Mayor of Bozhurishte Asparuh Asparuhov opened the free bike park together with Svetla Blagova of Overgas, Detlef Wessling of the European Business Congress and Dragomir Kouzov of DRAG bicycles on October 7 2013.

Part of the European Business Congress's 'Bicycle-Ecology and Health' project, the bike share pilot project provides 25 bikes for the citizens of the town of Bozhurishte. Bozhurishte was chosen as the recipient of the donation on the strength of its plans to encourage cycling among its citizens.

The wider project of the European Business Congress envisages the creation of bike parks in 4 municipalities in different parts of Europe - Sochi in Russia, Bozhurishte in Bulgaria, Novi Sad in Serbia and Satlice in the Czech Republic. The goal of the project is to encourage municipalities to invest in and develop cycle transport on their own.

The bicycles are all Drag City Hawk in dark blue with white trim and branded to DRAG, Overgas and European Business Congress.

Pictured left to right: Mayor of Bozhurishte Asparuh Asparuhov, CEO of DRAG Dragomir Kouzov and Nikolai Delev of Overgas.