Bicycling Events

Rides, Tours, and Races

Pittsburgh Region

Arranged by date

• Pedal Pittsburgh
  Third Sunday in May. A fun, educational bicycle tour of the neighborhoods and design landmarks that make Pittsburgh unique. There are 15, 25, 35, 50, and 60 mile courses for all types of riders.
• Escape to Lake Erie
  Early June. A one-way bike tour which runs for two-days over 150-miles of scenic back roads from Pittsburgh to Lake Erie. The tour is geared for riders of all ages and abilities. Benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Allegheny District Chapter.

• Tour De Cure
  2nd or 3rd Sunday in June. The Tour de Cure benefits the American Diabetes Association. This is the national site with information on the Pittsburgh Tour. Start/Finish Senaca Valley High School with distances for all abilities including 5 & 10 mile Family Fun Rides, 30 & 50 mile Fitness Test & Fat Tire Road Challenge and 100 mile Endurance Cup.
• Father's Day Ride and Stride
  Father's Day in June. North Park. Benefits Westen Pennsylvania Prostate Cancer Foundation (WPPCF) and Allegheny General Hospital Prostate Center.
• Greenway Sojourn 2007
  The 6th Annual Greenway Sojourn, June 23–30, 2007, led 500 cyclists along the Great Allegheny Passage in southwestern Pennsylvania and western Maryland to the popular C & O Canal Towpath in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
• Pittsburgh BikeFest
  June 27 - July 2, 2008
  BikeFest is Bike Pittsburgh's annual celebration of two wheeled madness, showcasing Pittsburgh in all of its uniqueness and beauty
• Keystone Country Ride
  End of July, Altoona, Pennsylvania
  A one-way bike tour which runs for two-days over 150-miles of scenic back roads. The tour is geared for riders of all ages and abilities. Benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Allegheny District Chapter.

• The International - Tour de 'Toona
  A six day stage race for serious cyclists in Altoona, Pennsylvania. End of July.
• That Dam Ride
  First or second weekend in September.
  An overnight bicycle ride from Boston, PA or Connellsville to Confluence with camping included at the Youghiogheny River Dam Corps of Engineers Campground. (Don't want to camp? Check the B&B and other options.) The Ride follows the packed limestone Youghiogheny River Trail which is part of the Great Allegheny Passage, the Cumberland to Pittsburgh Trail. Travel at your own pace adjacent to the beautiful river valley, through small towns, historic sites and stretches of unpopulated wooded areas.

Pennsylvania

• BikeRide: Pennsylvania
  BikeRide.com lists bicycling events for the entire U.S. and Canada. Here are the listings for Pennsylvania.
• Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling
  A series of professional road races in three Pennsylvania cities: Allentown (Lehigh Valley Classic), Reading, and Philadelphia.
• Cycling Calendar
  CyclingCalendar.com is a service of the Main Line Cycling Club whose purpose is to promote competitive cycling in the United States Mid-Atlantic region.
• Tour of Pennsylvania
  A world-class under-25 420 mile bicycle race starting on June 24, 2008 from Philadelphia and ending on June 28th in Pittsburgh. Read more in this May 17, 2007 article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Nearby States

These are annual tours that would be a good, active vacation and a way to see the state and meet its people.

• Bike New York
  Offers annual rides inside and outside New York City.
• Bike Virginia
  An annual 5-day ride through Virginia in June.
• Cycling the Erie Canal
  An annual eight-day, 400-mile bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany, New York along the historic and scenic Erie Canal in July. Organized by the New York Parks & Conservation Association.
• Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA)
  Enjoy 8 days filled with cycling, festivities, food, and history made fun in a family-oriented environment in the middle of June with a weeklong bicycle tour of Ohio.
• Ohio Cycling
  Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar

United States - Directories

• League of American Bicyclists: Calendar
  A list of events from bicycle clubs around the nation.
• National Bicycle Tour Directors Association
  Search for tours by region. Many of the rides are by the Adventure Cycling Association.

International Races

• Giro d'Italia
  The grand annual tour of Italy takes place in May
• Tour de France
  The official site of the most famous bicycle tour in the world.
• Vuelta Argentina
  End of February, beginning of March.
• Vuelta España
  The official site of the annual bicycle tour of Spain in September. Partial English version available.