Bike Week Cork Thurs 16th May Events 2024

Bike Week Cork 2024 Events

Thursday 16th May

Bike Week

Team Building, Youghal to Castlemartyr Resort & Return

Time: 2pm

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Youghal

Suitability: Adult staff

Cycling on the Greens

A session of cycling games and simple bike repair skills for children around 8-12.

Time: 4pm-5pm

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: TBC

Suitability: Children

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Fix Your Bearings Advanced Taster

An intro session on bearings, this will give a better understanding of how these should work. The focus will be on helping you to recognise when there are problems, and this may allow you to fix any issues that come up on your bike. Feel free to bring your bike along, and we may use it for demonstration, and you will have the chance to try out the repair work yourself. We will have materials and tools to work on the bikes used.

Time: 6.30pm-8pm

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Sign & Cycle

Suitability: Adults

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Youghal Youthreach

Greenway Ride To introduce students to the joys of cycling and enjoy the benefits of exercise, outdoor activities and being in nature.

Time: 10:30am

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Mogeely / Midleton

Suitability: Youthreach students and staff

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Cope Bike Week

Cope Bike Week, To provide multiple cycling opportunities across Cork for the people we support in Cope Foundation.

Time: 11am

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Cope Foundation – Clonakilty Day Centre, Clogheen, Clonakilty

Suitability: Staff and people we support in Cope Foundation

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Family Cycling fun In The Fairfield

Cycle sense – Family Cycling Fun at the Fairfield, To have fun and games on bikes and cycle around the town with bike doctors to make sure the bikes are working well! Fun for all ages and abilities, an inclusive obstacle course, games, bike doctor and a group cycle around Skibbereen

Time: 6:30pm

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Fairfield (car park), off Bridge St Skibbereen

Suitability: Staff and people we support in Cope Foundation

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Cycling For Fun

Getting our youth members active and enjoying cycling, cubs cycling from Rathcormac to Castlelyons Abbey and back. Scouts & Ventures cycling from Rathcormac to Coole Abbey and back. Beavers learning about bike safety.

Time: 6:30pm

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Rathcormac and Rathcormac to Castlelyons.

Suitability: Our youth members due to insurance cover.

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Clonakilty Community Bike Project

Bike 4 Work, We source and repair bicycles for recent migrants, and introduce them to the cycling culture in Clonakilty with the intention of supporting integration.

Time: 9am

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Clonakilty- Direct Provision Centre (The Lodge)

Suitability: All recent migrants/ people living in Direct Provision as identified by Donna Treya.

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Schools Bar Cap Bonanza

Bar Cap Bonanza, Give away free bar caps to school children/young people.

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Schools in Cork city & county

Suitability: Available to all children and young people

The Bike Circus – Clonakilty

Bike Week at the Bike Circus Clonakilty, To encourage, share information and skills

Time:

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: The Bike Circus, Clonakilty

Suitability: All

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Macroom Girl Guides

Cycle Evening, To encourage our youth members to develop cycling as an active daily/weekly exercise.

Time: 5pm

Date: Thursday 16^th 2024

Location: Macroom, P12 DT73

Suitability: 5 – 18 year olds

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Cork County Council Library & Arts Service

Bike Week Design a t-shirt competition & Bike Sense ‘Cycling for everyone’ workshop x 2/3. To promote cycling as a form of recreation for children & Educate public on bike care and maintenance. Art competition would be promoted thoughout the library branch network, as well as directly to Primary schools in Cork County. The children would be invited to submit a drawing, with a cycling related theme, with the chance that each branch winner would have their design printed on a t-shirt for them to keep & Educate workshop attendees on to how care and maintain their bikes.

Time:

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Across Cork County

Suitability: Children & Families and adults

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Cyclathon – How far can we get?

Encourage members of the club and our broader community to track their daily cycling kms and see do we make it to Croke Park between us all, encourage members of the club and our broader community to track their daily cycling kms and see do we make it to Croke Park between us all during Bike Week

Time: 9am

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Bishopstown GAA and the surrounds.

Suitability: Everyone!

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“Cycle freedom” Youghal Bike Hire

The aim of our Cycle Freedom event is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle while showcasing the beauty of our local area. By offering free bike rentals during Bike Week, we aim to encourage people to get outdoors, explore the natural surroundings, and experience the joy of cycling. Get ready to Pedal your way to freedom during Bike Week with our Cycle Freedom event! Experience the exhilarating joy of exploring the scenic wonders of our local area on two wheels, completely free of charge! So, join us for Bike Week and embrace the spirit of freedom on a bike with Cycle Freedom!

Time: 10am – 5pm

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Youghal Bike Hire, O’ Brien’s Place, Youghal; 10am – 5pm daily

Suitability: Adults, children, families.

For more information click HERE

“Cycle Freedom” – Midleton Greenway Bikes & Bites

The aim of our Cycle Freedom event is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle while showcasing the beauty of our local area. By offering free bike rentals during Bike Week, we aim to encourage people to get outdoors, explore the natural surroundings, and experience the joy of cycling. Get ready to Pedal your way to freedom during Bike Week with our Cycle Freedom event! Experience the exhilarating joy of exploring the scenic wonders of our local Greenway on two wheels, completely free of charge! So, join us for Bike Week and embrace the spirit of freedom on a bike with Cycle Freedom!

Time: 10 am – 5pm

Date: Saturday 11^th May – 19^th May 2024

Location: Midleton Greenway Bikes & Bites, 57 Main Street, Midleton 10am – 5pm daily

Suitability: Adults, children, families.

For more information click HERE

Bike Week Cork Hire Cycle Freedom

The aim of our Cycle Freedom event is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle while showcasing the beauty of our local area. By offering free bike rentals during Bike Week, we aim to encourage people to get outdoors, explore the natural surroundings, and experience the joy of cycling. Get ready to Pedal your way to freedom during Bike Week with our Cycle Freedom event! Experience the exhilarating joy of exploring the scenic wonders of our local Greenway on two wheels, completely free of charge! So, join us for Bike Week and embrace the spirit of freedom on a bike with Cycle Freedom!

Time: 10am – 5pm

Date: Thursday 16^th May 2024

Location: Cork Bike Hire, Marina Market, Centre Park Road, Cork T12 YX76

Suitability: Adults, children, families – kids bikes available from 7+ year olds. Chariot trailers available for young children

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SIVUH Bike Week

To encourage a healthier more environmentally friendly commute to work, Providing prizes to encourage staff to cycle to work: Best bike selfie, newest cyclist, longest cumulative distance cycled across the week etc.

Time: Shift commute

Date: Thursday 16^thMay 2024

Location: SIVUH

Suitability: All staff

Bike Doctor @Douglas Market

Mechanics from Cork Community Bikes will thoroughly check your bike and carry out any small repairs as needed. We’ll explain what we’re doing and give advice on looking after your bike, and you’ll have a bike prescription to take away. Bad weather could affect this outdoor event.

Time: 1pm-3pm

Date: Thursday 16^thMay 2024

Location: Douglas Market

Suitability: Adults, families

For more information click HERE