Montréal, Friday, April 30, 2021 - From 1er to May 31, Quebec will be in «cycling» mode to celebrate the start of the summer season and the 6the edition of the Bike Month. Whatever the reason - cyclocoffee, cycloshopping, cyclopicnic, cyclowalk — Vélo Québec encourages all Quebecers to get out their bikes and take part in the friendly Bike Month Challenge competition, and to participate in the various cycling activities in their region. To find a cyclistactivity near you, click here.
Bike Month Challenge: 2500 $ prizes to be won!
From 1er to May 31, Vélo Québec is offering the Bike Month Challenge, The Challenge is a free, friendly competition designed to encourage people to get around by bike, and to show them how easy and pleasant it is to make cycling part of their daily routine. To take part, all you have to do is cycle for at least 10 minutes, record your journeys on the Challenge platform and spread the good news by inviting people around you to do the same. To be won: a Moose Bicycle city bike, Sports Experts gift cards, Sépaq annual passes, and much more...
Get the season off to a safe start and share the road!
Even though Quebec is home to a growing number of four-season cyclists, for many, May is a return to the saddle, or the time of year to learn to ride a bike. Visit the Bicycle Month website for more information. tips & tricks, including an effective method for children and adults wishing to learn to ride a bike, the draisienne method.
Vélo Québec would also like to take advantage of the launch of Bike Month to remind cyclists of the importance of adopting good cycling practices and respecting the rules to ride safely and better. share the road. « More and more Quebecers are discovering or rediscovering the joys of cycling. Let's welcome these new adepts, whether it's a young child taking his first turns on the wheel with some hesitation, or a visitor on a self-service bike. Let's show courtesy to other cyclists, not forgetting pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. Above all, let's take advantage of cycling to rediscover our surroundings and our regions. »underlines Jean-François Rheault, President and CEO of Vélo Québec.
