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Windy City Cycling Club Sunday Morning Ride

Chicago, IL · Edgewater · Road

When
Every Sunday, 8:00 am
Starts at
Foster Ave & Lakefront Trail, W Foster Ave & Lakefront Trail, Chicago, IL 60640 Map ↗
Distance
40–45 miles
Pace
cruising 15–17 mph and fast 18+ mph groupsSplits into pace groups
Next ride
Hosted by
Windy City Cycling ClubClub
Cost
free to try, membership $35/year
Kind of ride
Road
Made for
LGBTQ+
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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 8:00 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
Pace
The easiest pace the host lists is 15–17 mph: brisk — you'll want some fitness. 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 Sunday Morning Ride group ride

Windy City Cycling Club Sunday Morning Ride is a road group ride in Chicago, IL. It rolls every Sunday at 8:00 am from Foster Ave & Lakefront Trail.

The longer, faster ride from Chicago's LGBTQA+ cycling club. Leaves Foster Beach and heads up the North Shore toward Fort Sheridan. Two pace groups. 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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