Dach des Deutschen Olympischen Sportbunds (DOSB) versammeln”.[5]

What does German Cycling organise?

The federation’s events listing in October 2026 included the German indoor cycling championships (“Deutsche Meisterschaft Halle”) on 25–26 October 2026 at Sulzbach am Main and the indoor cycling world championships from 30 October to 1 November 2026 at Ludwigsburg.[3] The same listing carried the 2026 gravel world championships at Nannup, Australia, and the track world championships at Shanghai.[3]

Who are its members?

The federation is organised in state associations (Landesverbände); its home page lists them from the Badischer Radsport-Verband to the Württembergischer Radsportverband, each with a link to its own site.[3] In October 2026 its home page gave a figure of more than 153,000 club members (“Vereinsmitglieder”).[3] On its organisation page, individual state associations give their own club figures, for example “Rund 470 Vereine” for North Rhine-Westphalia.[5]

References

  1. UEC — Union Européenne de Cyclisme, National Federations (51 affiliated federations). Accessed 2026-10-11.
  2. UEC — German Cycling (federation profile). Accessed 2026-10-11.
  3. German Cycling — home page (membership, Landesverbände, events). Accessed 2026-10-11.
  4. German Cycling — Impressum (legal notice). Accessed 2026-10-11.
  5. German Cycling — Organisation (Präsidium, UCI/UEC/DOSB membership). Accessed 2026-10-11.