It’s that time of the year again folks, where your IFBMA Council puts out an open call for CMWC 2027 bids. If your city would like to put in a bit to host the Cycle Messenger World Championships in 2027, please: If you have any questions about additional requirements or considerations please contact us via email – ifbmacouncil@gmail.com CMWC 2027 is not gonna host itself. Your friends, from the IFBMA Council.

Registration is now open for CMWC 2025, Sydney, Australia. You can register online by visiting the event website HERE We Look forward to seeing you all in Sydney, November 2025! Your friends, at the IFBMA Council.

In August of 2024 at CMWC Zurich, the bid for CMWC 2026 was award to the host city Milan, Italy, after a very thorough and strong proposition from Messengers United Milan. Proposed dates are May 28th – June 1st 2026. You can explore the organizing team’s bid packet here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16O2PvFdOJDCH-ssB7yhqdQirQhmrM7JR/view?usp=sharing The organizing team can be reached via the following mediums for direct inquires, as the event website is yet to be launched: Email: messengerunitedmilan@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bid_cmwc26milano Congratulations Milano! We look forward to being your guests in 2026! With love & respect for all, Your IFBMA Council.

In August of 2024 at CMWC Zurich, the international messenger community voted to hold future CMWC’s responsible for implementing Awaremess policies and practices at their respective events. Similar obligations for Awaremess were set for ECMC several years ago. In the years where that obligation was honored, these practices helped ensure a safe space for any and all, as well helping our community respect one another’s boundaries. The decision to propose the vote for adopting Awaremess at CMWC was brought forth by the IFBMA Council, after numerous concerns were publicly voiced at the Yokohama CMWC 2023 Open Forum and via other social/online mediums. These concerns pertained to specific cited incidents as well as a general observations, […]

It’s that time of the year. CMWC24 in Zurich is just a few months away so time to get the bids in for CMWC 2026. If your city wants to put their bid on the table, let us know and get in touch before July 15: ifbmacouncil@gmail.com The Milano crew has come forward and announced their bid for the event, find more info in their press pack here.

CMWC Yokohama has released an updated schedule! Notably, the open forum will take place at 5pm on Friday, September 22nd. Send us a message on our instagram or by email if you would like to add anything to the agenda. We are still looking for cities to put in a bid to host CMWC 2025! If you’ve been thinking you and your city is ready, now’s your chance! Get in touch now if you have any questions about the process. The organizers of CMWC Yokohama would also like to remind everyone that riding a brakeless track bike, as well as riding while drunk are taken seriously by police and the public in Japan. Please take […]

Do you think your city has what it takes to host CMWC in 2025? Now is the time to come forward! If you’re interested, please send the council an email at ifbmacouncil@gmail.com with a pitch, or any questions you might have.Please have your pitch ready in time to present at CMWC Yokohama, where there will be a vote to decide the next host city.

OFFICIAL DATE! CMWC 2023 Yokohama @cmwc2023 The 29th Cycle Messenger World Championships (CMWC) in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Official date is 20 (Wed) – 25 (Mon) September! Main Race Qualifiers and Finals are 23 (Sat) -24 (Sun) at NISSAN STADIUM and Pre-event @slowburninman is 16 (Sat) -18 (Mon•Holiday) September !!! SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE

While we’re waiting for the interactive calendar  to be up and running, here is a list of upcoming events. Join the forum to add to this list! We will try to update this post weekly. 7 – 10 July German Cycle Messenger Championships (DMFK) – Freiburg https://www.dmfk2022.de/ August 5 – 7 Italian Cycle Messenger Championships – Milano https://www.icmc.it/ 12 – 15 August Polish Cycle Messenger Championships – Gdansk https://m.facebook.com/events/224864689815378/?source=3&action_history=null 19 – 21 August Nordic Cycle Messenger Championships – Helsinki Follow on Instagram: ncmchelsinki August  26 – 29 Tour de Felvidék 2022 (Slovakia) The fourth annual over-the-top endurance alleycat where the racers have 60 hours to visit the checkpoints of their choice all over Slovakia. FB: […]