Speedy Croissant Women/NB Ride
Cambridge, MA · Alewife · Road
- When
- Every Tuesday, 6:00 amSeason: seasonal (listed May 5 to Oct 6, 2026)
- Starts at
- Minuteman Bikeway trailhead, Alewife, Steel Pl and Alewife Station Access Rd, Cambridge, MA Map ↗
- Distance
- 24 miles~2 hours
- Pace
- 16+ mph show-and-go; optional pacelineDrop ride: keep up or get dropped
- Hosted by
- Charles River WheelersClub
- Cost
- free
- Kind of ride
- Road
- Made for
- Women / trans / femme
For visitors
For women, women-identifying and nonbinary riders. Register on the event page. Guests may do two CRW rides a year before joining. Paceline experience required; helmets required.
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, front and rear lights (it's a dark-hours ride), water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before 6:00 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Expect 16+ mph: brisk — you'll want some fitness. It's a drop ride: if you can't hold the pace, you'll finish alone. Fine if you know your speed. Not a first ride.
- Check
- Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
First group ride? Start here →
About the Speedy Croissant Women/NB Ride group ride
Speedy Croissant Women/NB Ride is a road group ride in Cambridge, MA. It rolls every Tuesday at 6:00 am from Minuteman Bikeway trailhead, Alewife.
A spirited early-morning ride from the Alewife end of the Minuteman Bikeway for women, women-identifying and nonbinary riders, part of the club's Women's/Nonbinary Program. It holds 16+ mph and does not regroup, so riders need paceline experience. The slower Praline Croissant ride runs on Fridays.
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.