A vibrant Cambridge with people on bikes everywhere!

Cycling means freedom, independence and healthy living; it’s exactly this attitude that we at the Bicycle Revolution want to provide our local community.Our aim is to give users the possibility to contribute to the liveability and engagement of their town through a growing bike culture.

Cambridge Cycling Festival 2024

A celebration of cycling with family fun, kids races, fast-paced street racing, and a street Criterium!

Where it all began

In 2020, after running the Cambridge Cycling Festival in town for four years we had the hefty vision of using our wee event as a way to inspire our (not-so-wee anymore) town to bike. 

Then COVID-19 lockdown! We all saw the buckets of people who found their bikes over lockdown – and with the right environment (time, great weather, no cars, boredom…?!...). Our streets were turned into biking boulevards, rugby shorts were on, helmets were on backwards, bikes were being used – and people were loving it!

Even those who didn’t bike, loved it! 
That was enough to throw the kitchen sink at our vision and create a hub and a platform to turn Cambridge into a bike friendly town.

We want to:

  • Provide practical information for everyday people on bikes
  • Run wickedly fun events to inspire and encourage people to move around town
  • Share stories of locals who are feverish about riding their bikes
  • Provide a voice to council and other decision makers for those who want to ride their bikes safely around town
  • Give our community a platform to contribute and have your say
  • Bring together the community to ride their bikes more around town and feel safe doing so!

A great town to ride a bike in is a great town to live in. 
Bring on a Revolution!

Aotearoa Bike Challenge

FEBRUARY 2024

This February, individuals and organisations across New Zealand will compete to see who can get the most people riding a bike. 

This is a fun and free challenge open to everyone! It doesn’t matter if you ride every day or haven’t been on a bike in years, you can ride anywhere anytime in February to take part. 

There are prizes to win for riding and encouraging your friends and colleagues to ride too! 

Come ride with us, sign up and join the Bicycle Revolution Group!

Bike to Sport Saturdays!

Over 3 weeks in June, we are out there promoting families to ditch the car and bike to Saturday Sport! The BRC Team will be at Netball, Rugby and Football with our bike racks and some giveaways! No need to bring a lock, we'll keep an eye on your wheels!!

We also have a $100 Good Union Voucher to give away to the TEAM that gets a pic
with our selfie frame!!

The Cambridge Cycling Festival

Anzac Day, 25th April

Another successful year for the Cambridge Cycling Festival! Loads of cool stuff happened on the Green as well as awesome cycling races, BMX stunts, and criterium racing!

Let’s instigate change in Cambridge with the Bicycle Revolution way of life

The Bicycle Revolution Cambridge wants to get loads of our awesome locals moving on two wheels around town. We will inspire you with awesome events and competitions, load you up with all the info you need and give you a platform to share ideas to make biking easier.

All designed to get you on your wheels and turn Cambridge into the bike lifestyle town it can be! 

BOOM. Become part of the Revolution!

Much gratitude to TASC, the Race Directors of the Street Criterium,
for their exceptional work! The best of the best! 

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Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Albert Einstein 1879-1955

Join Us. Join the Revolution!

We want to hear from our locals! At the Bicycle Revolution, it’s very much, the more the merrier, we are dedicated to see change on our streets. We'd love to hear you're stories and your thoughts about what we can be doing and perhaps how you can be involved. Drop us line!