Utrecht is not only acknowledged as the best cycling city and region in the world, but is also a place of cutting-edge innovation and research, with a people-oriented focus on health and wellbeing. There is no better place to explore what makes cycling – in its many forms – a booming activity and how to grow it further, making the most of digital innovations. In 2026, the cycling tourism community gathers in Utrecht, historically a region of connections. This edition of the EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference considers the interactions between different cycle route networks and partnerships to develop cycling tourism products, as we near the 30th birthday of a prime example of international cooperation in cycling – EuroVelo.