Cycling events
Cycling Works! Bike Try Out Day - Wednesday 6 June
Join us from 10.30-3pm at our FREE event in Williamson Square. Find out more about cycling and try out a range of bikes, including electric, folding and hybrids. Also on the day:
- Bring your own bike along for a basic maintenance check and quick fix up.
- Find the best cycle routes to work.
- Get advice on buying bikes and accessories.
- Collect free cycle maps and leaflets.
- Find out more about our free cycle training and maintenance sessions.
Bike Week - 16-24 June
Bike Week promotes cycling and shows how it can easily be a part of everyday life by encouraging 'everyday cycling for everyone'. It demonstrate the social, health and environmental benefits of cycling and aims to get people to give cycling a go all over the UK - whether it's for fun, or as a means of getting to the local shops, schools, library or to visit friends.
The biggest nationwide cycling event in the UK, Bike Week encourages over half a million people to join in events. Find an event near you today.
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Metal Birds to Metal Men - Saturday 16th June
Starting at 12:45 at the Pier Head, cycle with Merseyside Cycling Campaign from the urban sprawl along quiet waterways, through Natures Garden to the Sands of Time to greet the men from Another Place. Ride ends approx 4:30pm. For more information go to www.merseycycle.org.uk/cyclists.html or email merseycycle@googlegroups.com
Bike to Work - Monday 18 June
Explore the advantages of the cleaner, greener way to making that commute to work: quicker, healthier, more fun, less stressful! Join the Merseyside Cycling Campaign and friends riding in from Sefton Park to the city for a 'free' Bikers Breakfast. We welcome new and returning cyclists who want to gain confidence riding on the roads. Safety checks available to early arrivals. Meet at Sefton Park café at 7.50am. For more information go to www.merseycycle.org.uk/cyclists.html or email merseycycle@googlegroups.com
Connect2 Bike Ride - Saturday 30th June
As part of the Sustrans Connect2 cycle route and the Out of the Blue Music Festival a leisurely bike ride will be taking place on the 30 June. Those who wish to take part should be at the Breckfield & North Everton Neighbourhood Council for 1pm. The route will take in Everton Park where there will be the opportunity to pause and see what’s happening at the festival, and admire the views. There will be qualified cycling instructors on hand to assist. Everyone is welcome to join but children under 16 should be accompanied by an adult. Participants must have a roadworthy bike to take part; however, if you don’t have a bike, don’t worry, there are a limited number of pool bikes available. To book your bike in advance, please email bob.blanchard@thebreckfieldcentre.com or call him on 0151 288 8400.
In addition to this, Bike Right! have kindly agreed to do a free bike maintenance session on the day of the music festival, which will be taking place in Everton Park (China Street bowl). Why not bring your bike along for a free MOT? There will also be a stall where you can find out more about walking and cycling in Liverpool, and plenty of freebies up for grabs too!
Liverpool-Chester-Liverpool bike ride Sunday 8th July 2012
Enjoy a fun-filled family day out with over 2800 riders and raise money for our nominated charity, Claire House Children's Hospice. The only cycle event in the country to include nearly 3 miles underground, this year's event will start in Liverpool (with the exception of the new Chester-Liverpool route). We head into the Birkenhead (Queensway) Tunnel and out into the Wirral countryside.
For more information, call Pennine Events on 01772 44 79 79 or email support@liverpoolchesterliverpool.co.uk.
Other community cycle events and activities
Bike rides in Aigburth and Speke
Rides take place in and around Aigburth and Speke. Routes may include on-road stretches, though there will be qualified cycling instructors on hand to assist. Everyone is welcome to join us but we ask that children under 14 are with an adult. Participants must have a roadworthy bike to take part. If you don’t have a bike, don’t worry. We have a limited number of pool bikes available for all of the scheduled cycle rides above. To book your bike in advance or for more information on rides, please email transportation@liverpool.gov.uk.
Cycling Tuesdays in Aigburth
Join us for our evening rides every Tuesday evening (April-October) in and around Aigburth. These rides are designed to be fun, increase your confidence and develop your cycling skills. The rides last approximately 60 minutes. The bike rides leave from the Mossley Hill Hospital (Victorian Building) Car Park at 6pm.
Cycling Sundays in Aigburth
Our rides last approximately 60 minutes and take us in and around Aigburth. Please note that the bike rides on the last Sunday of each month are for more confident riders, taking 2-3 hours. All rides leave from the Mossley Hill Hospital (Victorian Building) Car Park at 11am.
Cycling Saturdays in Speke
Cycle Speke organises rides every Saturday at 10.30am from Speke Fire Station, Cartwrights Farm off Speke Hall Avenue. Rides last for 90 minutes and pass through the Speke Garston Coastal Reserve and Speke Hall.
Liverpool Wheels for All
Liverpool Wheels for All is aimed at individuals, groups and families who are unable to ride a two wheeled cycle due to a physical and/or learning difficulty, in a safe, traffic free environment. Through the use of adapted cycles Cycling Projects hopes to make cycling accessible to all. Rides take place at 3 sites across the city, Greenbank Sports Academy, Wavertree Sports Park, and Walton Hall Park. For more information on ride times go to the Wheels for All website.
Cycle for Health Liverpool
Liverpool Primary Care Trust can help you get back on your bike even if you haven't cycled for a while. All cycle sessions are free and led by trained leaders. Places are limited - please reserve your place by calling Jeanette Smith, Cycle for Health Administrator on 0151 296 7054 or email gavin.mclaughlin@liverpoolpct.nhs.uk.
Where we cycle:
- Monday at 10am Otterspool Promenade - meet at Liverpool Cricket Club.
- Tuesday at 10am Croxteth Park - meet at Estates Office.
- Tuesday at 1pm Belle Vale Park - meet at Millennium Centre.
- Wednesday at 10am Walton Hall Park - meet at Walton Hall Sports Centre.
- Thursday at 10am Sefton Park - meet at Mossley Hill Hospital.
- Friday at 10am Calderstones Park - meet at the Courtyard.
Liverpool Visually Impaired Tandem Club
Would you like to join the Liverpool Visually Impaired Tandem Club? We cycle out most weeks and whether you come once a week, once a month or occasionally we always welcome new front riders (and back). For more information please contact Kathy 0151 221 0888 or email Don.
For more information on our community cycle events visit Let's Travel Wise.