See our Gyms & Fitness page to find out about other fitness opportunities in the Davis area. See Bicycle Rides for a few nice bicycle trips in and around Davis.
Regular Events
- AMGEN Tour of California - an international, professional cycling stage race
- Bike Commute Month - a celebration of that great invention, the bicycle.
- Bike-to-Work Day - held on the third Friday of May, but lots of Davis residents do this every day regardless.
- Bike Loopalooza - family-oriented bicycling event all around the Davis Bike Loop held annually on a Sunday in May
- Burning Bike Festival - an evening of non-conventional bike events (Last Friday of May)
- Californiaman Triathlon - okay, so you have to swim and run too, but the cycling part is just as important!
- Critical Mass - be rowdy on your bike, meet other rowdy bicyclists: last Friday of every month starting in Central Park
- Davis 12 & 24 Hour Challenge - biking for 12 or 24 hours
- Davis Criterium Classic - popular cycling race held annually on July 4 in downtown Davis
- Davis Double Century - nationally acclaimed, 200 mile, one-day cycling event
- Foxy's Fall Century - 50 km, 100 km or 100 mile cycling event
- Gold Rush Randonnée - a 1200 km, 90 hour endeavor
- Bike Polo every Sunday at West Manor Park
Irregular Events
- Deadly Davis Dash - a hard-to-describe bike event
- Tour d' Davis - roaming bicycle awesomeness
- Tour d' Franzia - A rumored occurrence of BUI's and debauchery.
- Davis Cruisers - ride for pleasure to sweet tunes
Regional Events
- Bike Around The Buttes - an early-season century around the Sutter Buttes
- Death Ride - 129 miles and 15,000 feet of lung busting cycling in the Sierras: though this isn't a Davis event, Davis cyclists are well-represented
Clubs and Teams
- Cal Aggie Cycling Team - the university-sponsored road and mountain-bike racing team
- Davis Bike Club - a very active club for all ages and abilities
- Davis Bike Club's Race Team provides racing opportunities for members of the Davis Bike Club and has a junior development program
- Davis Bike Polo Club - a mishmash of students and townsfolk who play hockey on bikes
- Mad Cows Racing Team - for those who can swim and run too
- Team in Training - endurance training program partnered with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- UC Davis Triathlon Team - swimming, biking and running
- Yolo United Mountain-Bikers - a local mountain bike club
Organizations
- Bicycle Advisory Commission - city council-appointed commission to address bicycle issues in Davis
- The Davis Bike Collective - helps people heal their bikes, provides technical and emotional support.
- Davis Bicycles! - nonprofit group promoting and advocating for bicycling in Davis
- Bicycle User Group (BUG) - campus group representing bicyclists on campus
Programs
- TAPS Bicycle Program - encouraging bicycling as a mode of transportation
- UC Davis Sports Medicine and Sports Performance - training advice and physiological/biomechanical tests for the serious cyclist
