CyklistforbundetRecommends safe cycling in Copenhagen

Who Cyklistforbundet are

Cyklistforbundet, the Danish Cyclists' Federation, was founded in 1905, when Copenhagen's growing crowd of cyclists needed one voice in a city still built around horses and carriages. It is a membership organisation with roughly 16,000 members, a secretariat in Copenhagen and local branches across most of Denmark, and it describes itself as the only transport organisation in the country that speaks the cyclists' cause. You can read their own summary in English on cyklistforbundet.dk/english.

Much of what makes cycling here feel normal traces back to their work: the campaigns that get schoolchildren onto bikes, the pressure on municipalities to build better lanes, and the plain-language explanations of what the Danish traffic law actually asks of a cyclist. They also publish CYKLISTER, Denmark's largest cycling magazine.

What the recommendation means

It means the country's cyclists' organisation considers this guide a sound thing to hand a visitor before their first ride. It does not mean we speak for Cyklistforbundet, and they do not write or approve individual pages here. Where Danish law is involved we cite the source and link to the original, so you can check it against them rather than against us.

BikeSafe CPH stays editorially independent. A recommendation from a partner organisation does not change which routes, rentals, repair shops or restaurants we list, or how we rank them. Paid placements elsewhere on the site always carry a "Partner" label, as required by the Danish Marketing Practices Act. The full policy is on our about page.