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Krefeld (dpa) - moderator and physician Eckart von Hirschhausen (“Hirschhausen's Quiz of People”) is recognized as a model cyclist.

The 53-year-old will receive the “Most Bicycle-Friendly Personality 2021” award, as the award organizers announced in Krefeld on Wednesday.

"He is a role model for many people, at the same time he is a motivator for a healthy way of life, is committed to a better climate and is fully behind the environmentally friendly means of transport - the bicycle," was the explanation given.

Von Hirschhausen himself used the honor for a climate appeal: "Instead of using fossil fuel in the tank, let's burn the love handles off our hips."

His conclusion: "Where there's a will, there's a bike path!"

The German Bicycle Prize is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Transport and the working group for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities in North Rhine-Westphalia (AGFS).

The “most bicycle-friendly personality” has been part of the competition since 2003.

The award ceremony is to take place digitally on April 27th.

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Interview with von Hirschhausen

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