Who should participate in this ride?
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Active Bicycle Commuters and Sport Cyclists
- The 'Ride the Road' tour is designed to simulate the commuter experience in cities with substantial bicycle mode share such as Seattle, Copenhagen, or Montreal. If you are currently a MUP commuter you will discover how efficient on-street commuter cycling can be in complete safety. If you are currently an on-road bicycle commuter, you will experience an uncanny sensation of ‘safe’.
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Non-Bicycle Commuters
- The 'Ride the Road' tour is an opportunity for every Calgarian to experience the feeling of safe cycling on Calgary streets. The route is designed to be accessible to all skill levels and is meant to encourage you to consider how cycling can be an active and sustainable mode of transportation that will make dramatic changes to the quality of life in urban neighbourhoods.
'Ride the Road' tour
Two Rides in One: New 'Hub and Spoke' Route
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The Calgary tour de nuit Society and the City of Calgary have concluded negotiations on the route of the 2010 ‘Ride the Road’ tour. The ride will double from 12 km to 25 km and a hub and spoke model is being introduced to increase the accessibility of this event to all Calgarians.
The ‘Ride the Road’ tour promotes sustainable transportation in the City of Calgary and highlights the need for dedicated commuter cycling infrastructure. It is an on-street, closed-road ride that transports participants to a momentary and unforgettable experience of cycling in Copenhagen or Amsterdam or Portland.
Participants will be able to discover the sensation of feeling completely safe on Calgary roads. The ‘Ride the Roader’ will be surrounded by hundreds of cyclists rather than the hundreds of vehicles that confront the prospective bicycle commuter. The ‘Ride the Road’ tour on June 6, 2010 will be the final public event of Alberta Environment Week, which also features the Mayor's Environment Expo, and Commuter Challenge.
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The ‘spoke’ ride will start in Tuxedo at approximately ten o’clock and proceed down Centre St N south to Calgary Bicycle Festival in Stanley Park. The main ‘Ride the Road tour will commence at approximately noon from Stanley Park after spoke riders catch their breath. CtdnS and Calgary Police Service want to meet the need for speed on this spoke ride and ensure that the speed of the main ‘Ride the Road’ tour is suitable for children and families. Our team of experienced cycling sweeps ensures that no one will be left behind. The spoke ride will be conducted with a rolling closure so cyclists will have an extraordinary, uninterrupted ride down Centre Street N through downtown, via 5th St SW and Elbow Drive SW. The police escort will adjust the speed of the spoke ride to maintain the integrity of the group (peloton) of cyclists. Unfortunately we will not be able to accommodate children or cyclists riding low-geared cruzers or pulling bicycle trailers on the spoke ride. The main ‘Ride the Road’ tour departing Stanley Park at 11 a.m. is perfect for families and children.
The main 'Ride the Road' route
To get involved, email us at info@morepeoplecycling.ca. To learn more about what we are proposing, see our what we want page.
