Cycling events

LightNight Cycling Trails and Dr Bike - Friday 18 May

Join Transition Liverpool and Merseytravel's cycling trails, which depart from the Bluecoat Courtyard at 6pm, 7pm & 9pm. Transition Liverpool will be sharing the values of sustainable Liverpool from the saddle for all abilities.

Bring your bicycle to the Dr Bike for free maintenance tips and then join one of the cycling groups stopping off at LightNight venues around the city.

Try a Greenbank Project hand-cycle or discover innovative re-cycles from The Well.

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

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.   

Cycling Sundays

Cycling Sundays 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.

Cycling Sundays in Aigburth

Join us for cycling Sundays; our bike rides on the last Sunday of every month in and around Aigburth. The bike rides leave from the Mossley Hill Hospital (Victorian Building) Car Park at 11am.

Cycle Sundays in Speke

Join us for Cycling Sundays, our bike rides on the first Sunday of every month in and around Speke. The bike ride leaves from Austin Rawlinson, Parklands, Speke at 11am.

Cycling evenings 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 Saturdays

Haven’t been on your bike for a while or are you new to cycling?  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.  For more information please email transportation@liverpool.gov.uk

Don’t have a bike?

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, please email transportation@liverpool.gov.uk

Other community cycle events and activities 

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.