Bike Week is a yearly international event, taking place in different countries throughout the world. It is typically a seven-day event that advocates bicycling for transportation. The event has been steadily gaining popularity in
Asian,
American and
European cities and countries over the past decade. Bike Week has been running in the UK since 1923.
Bike Week typically takes place in the summer, and runs in the UK during the second week of June, following just after the international
World Bicycle Day on 3 June. Celebrities that have taken part in the past include
Fearne Cotton,
Olivia Williams, and
Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Guy Vine (born 17 May 1965) is an English television and radio presenter and journalist. He is best known as the host of his BBC Radio 2 lunchtime programme which presents news, views, interviews with live guests, consumer issues and popu ...
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UK and Ireland
Bike Week, organized by Cycling UK, is an annual celebration to showcase cycling. Bike Week takes place during the second week of June in the United Kingdom, with a parallel event in Ireland called National Bike Week. In 2019, Bike Week ran from Saturday 8 to Sunday 16 June.
The concept of Bike Week is "everyday cycling for everyone" and aims to encourage those who wouldn't normally cycle to get on their bikes. Any outing on a bike counts – whether that’s nipping around to a friend's house, cycling to work or school, enjoying a leisurely ride with the family, or tackling a cycling challenge.
Every year around 500 events are registered as part of Bike Week, such as family-friendly rides, bike maintenance events, bike breakfasts and group rides, to name but a few. Around 300,000 extra people choose to take part every year, on top of th
2.4 million who already cycle regularly in the UK
A social media campaign runs through Bike Week called th
#7DaysofCyclingfocusing on different cycling experiences and encouraging everyone to talk about their experiences and raise awareness of the benefits of cycling. Each day has a different theme, from cycling to work to the benefits of cycling on mental health.
Bike Week is traditionally launched with the annual
APPCG bike ride through London, where MPs, peers, and influential members of the cycling industry attend a reception before riding through London. In 2019 this included the inaugural Bike Week summit which was attended by the transport minister
Michael Ellis.
United States
In the United States of America, May is recognized as Bike Mon
and Bike to Work Wee
is always either the first or second full week of May. Austin, Boston, Pasadena, Portland, Roseville, Santa Barbara, Sacramento, San Die
San Francis
and Washington are among the US cities that actively participate.
Canada
In Canada, Bike Week occurs in either May or June because Bike Month is typically from 25 May to 25 June.
Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Victoria and Halifax are among the cities that participated in 2009. Vancouver participates every year.
See also
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Bicycle commuting
Bicycle commuting is the use of a bicycle to travel from home to a place of work or study — in contrast to the use of a bicycle for sport, recreation or touring.
Commuting especially lends itself to areas with relatively flat terrain and a ...
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Bike-to-Work Day
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Bike to Work Week Victoria
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World Bicycle Day
Notes
External links
8-16 June 2019 : Bike Week, delivered by Cycling UK, is an annual celebration to showcase cycling. Riding a bike can easily be a part of everyday life and Bike Week is here to inspire people all over the UK to give cycling a try.National Bike Week Ireland - 9 to 17 June 2018Bike to Work Month in Czech - Join thousands of participants in the 9th annual national challenge Bike to Work that takes place in May
PSA Bike to Work Video - Bike to work day in San Diego, CA is 16 May 2014.
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Cycling events
Cycling events in the United Kingdom
June observances