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Velo Vision events listing

This is a round-up of events in the coming year or so. Please email if you know of any more, or have corrections...

British Pedal Car Racing events are listed here.

British Human Power Club event dates are listed here.

2010 Events

  • Twoo, Basel: 11 - 14 February
    The Swiss Bicycle Exhibition: see www.twoo.ch in German or here for an English translation.

  • North American Handmade Bike Show: 26 - 28 February
    "World's Leading Handmade Bike Show", in Virginia, USA: See website here.

  • Cyclemagic/Velo Belle Ladies Cycling Day : 16 March
    The Velo Belle blog in partnership with Leicester-based Cyclemagic are having a ladies cycling day, at Leicester University. See Velo Belle for details.

  • Taipei Cycle Show : 17 - 20 March
    Taiwan's cycle industry show: see www.taipeicycle.com.tw.

  • York Folding Bike weekend: 26 - 29 March
    Social event with daily rides based at York Youth Hostel. For more details contact Ken Davison on 0191 2962918 (after 6pm) or email degournay@yahoo.co.uk

  • Bike Right Longridge: 2 - 4 April
    Social cycling long weekend held at Longridge Towers School near Berwick upon Tweed, UK; good food and mostly traffic-free riding. For details see here, contact Jason Patient on 01890 883408 or patientjason@gmail.com

  • Paastreffen X: 2 - 5 April
    Easter meeting of the Netherlands recumbent community. More details here in Dutch, or in English here.

  • Easter Tandem Rally: 1 - 5 April
    Ilam, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, UK. See www.tandem-club.org.uk for details.

  • SPEZI: 24 - 25 April
    The unique Special Bikes Show held every year in Germersheim, Germany. Amazing one-stop shop for everything Velovisionary. See numerous past reports and their multilingual website www.spezialradmesse.de.

  • China Bicycle Fair: 27 - 30 April
    Held in Shanghai, China. See here for details.

  • Isle of Wight Randonnee: 2 May
    Choice of 100km or 55km rides on the Isle of Wight. Free to enter, and no need to pre-register. Details can be found here.

  • Cycle Oxford Festival: 7 - 9 May
    A weekend of events including bicycle polo, alleycat rides, bike bell orchestra and cargo bike race. See here for details.

  • Michigan Recumbent Rally: 8 May
    Displays, test tides, talks and a group ride, in Willow Metropark, Detroit. Details here.

  • Tour de Presteigne, Eco Weekend: 8 - 9 May
    A weekend of electric bikes, eco cars and more, including the Tour de Presteigne parade round the streets of Presteigne. Details at http://www.tourdepresteigne.co.uk or call 01544 267163

  • BikeAsia: 21 - 23 May
    International Bicycle and Motorcycle show in Singapore: see www.bikeasia.org.

  • 1st European Hand Made Bicycle Exhibition: 21 - 23 May
    To be held in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, this event will bring together professional and non-professional builders from around the world. Details can be found here.

  • HPV World Championship: 28 - 30 May
    Weekend of races for recumbents and HPVs on the Channel Island of Jersey. There will also be a guided touring ride and plenty of opportunity to explore and socialise. See here for details or call 07797 758505.

  • UK National Tandem Rally: 29 May - 5 June
    Ringmer, East Sussex, UK. See www.tandem-club.org.uk for details.

  • Tandem Club Family Camping Weekend: 2 - 4 June
    Wyreside, Bay Horse, Lancaster, UK. See www.tandem-club.org.uk for details.

  • CycleVision and IHPVA World Championships: 5 - 6 June
    The world's largest recumbent event held each year in the Netherlands. See here for the latest information.

  • PedalPalooza, Portland, Oregon, USA: 10 - 26 June
    The 7th PedalPalooza, a series of bike events in the Portland area. See here for up to date information.

  • Smithfield Nocturne: 19 June
    First held in 2007, the Smithfield Nocturne event includes a number of races around the historic Smithfield Market, London, including an Elite Criterium, and a folding bike race complete with Le Mans style start. Free to the public, with a carnival atmosphere. Additional events will take place in Edinburgh (3 July) and Blackpool (7 August). See http://www.nocturneseries.com for full details.

  • Warminster Wobble: 19 - 20 June
    Tours of Warminster and cycle fun days. Details here.

  • York Cycle Show: 19 - 20 June
    Thousands of cyclists descend on Velo Vision's home town for a weekend of riding, socialising and bargain hunting. See the CTC Website for details as and when they are available.

  • UK National Bike Week: 19 - 27 June
    Thousands of events across the UK in this annual promotion: Call 0845 612 0661 or see www.bikeweek.org.uk.

  • Velo-City 2009: 22 - 25 June
    The cycle campaigning and promotion conference moves to Copenhagen, Denmark. See www.velo-city2010.com.

  • Tandem Experience Festival: 1 - 4 July
    Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, UK. A free event, incorporating the country's only tandem triathlon. Details of the festival can be found here and details of the triathlon, on the 3 July, are here.

  • Flanders Tour: 19 - 23 July
    Organised recumbent tour in Flanders, with rides of between 30 and 45 miles each day, including a cultural stop of some kind. The accommodation is camping and meals are provided. For more information and pictures of previous Flanders Tours see here.

  • 20th International Cycling History Conference: 4 - 8 August
    To be held in Prague, Czech Republic. For details see http://www.cycling-history.org/.

  • International Tandem Rally: 7 - 14 August
    Echternack, Luxembourg. See www.tandem-club.org.uk for details.

  • Mildenhall Cycling Rally: 28 - 30 August
    Annual event in Suffolk, run by Mildenhall Cycling Club. For details, see here (at time of writing, website not updated).

  • Eurobike: 1 - 4 September
    The major trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Open to the public on Saturday. Details here.

  • Macride 2009: 12 September
    Charity ride over three distances starting in Stratford-upon-Avon, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. For details see here.

  • World Human Powered Speed Championships, Battle Mountain: 13 - 18 September
    Check here for further details of the 2010 event as they become available. Forum discussion of the event is here.

  • EICMA Bici: 17 - 20 September
    Trade show held in Milan, Italy. See www.eicma.it.

  • Lyon R'Bike": 18 - 20 September
    Trade show alternating with the Paris International Two Wheel Show. See here for details.

  • Interbike: 22 - 24 September
    The major trade show in Las Vegas, USA. www.interbike.com.

  • Herfsttreffen XI: 1 - 3 October
    Autumn meeting of the Netherlands recumbent community. Information on Ligfiets.net.

  • Cycle 2009: 7 - 10 October
    The London show - now at Earls Court. See www.cycleshow.co.uk

Thanks to BikeBiz for help compiling this listing.



To send info or corrections, please email peter@velovision.co.uk.