Michael Leuenberger
Managing Director

Michael is the founder and one of the initiators of the first GBI bike tour in 2008, which started with more than 60 cyclists from Düsseldorf in Germany to Newbury in Great Britain.

Michael has spent several thousand hours of work since 2008 to further develop the Global Biking Initiative. In 2009 he founded an association in Germany to give the idea a professional basis. The logical and necessary next step was the foundation of GBI Event GmbH in 2013, which today takes care of the organization and implementation of the annual GBI events.

Michael primarily takes care of the strategic orientation of the GBI, further development of the global footprint, development of new tours and offers. Operatively, he is also used on [NBSP] as a tour guide to look after the participants on site. He is basically a firefighter every day and takes care of all the small and large topics that would otherwise be left behind.

Anja Richter
Finance

Anja has been an integral part of the GBI for many years - both as a participant and in different roles behind the scenes. Almost every participant knows them, and not without reason: their experience and commitment are irreplaceable.

Anja mainly takes care of the finances of the GBI and ensures that everything runs smoothly in the back office. In addition, she is very involved in controlling and always has an overview - with Anja nothing will forget!

On smaller GBI tours, she also likes to take over the tour office, accommodation management and ensures the small snacks in between. Your kitchen is legendary, especially at the GBI @ Rad at the Ring event, where your culinary creations have long since reached cult status.

Oliver Harzen
Communcation & Marketing

Oliver took part in the GBI Europe Tour for the first time in 2009 and was immediately enthusiastic. Since then it has been an integral part of the GBI community and has accompanied numerous tours through Europe. His passion for cycling and the GBI prompted him in 2014 to actively support the organization in diverse areas.

Especially for smaller events such as the GBI (Ladies) Transalp, Oliver takes over the complete planning from start to finish and is often also on site to accompany the implementation.

In addition, as a planner and buyer for the hotel capacities of the GBI Europe with their need for 700 hotel beds in the seven regions during the one -week tour, he takes care of some other aspects: from maintaining the website to the shop to the newsletter.

Olivetz uses that each event runs smoothly down to detail.

Cynthia Kipper
Social Media

Together with Tessa, Cynthia is the face behind our social media channels. She looks after our Facebook and Instagram accounts with a lot of creativity and ensures that the GBI Community is always up to date. With her sense of exciting content and gripping pictures, she brings our experiences and events directly to you and manages to bring the Spi's spirit on our channels.

Tessa Menges
Social Media

Tessa is also an indispensable part of our team and supports us in looking after our Facebook and Instagram channels. With her creative feeling for exciting posts and captivating pictures, she always keeps the GBI community informed and inspired. Together with Cynthia, Tessa ensures that our experiences and events are presented authentically and alive on social media.

Klaus Schubert
Nutrition/Location Scouting

Klaus has already accompanied several dozen tours and is an integral part of our team. Whether as a tour guide that takes care of the well -being of the participants, or as a person responsible for the catering stand on the GBI Europe Tour - Klaus always ensures that everything runs smoothly.

Before the GBI Europe, he personally checks the planned locations and drives the route in advance to ensure that it meets our requirements.

On many other tours, Klaus is often the first point of contact on site. He takes care of the luggage, checking in the accommodations and ensures that all participants receive sufficient provisions. His reliability and commitment make him an indispensable member of the GBI.

Andreas Neukirchen
Logistics

Andreas plays a crucial role in the organization and implementation of the GBI Europe. In his position, he is responsible for comprehensive logistics. His committed team takes over the smooth transport of the luggage of the participants, mattresses and throwing tents for the camp overnight stays and all equipment from one stage to the next. Through his comprehensive understanding of the logistical challenges of this major event, Andreas makes a significant contribution to becoming an unforgettable experience for all participants.

Herbert Langer
Fleetmanagement

Herbert is responsible for the fleet management of the GBI. He coordinates the rental of the vehicles that are used on the different tours and is responsible for the topics, truck navigation and legal aspects such as load securing, steering & rest periods, etc.

Wiiwii (Wael Sharaf)
Location

Wiiwii has been supporting GBI for a long time. Many probably remember when he introduced ice cubes, fruits and berries to our nutrition for the first time. He is currently responsible for the location logistics, including dormitories and catering.

Nadine Messner
Touroffice

Nadine takes care of all concerns of the participants during the events. Regardless of whether a room key is missing, a merchandising article wants to be bought or when there is dinner, it always has an open ear and a suitable answer. In addition, Nadine takes care of the many administrative and organizational tattieness of the volunteers on the tours. [Nbsp]

Peter Hoeger-Wiedig
Pick-Up / Shuttle Service

Peter ensures that everyone is picked up on the route that does not manage the stage out of their own forces. In addition, he shutdown in the morning and evening participants from the hotels to the GBI Camp.

Antje Lehner
Pick-Up / Shuttle Service

Antje ensures that everyone is picked up on the route that does not manage the stage out of its own forces. In addition, she shuts down participants from the hotels to the GBI Camp in the morning and evening.

Petro Stoda
Pick-Up / Shuttle Service

Petro ensures that everyone is picked up on the route that does not manage the stage out of their own forces. In addition, he shutdown in the morning and evening participants from the hotels to the GBI Camp.

Alice Malafronte
Pick-Up / Shuttle Service

Alice ensures that everyone is picked up on the route that does not manage the stage out of its own forces. In addition, she shuts down participants from the hotels to the GBI Camp in the morning and evening.

Nikita Jaspers
Pick-Up / Shuttle Service

Nikita ensures that everyone is picked up on the route that does not manage the stage out of its own forces. In addition, she shuts down participants from the hotels to the GBI Camp in the morning and evening.

Kevin Mifsud
Hotel luggage

Kevin started his GBI career in 2018 on the Gothenburg tour and has been an integral part of the team of helpers since then. With his calm way, he is currently taking care of the luggage of the participants who spend the night in the hotel.

Mohamed AbdelRahman
Security

Mohamed monitors the camp and bicycle park during the night. In particular, it takes care that there are no unauthorized access to the GBI Camp, no bicycles are stolen or dangers from fire or the like arise.

Heidi Hisham
Security

Heidi monitors the camp and bicycle park during the night. In particular, it takes care that there are no unauthorized access to the GBI Camp, no bicycles are stolen or dangers from fire or the like arise.

Gregor Kleinhesseling
Technical Support

If you have a flat tire, the brakes are worn out or the circuit is going crazy - Gregors Bikecare repairs that! And of course with advice and action is available.

Lars Arne-Frick
Mobile Medicals

Lars (left) accompanies the cyclists on his motorcycle and provides first aid if necessary.

Jochen Vise
Mobile Medicals

Jochen (right) accompanies the cyclists on his motorcycle and provides first aid if necessary.