1 September to 20 October 2026
Round-the-World and the 2045 Appeal
From Helsinki to Oklahoma City, with the appeal for a world without nuclear weapons by 2045.
This is the main journey of Bike for Peace's fiftieth anniversary. We leave Stavanger on 1 September, and the journey ends in Oklahoma City on 20 October. Along the way we meet peace organisations, universities, local communities and public authorities in cities across four continents.
The method is the same as it has been for fifty years. We arrive with the bicycle as our tool and conversation as our means, and we talk to all sides. The tandem is the image we use: two people from opposite sides of a border have to pedal in time and trust each other to get anywhere.
Along the way we are hosted by local peace organisations, Buddhist peace communities and veterans' peace groups. In Fiji the Pacific Conference of Churches is our host.
The journey ends in Oklahoma City on 20 October. Along the way we are collecting signatures for an appeal to the world's leaders for a world free of nuclear weapons by 2045.
The route
- 1–3 SeptemberHelsinkiFinland
- 4–9 SeptemberDelhiIndia
- 10–14 SeptemberKuala LumpurMalaysia
- 14–18 SeptemberDenpasar, BaliIndonesia
- 19–24 SeptemberBrisbaneAustralia
- 24–29 SeptemberSuvaFiji
- 29 September – 5 OctoberHonoluluUnited States
- 6–10 OctoberPhoenixUnited States
- 10–17 OctoberMexico CityMexico
- 17–20 OctoberOklahoma CityUnited States
What taking part means
- You can follow the journey from home and receive updates from the cities we visit.
- You can meet us when we are nearby, at an event or a local ride.
- You can join for a single leg, if it suits you and us. We take that conversation with each person individually.