GMCC’s first social ride of 2014 is on Thursday 17th April, meet in Albert Square from 5.30pm for a 6pm departure. Ride from Manchester city centre… this month we’re heading to Gorton via the Ashton Canal. We’ll stop at the Vale Cottage pub for sustenance, liquid refreshments and plenty of cycling chat! No need to join or […]
GMCC holds monthly social bike rides during summertime, usually on the penultimate Thursday of the month. The rides go from Manchester city centre to various destinations around Greater Manchester. Discover pleasant, low traffic routes out of the city, and visit places with scenic, cultural and historical interest. The rides always call at a café, pub […]
TfGM commissioned JMP & Transport Initiatives “to undertake a study into the potential feasibility of introducing a public bicycle sharing scheme into the Greater Manchester area” TfGM_Cycle_Hire_Study.pdf (101pp, 3.3MB)
Thanks to everyone who rode, pledged support for or assisted with last night’s #space4cycling ride. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! We were considering having a minute’s silence before the ride set off, in memory of all the people who couldn’t be with us having paid […]
GMCC want as many people as possible to ride with us on our Space for Cycling ride this Monday, 30th September 2013, leaving St Peter’s Square at 6.30pm. We’re meeting from 6pm and there will be no motor traffic so we should have plenty of safe space. We’ll have a Dr Bike available from 6pm if […]
Ride with us to show national and local politicians that people want safe space for cycling. UPDATE 1: Please sign our Space for Cycling petition to add your support, even if you’re riding with us too. UPDATE 2: Share our facebook event page and tell people you’ll be riding. UPDATE 3: DIY flyers and new […]
Register with Brompton Dock for just £1 and get three days of free cycle hire. Brompton Dock – handily located just outside Manchester Piccadilly train station – offers residents, commuters and visitors the chance to explore Manchester on an iconic Brompton folding bicycle. Cycle the city in maximum style with minimum expense – this special […]
A year to the day since she won gold for Britain in the velodrome, Paralympic cycling champion Dame Sarah Storey DBE launched a ride through Greater Manchester to keep the legacy of London 2012 alive. The ride was part of a 1,000 mile UK-wide cycle tour and series of community festivals called Pedal On UK, […]
This month’s funding success offers Greater Manchester the green light for cycling… The journey to Vélocity 2025 began earlier this year when the DfT announced the Cycle City Ambition Grant (CCAG) scheme on the 30th of January, with three cities set to share £30m. In mid-February guidance was issued highlighting the level of ambition required […]
Join this family friendly ride on Sunday 16th June from Chorlton Water Park to Reddish Vale and back. The ride is organised by Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign with support from Trafford’s Sustrans Rangers and the Friends of the Fallowfield Loop as part of Bike Week 2013. Join a feeder ride from: 10.10am The Bike Barn, Jackson’s […]
