Major Taylor Cycling Club Chicago Sunrise Ride
Chicago, IL · Bronzeville · Road
- When
- Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays and Fridays, 5:30 amMonday through Friday, 5:30 am, from the LA Fitness lot. The calendar lists a Sunrise Ride every weekday through Fri Oct 9, 2026 and none after; the season finale is the Oct 10 Apple Orchard Ride.
- Starts at
- LA Fitness parking lot, 3435 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616 Map ↗
- Distance
- 20–25 miles~2 hours
- Pace
- 12–13 mph
- Hosted by
- Major Taylor Cycling Club ChicagoClub
- Kind of ride
- Road
- Made for
- BIPOC
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 5:30 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Expect 12–13 mph: you can talk the whole way.
- Check
- Look at @majortaylorchi the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
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About the Major Taylor Cycling Club Chicago Sunrise Ride group ride
Major Taylor Cycling Club Chicago Sunrise Ride is a road group ride in Chicago, IL. It rolls mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays and Fridays at 5:30 am from LA Fitness parking lot.
Weekday sunrise ride from Bronzeville on the South Side. Easy pace, 20–25 miles, done by 7:30. Hosted by Chicago's Major Taylor club, a Black-led club open to all riders.
Where to find them
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.