Group Rides & Clubs
Organized Rides
Shop Rides
Revolution Cycles and Conte's Bike Shop are two local bike shops that offer a weekly, monthly, and seasonal rides. These group rides vary in mileage and distance to appeal to cyclists of different levels of experience. Check out their respective websites for more information.
Other Rides
Lunch in Shirlington Ride
The “Lunch in Shirlington” ride meets year-round on Sundays at 10 AM on the brick plaza in front of the Shirlington Library / Signature Theater at 4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington 22206, for a 16 mile loop on the bike trails of Arlington (the Arlington Loop: traveling first on a portion of the W&OD Trail, then the Custis Trail, the Mount Vernon Trail, and the Four Mile Run Trail). The 3-4 miles on the Custis Trail are hilly; the rest of the ride is pretty flat (average speed on ride is about 10-12 miles per hour; cue sheet available).
This is a friendly, social ride; new people are welcome and will soon be part of the regular group. Lunch after the ride is at one of the many restaurants in Shirlington (free parking in garages and lots). It would be wise to bring a helmet, water, bike lock, and money for lunch. Check the “Ride News” forum on the Potomac Pedalers website for cancellations due to rain, ice, etc. For detailed directions to the ride start email the ride leader. Ride Leader: Ron Trueworthy
Kidical Mass
When: 6:00pm on the third Friday of every month, April to October.
Where: Daingerfield Island, 1 Marina Dr, Alexandria, VA 22314
Kidical Mass is a legal, safe and FUN bike ride for kids, kids at heart, and their families. The ride will be on the Mount Vernon trail heading into Old Town Alexandria with a stop at Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop. All types of bikes, trailers, trail-a-bikes, Xtracycles, longtails, bakfiets, Long Johns, tandems, folders, trikes, and whatever rolls are welcome! Come hoot it up with us. For more information, click here.
Clubs:
Touring Clubs
- Annapolis Bicycle Club - Annapolis and Eastern Shore
- Babes on Bikes - Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland
- Baltimore Bicycle Club - Baltimore, MD
- Bike and Brunch - Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metro areas
- Cycling Made Fun - Washington, D.C. metro area
- Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club - Prince George County and Southern Maryland
- Potomac Pedalers - Washington, D.C. metro area
- Reston Bicycle Club - Reston, Virginia
- VeloDCity - Washington, D.C. metro area
- Winchester Wheelmen - Winchester, Virginia
- Washington Area Bicyclists In Tandem Society - Washington, D.C. metro area tandem bike club
Racing Clubs and Off-Road Clubs
- Squadra Coppi - An Arlington based bicycle racing team committed to developing juniors in the sport of cycling and working to help newcomers be the best cyclists they can be with a focus is on racing and not touring. Many rides end with coffee at the Java Shack in Arlington.
- Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts - Committed to environmentally sound and socially responsible mountain biking, facilitating recreational trail cycling, educating about the sport of mountain biking, maintaining local trails, and advocating for increased multi-user trail access.
- Artemis - A greater Washington, D.C. metro area road-biking and racing club dedicated to promoting women and juniors in competitive cycling with an emphasis on diversity.
- DC Velo - A well-respected mid-Atlantic racing club based in Washington, D.C.
- DC Randonneurs - Sponsors endurance bicycling events in the greater Washington, D.C. area.
- MidAtlantic Bicycle Racing Association (MABRA) is the organization that sets the rules for all local bike racing. They issue race permits and keep the most current schedule of local criteriums, road races, and time trials.
