Tragedy on Avenue Road not an Anomaly
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Bike to Work Day: May 30 - sign up to ride!
Sign up online for your chance to win a NEW bicycle!
This year, Bike Month runs from May 30th to June 30th, and we are thrilled to celebrate cycling with you. Check out the Bike Month Calendar for all the exciting events happening across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area during this year's celebration of all things bikes. Have a bike-related event you'd like to promote? Add it to the calendar!
Best ride of the year
New to cycling? Already riding? This is your chance to join one of the most fun group rides of the year! Monday May 30 is Bike to Work Day & the kick off to Bike Month 2016 in partnership with the City of Toronto, which features thousands of cyclists taking over our roads for the morning, followed by a free pancake breakfast at City Hall. Register today!
Best way to show that you bike to work
Whether you’re riding to work or school on Monday May 30 or joining us for the group commute, sign up here. Let’s show Toronto that there are thousands of us cycling every day! You’ll even be entered to win a Norco Indie 4 commuter bike. What’s even better is that after you’ve registered, you’ll get an additional contest entry for each person you recruit through your page by email and social media.
Best t-shirt of the year
Our fab Bike Month t-shirts are back. New this year, Cycle Toronto will offer our commemorative Bike Month t-shirts for purchase (cash only) at a Pay-What-You-Can rate (suggested donation is $5) at all community start points and at Nathan Phillips Square while supplies last.
Best member deal of the year
Get your Cycle Toronto membership and your t-shirt for $20 at one of the four official city start points or at the pancake breakfast on Bike to Work Day. Support our work by joining our more than 3,000 members.
Best tote bag of the year
Stop by our commuter stations Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5-8PM during Bike Month and get your free Bike Month 2016 branded tote bag stuffed with goodies from our partners. See the list of stations in our events section below. Find the whole list of events at BikeMonth.ca/toronto/events and in this week’s NOW Magazine.
About Bike Month
What began in Toronto as a Bike to Work Day celebration in 1989 has evolved to become one of the largest events of its kind in Canada and is now celebrated across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Bike Month brings together families, artists, commuters and community groups to promote cycling at hundreds of events all month long. Bike Month 2016 is organized by Cycle Toronto and supported locally by the City of Toronto, Live Green Toronto, CP24, McLeish Orlando, Smart Commute, Bike Share Toronto, St. Lawrence Market, Jet Fuel Coffee, NOW Magazine, and Norco Bicycles. Bike Month is supported across The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area by The City of Mississauga, The City of Hamilton, The City of Burlington, The Region of Peel, York Region, Durham Region, and Smart Commute - a program of Metrolinx.
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