Cycling
Whether you're learning to ride, enjoy cycling as a sport, or you are a commuter cyclist - we'll get you ready for the road.
Explore cycling resources at your library as well as events and important information for cyclists using Canterbury roads.
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In the catalogue
More cycling resources in the catalogue
Cycling clubs and organisations
Women of the Wheel: Past and Present Opening Weekend, part of a series
Women of the Wheel Speaker Series: Margaret Lovell-Smith
Cycling in Christchurch
Cycling clubs and organisations
Contact information for clubs and organisations in Christchurch and surrounding areas. From CINCH.
Christchurch City Council information on cycling in the city:
Other cycling groups and initiatives in Christchurch include:
- Cycling in Christchurch
- RAD (Recycle A Dunger) bikes
- Frocks on bikes
- Locky Docks (free bicycle lock stations that can be locked using a Metrocard)
For kids
Westburn Reserve and Knights Stream bike parks have a set of pathways laid out as a street network, complete with intersections and street signs where kids can practice their cycling road skills safely.
Cycle Safe is a cycle skills education programme for schools. Students learn the benefits of cycling and how to ride with confidence and be road-wise.
Gap Filler Detour Pump Track features a series of asphalt bumps and colourful lines that give kids lots of options for biking, scootering or skateboarding.
Cycling events
A variety of cycling events are held in and around Christchurch each year, including Le Race.
Aotearoa Bike Challenge is a competitive bike riding challenge held each February with achievement levels and prizes up for grabs.
Biketober is a programme of cycling events in Christchurch during October. There are various cycle skills classes, a self-guided cyclling Biketober passport and other events, activities and competitions.
Follow @biketoberchch on Instagram.
Like @biketoberchch on Facebook.
Biketober and Aotearoa Bike Challenge
Aotearoa Bike Challenge: 1 to 29 February 2024
Cycling heritage
Photographs
Find photos on the Discovery Wall:
Browse a selection of cycling photos from Canterbury Stories.