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2024 Capital Bike Kids Ride

 

Our Capital Bike Kids ride offers 3 different distances, suitable for kids aged 2  to 10 years old. Kids may ride unsupervised on the closed course. 

The purpose of our kids' rides is to introduce young riders to cycling in a fun, non-competitive, and supportive environment. Parents are welcome to ride or run alongside their kids.

The kids ride is free!

We encourage parents of young riders who are more advanced to consider riding with them one of our longer distances (15km, 30km, or 45km!) If parents aren’t able to ride with their kids in these longer distances, please contact us and we will endeavour to provide ambassador riders to accompany them.

KIDS RIDES Distances:

Ryders Striders

This ride is designed for young riders on run bikes and young riders who are new to pedalling.

We will ride together as a group to a halfway point on the ride. Once everyone is together at the halfway point, we will all ride together back to the finish line!

Start time: 1:00 pm
Start Location: Belleville St & Menzies
Distance: 400m - 1.2km (1-3 laps)

Parents are welcome to ride with their kids on this ride or walk/run beside them.

Medals and high fives at the finish line!

Ryder's Mini Club

This ride is designed for young riders on pedal bikes.

There will be ride ambassadors ride as a chaperoned group to the halfway point turnaround. We will regroup at the turnaround point and ride back together as a chaperoned group to the finish line. 

Start time: 1:00 pm
Start Location: Belleville St & Menzies
Distance: 3km 

Parents are welcome and encouraged to ride alongside their children on this ride.

Medals and high fives at the finish line! 

 

Terry Fox Monument Challenge

A ride for kids who are confident, competent cyclists and ready to challenge themselves. This ride features the Terry Fox monument on Dallas Road as the turnaround point.

The young riders will be able to ride this at their own pace. There will be ride ambassadors riding with the young riders. After the turnaround point, the riders will be embedded in the main ride with all of the other Tour de Victoria riders for the final 3km. It will be a great way to introduce these young riders to the concept of riding with others on the roads.

Start time: 1:00 pm
Start Location: Belleville St & Menzies
Distance: 6.5km

Parents are welcome and encouraged to ride alongside their children on this ride.

Medals and high fives at the finish line!