Other cycling services promote and foster the growth of cycling on campus, such as the organisation of festive events like Bike to Work or Cap sur l’Ouest, high-quality bike parking close to buildings and a secure bike station in the Quartier Nord, as well as adapted cycling itineraries. The Bikeable participative platform also allows users to report improvements to be made to cycling infrastructure.
Bike events
Bike to work
Bike to work is a team challenge that encourages the EPFL community to cycle to campus during May and June. Many prizes are up to win!
Despite the changing and rather unfavorable weather conditions, the statistics for the 2024 edition are in great shape, with 246 teams registered and 828 participants. The EPFL community covered more than 227,000 kilometers, more than five times around the Earth, and avoided the emission of 32,705kg of CO2!
- The challenge is open to the entire EPFL community (staff and students).
- A team is composed of four people, including a team leader.
- The team leader registers on the biketowork.ch website, in the EPFL category.
- Those who cannot find a team can register with Mobility EPFL.
- One person per team may travel daily on foot, rollerblades, scooters or skateboards.
- The use of electric bikes is, of course, allowed.
- A combination of cycling, public transport or car is permitted.
- Private journeys made by bicycle on teleworking days may be entered in the calendar.
- Join the national prize draw and win prizes totalling over CHF 130,000.
- Celebrate your participation in the challenge with EPFL events. Attractive prizes and surprises are waiting for you!
Cap sur l’ouest
Cap sur l’Ouest is an event held every two years in September in the western Lausanne district to promote active mobility.
The 25km route covers all the West communes (Prilly, Chavannes-près-Renens, Ecublens, Renens, Saint-Sulpice, Bussigny, Crissier, Villars-Sainte-Croix). The EPFL will be one of the festive stops along the way, offering a variety of activities and events focusing on active mobility, as well as a food stand.
Cap sur l’Ouest will be back on Sunday 22 September 2024 for a great day out with family and friends. →The route here
The event, on the EPFL site, will take place on the Place Cosandey, in its southern part. → See map
The event (opening to the public of the festive points) will take place from 9am to 4pm, and the roads will be closed from 8am to 5pm.
Other cycling services
To encourage cycling on campus, EPFL has set up high-quality and safe cycling facilities.
The EPFL community has free access to a secure bike station with 180 spaces. Located in the SwissTech Village, it is accessible 24/7 using the Camipro card (see interactive map).
There are around 3,500 parking spaces on the EPFL campus. A wide variety of racks at several locations are available to meet the needs of cyclists (see interactive map).
The EPFL community has free access to a secure bike station with 180 spaces. Located in the SwissTech Village, it is accessible 24/7 using the Camipro card (see interactive map).
A regulation has been established to guarantee respect for the use of the Velostation→ EPFL Velostation regulation
EPFL has 7 self-service air pump stations for safe driving (see interactive map).
Every year, the Point Vélo collects around a hundred abandoned bicycles and refurbishes them before offering them for sale for CHF 150.
You can’t find your bike? First try contacting the building manager where it was parked, and then, if necessary, the Point Vélo. If the theft has been confirmed, you will need to report it to the police in order to obtain a refund from your insurance company.
Some communes around the EPFL campus in Ecublens offer subsidies for the purchase of a new or second-hand electric or mechanical bicycle.
Bike routes
The communes around the EPFL campus provide the best and most adaptable routes for cycling. On the other hand, Bikeable, a participatory platform, lets you report both good and bad cycling spots!
Discover the best cycling routes to reach the campus:
The West Lausanne municipalities have also published a cycle map showing the most suitable routes for each occasion.
Bikeable is an online platform with the aim of promoting safe active mobility by showing dangerous, annoying but also well-resolved spots for cyclists.
Sign up to report problems with cycling infrastructure or cycle paths!
- Do you notice a problem, have an idea for improvement or come up with an innovative solution? Simply take a photo and report the spot on bikeable.ch.
- Everyone can see the spot and rate it. → See spot map here
- Managers can receive a message for each new spot and take action.
- This way, you’re helping to improve cycling facilities!
For any questions or additional information about cycling events and facilities on campus: [email protected]