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The 12th Annual RVA Bike Month is here!

That’s right, it’s time to pump the jams and get your ride ready for a month of exciting opportunities to explore all the Richmond region has to offer by bike.

This May, use your bike to connect with your community and put on a public demonstration of your support for better biking infrastructure. Thanks to several dozen grassroots volunteers, RVA Bike Month is one of the biggest and baddest in the entire country celebrating National Bike Month. Be a part of something authentic and special, and remember that just showing up plays a part in building the case for planning, funding, designing, and building #morebikelanes and the Fall Line.

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1) Get ready! Get your bike tuned up and make sure to read the safety disclaimer at the bottom of the page. If you have any questions, email [email protected].
2) Lend a Hand: Sign up for Bike Month’s Volunteer Opportunities and be part of the magic.
3) Check each event’s details and information at www.rvabikemonth.com. Updates and rescheduling will also be posted here.
4) Take fun pics and tag #rvabikemonth.
5) Bike to Work! Bike to Work Day is May 15th!
6) Explore, patronize, and @ local businesses! Show them some love and thank them for supporting your ride.
7) Try something new! Seek out a new bike lane. Find some new riding friends. Explore an unfamiliar part of the region.
8) Tag @bikewalkrva on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

Saturday, April 26

• JRPS Trail Work Day at Larus Park, 9:00-12:00pm,Park at 8720 Stony Point Pkwy (Volunteers Needed)
• Kidical Mass + Cargo Bike Meetup, 10:00am and 10:30am meetups, ride to Pine Camp
• VCTF Celebrate Trails Day, 10:00am-1:00pm, Four Mile Creek Park

Sunday, April 27

• Urban Cycling Group Season Opener Ride, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm, Dorey Park
• RVA Bike Polo Rookie Night, 2:00pm at the Westover Hills Tennis Courts

Monday, April 28

• Webinar: Preserving Funding to Saving Safe Routes to School, 12:30pm on Zoom

Thursday, May 1

• Tour De Fin: Bike Lanes Tour, 5:00pm Starts at Libbie Mill Library and ends at RCC’s Kick Off Party
• RCC Bike Month Kick Off Party, 6:00pm at Dogwood Dell Amphitheater
• FOLAR Community Service Awards, 4:00pm at the Appomattox River Center

Friday, May 2

• Bike Night at the Richmond Kickers’ Game, 6:00pm at City Stadium (Volunteers Needed)

Saturday, May 3

• RABA’s New Rider Ride, 8:30am at Crump Park
• Fall Line Service Project: Route Cleanup at Broad Rock Creek Park, 10:00am at 2100 Colby Avenue
• 8th Annual Treasure Hunt, 1:00pm at the 17th Street Farmer’s Market
• Film Screening: Chasing Cambodia, 2:00pm at the Byrd Theater

Sunday, May 4

• Try-a-Tandem, 1:00-4:00pm at Dorey Park Recreation Center

Monday, May 5

• Bike Monday Bros Weekly Ride, 5:30-7:30pm at Robinson St Starbucks

Tuesday, May 6

• Bike Ped User Counts Data Collection, 5:00-7:00pm at multiple locations

Wednesday, May 7

• Bike to School Day, 7:15-8:00am at Richmond Public Schools (Volunteers Needed)
• Bike Ped User Counts Data Collection, 5:00-7:00pm at multiple locations
• Fall Line Urbanism Happy Hour + Tour, 5:30-7:30pm at Carter Park in Ashland

Thursday, May 8

• Bike Ped User Counts Data Collection, 5:00-7:00pm at multiple locations
• Ice Cream for Dinner Ride, 5:45-7:45pm at Libby Hill Park

Friday, May 9

• Yawn @ Dawn Ride, 6:30-7:30am from the VMFA, around town, and to Montana Gold Bread
• Webinar: Infrastructure for All – and Intro to Bike/Ped Infrastructure Projects in Central VA, 3:00pm on Zoom (link coming soon)

Saturday, May 10

• Cap2Cap 20th Anniversary Ride, 11:00am-4:30pm, Dorey Park Football Field
• Beyond Boundaries Community Day, 10:00am-2:00pm, Deep Run Park
• Crossridge Bike Fair, 10:00am-12:00pm, 3300 Crossridge Glen Way, Glen Allen, VA 23060

Sunday, May 11

• Bike Lane Cleanup on Warwick Avenue, 10:00am-1:00pm, Richmond Fire Station 22 (Volunteers Needed)
• Relaxin’ Rambles Supa Chill Ride, 4:00pm at Vasen Brewing
• Canals, Mills, Rails, and Ironworks History Ride, 2:30-4:30pm at Great Shiplock Park

MORE Event Info Coming Soon!

 

Disclaimer:

I know that riding, running or walking (or participating) in an event that is organized by grassroots volunteers or independent community partners, which will not have any support or security measures in place by the Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers, is a potentially hazardous activity. I will not enter and participate unless I am qualified, in good health, medically able, and properly trained. I assume all risks associated with this event including, but not limited to: falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, including high heat and/or humidity, traffic, the conditions of the road, potential exposure to communicable disease (including but not limited to coronavirus/COVID-19, other viruses, bacteria, and all other infectious pathogens and disease vectors), all such risks being known and appreciated by me. I acknowledge that if I believe event conditions are unsafe, I will immediately discontinue participation in the event. I fully accept and assume all responsibility for losses, costs, and damages I incur as a result of my participating in this event. I agree to abide by all rules of the road as well as any decision of an event official relative to my ability to safely complete the event. Having read this waiver, knowing these facts, and in consideration of accepting my entry, I for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, discharge, waive, and release the Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers and any other sponsors, along with their officers, directors, agents, volunteers and employees from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event.

Background on RVA Bike Month:

2023 RVABM archive: Big Bike Energy – Ten years of RVA Bike Month!

2022 RVABM archive: Making Connections

2021 RVABM archive: Changing Lanes

2020 RVABM archive: Bike the Change

2019 RVABM archive: Bikes Mean Business

2018 blog: Looking back on 5 years of RVA Bike Month