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Windy City Cycling Club Casual Saturday

Chicago, IL · Lakeview · Road · Social

When
Every Saturday, 9:00 am
Starts at
Kwa-Ma-Rolas totem pole, Addison St & Lakefront Trail, W Addison St & Lakefront Trail, Chicago, IL 60613 Map ↗
Distance
26 miles
Pace
easy 10–12 mph and moderate 13–14 mph groupsSplits into pace groups
Next ride
Hosted by
Windy City Cycling ClubClub
Cost
free to try, membership $35/year
Kind of ride
Road · Social
Made for
LGBTQ+ · Beginner friendly
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First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
Bring
a helmet, water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
Arrive
Ten or fifteen minutes before 9:00 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
Pace
The easiest pace the host lists is 10–12 mph: you can talk the whole way. It splits into pace groups. Pick the slowest one your first time; you can move up next week.
Check
Look at @wcccrolls the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.

About the Windy City Cycling Club Casual Saturday group ride

Windy City Cycling Club Casual Saturday is a road and social group ride in Chicago, IL. It rolls every Saturday at 9:00 am from Kwa-Ma-Rolas totem pole, Addison St & Lakefront Trail.

Chicago's LGBTQA+ cycling club. The Saturday ride is the easy one: about 26 miles along the lakefront at 10–14 mph. Allies welcome. RSVP on Meetup.

Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.

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