Students from Serbia who are cycling to Strasbourg have arrived in Dunaújváros, which marks the end of their route for the day. They covered 137 kilometers since this morning—one of the longest legs they’ve had to complete in a single day.
In high spirits, they sang “nobody is tired,” as well as a student song with the lyrics, “sing, sing Serbia, the people have awakened, their court will judge… to Strasbourg we go, to save Serbia. Fulfill the demands.”
“Our colleague from the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Marko, came up with our song. He couldn’t come with us. We managed to pull through, and we received great support from our people and also from those abroad. The energy is fantastic. Now we’ll rest, and tomorrow we continue on to Budapest where our people and those from Vienna await us with a big welcome,” said student Filip Marković.
“The weather was on our side, the pace was quite good and everyone managed to keep up. Nobody is tired. We rode most of the route on a bike path, and the rest on a main road,” said Elena, one of nine female cyclists in the student group.
The students emphasize that they support each other, that they are united as one, and that it isn’t difficult for them. The slogan of the tour is “pedaling for justice.”
Vladimir Beljanski, a lawyer who is traveling with the students, told N1 that the journey has been more exhausting for him, but that the young people he’s with are amazing.
“They are leading the way, the pace is excellent, and this is another form of organization from which they’re learning a lot—systematic thinking, perseverance, planning, and sticking to a goal in order to achieve what they want,” said Beljanski.
Student Đorđe, one of the cyclists heading to Strasbourg, told N1 what is written in the letter they are carrying to representatives of European institutions and bodies.
As a reminder, the students from Serbia set off for Strasbourg and have already covered nearly 250 kilometers in two days. Tomorrow’s stage is 91 kilometers to Budapest.
“The letter contains everything—everything that has happened in Serbia since November 1st and the collapse of the canopy at the train station in Novi Sad. It details how the blockades started, what has been blocked, the protests, the events, and also what happened in Belgrade during the major protest on March 15th. We wrote it all down, and our goal is to draw attention to the violations of freedom of speech in Serbia and other laws. We’ve arranged meetings with EU representatives—they’ll be waiting for us in Strasbourg, and we’ll speak with representatives of EU bodies and organizations,” said student Đorđe.
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