Copenhagen

Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark and one of the world's most committed cities to active mobility, was the European Capital of Sport 2006. Globally recognised as a cycling paradise — where a large share of the population commutes daily by bike along an exemplary network of lanes — the city embodies like few others the idea of sport integrated into daily life. Copenhagen combines that culture of daily activity with major clubs and the staging of international events, from the Copenhagen Marathon to athletics, cycling and water-sports events. The 2006 title underlined its model of an active, healthy city as a European reference.