Cycling Clubs

Training for a gran fondo? Why not join a club to ride with your fellow cyclists? If you find the right clubs and groups to train with, you will likely find that your cycling experience will become more consistent, more social, and more rewarding. Below is a list of cycling clubs in British Columbia's Lower Mainland.

	Atomic Racing Atomic Racing Club is one of Vancouver’s oldest road clubs, with a passion for riding, training, racing and socializing. http://www.atomicracing.com/
	Ballistic Velo Ballistic Velo is a great club to experience multiple roles from the team leader to the proteced sprinter. http://ballisticvelo.com
	BC Randonneurs Cycling Club At Randonneur cycling, the rides are non-competitive but long-distance. The are shorter rides called 'populaires' for cyclists to get the flavour of what the club is like. http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca
	Boundary Bay Cycling Club The Boundary Bay Cycling Club, based south of Vancouver offers a great group riding and training environment for ALL road riders. For 2013, they will be offering 3 outdoor training rides a week, plus 2 indoor sessions. http://deltabike.ca/site/bbcc.html
	Central Vancouver Cycling Formed by coffee lovers, this local Vancouver club offers fitness programs, indoor team spinning sessions, and on the road racing tactic instruction. http://www.cvcracing.com/
	Challenge by Choice Challenge by Choice is a small and personalized indoor spin studio located in Squamish, offering training for gran fondo. They also offer performance cycling CompuTraining. http://www.challengebychoice.ca/
	Cross-Canada Cycle Tour Society This society is great for retired cyclists who enjoy meeting fellow riders and cycle recreationally. The wide variety of rides are led by experienced cyclists. http://www.cccts.org
	Ellevation Cycling Club Ellevation Cycling is a women's club for all levels to enjoy cycling together. http://ellevation.ca/
	Escape Velocity Cycling Club Team Escape Velocity is a club with a very strong commitment to cycling, race organization, youth development and leadership activities. In 2013, Escape Velocity will be introducing a Sportif series from May - August giving novice riders the chance to learn how to race. http://www.escapevelocity.bc.ca/
	Gastown Cycling Camaraderie, Fitness, Fun Gastown Cycling is a Vancouver based club with enthusiastic members from beginners to experienced racers. Training to keep fit, raising money for charity, gran fondos, and just for fun! Rides always end up at a coffee shop! http://www.gastowncycling.com
	Glotman Simpson Cycling Located in Vancouver, the Glotman Simpson Cycling Club offers training services that include weekly group rides, racing technique skills clinics, indoor spin classes and individual time trials. The club is dedicated to supporting the search for a cure against Pancreatic Cancer and host the annual Cypress Hill Climb to raise funds for the cause. http://glotmansimpsoncycling.ca/
	JUST GIVER 4PD From recreational riders to road racers, Just Giver 4PD is a great club to develop your skills through peer support. http://www.just-giver.com/
	Local Ride Bike Shop Local Ride offers everything a cyclist needs to get geared up, get informed and get riding, including maintenance and learn-to-race clinics, equipment, accessories, service, bike fitting, group rides, and race organization. http://localride.ca/
	Mid Island Velo Association At Mid Island Velo Association, the riders are meant to have fun. You can try out the rides, go in a small group, and take turns being the lead. http://bikeracing.ca/
	My Group Ride My Group Ride is a cycling club that is focused on and for recreational riders with one thing in common: "The love of Road Riding". Get together with like minded cyclists who love road riding and doing events. http://www.mygroupride.ca/
	Oak Bay Bikes Oak Bay Bikes is a bike shop that is a great resource to find the perfect group ride for you in Victoria. http://oakbaybikes.com/bicycle-group-rides-in-victoria/
	Strada Cycles Strada Cycles is a local Vancouver based store that offers all your cycling gear needs. Stop by for shopping, coffee, or sign up to join their team. http://www.stradacycles.com/
	Team Coastal With over 300 club rides and 190 members, this club is great way to train and build your confidence with the help of peer support. http://www.teamcoastalcycling.com/
	Tonys Bikes Tonys Bikes is a great place to get your biking gear and join a group ride. They offer evening group rides as well as an advanced group ride. http://www.tonysbikes.com/
	Wedgewood Cycling Wedgewood Cycling Team has a wide range of members from the business commuinity, with cyclists from Category 5 to Category 1 riders who participate in competitive races. http://www.teamwedgewood.com/
	Vancouver Velo Vets Vancouver Velo Vets is a road cycling club focused on group rides, social connections and on-going development of cycling. Members are coffee lovers who range from novice road cyclists to masters level and provincially licensed racers. http://www.vancouvervelovets.org
	West Coast Racing West Coast Racing offers a variety of training activities and rides throughout the year. They have a web discussion forum for you to find riding partners and group rides that's right for you. http://westcoastracing.ca/