Tasmanian Bike Week

What is Bike Week?

Bike Week is held in the first full week of March and promotes recreational, sport and transport bicycle riding in Tasmania and aims to give people opportunities and support to ride more often.

Bicycle Network and other cycling groups organise activities and promotion during the week such as social rides, organised rides, bicycle valet parking, information pop-ups and film nights.

If you would like your event or activity included in the Bike Week calendar, contact the Tasmanian Bicycle Council.

For the full calendar of what’s on during Bike Week, visit the council’s website. 

In 2023 Bike Week will be held 5–12 March

program

What's on in Bike Week 2023

For more information about the Bicycle Network and Tamar Bicycle User Group rides and events and to RSVP please click on the links in each dot point.

Sunday 5 March

  • Retro Bike Showcase and Ride – TBUG, Village Green, Latour Street, Longford, 10 am – 2 pm. BYO classic bike, lunch and chair and dress to impress in period cycling attire. Prize for best restored/maintained bike: $100 gift voucher
  • Hobart screening of the US film MOTHERLOAD! all about cargo bikes and how they can change the way we get around, South Hobart Sustainable Community, 3 pm, Wide Angle Tasmania, 6 Washington Street, South Hobart, free.
  • Launceston screening of the US film MOTHERLOAD!, TBUG, 7 pm, Raymond Ferrall Centre at the Newnham Campus, free. Ride from Royal Park to the screening will leave at 6 pm.
  • Pipeline Track from Fern Tree or Hamlet – Bicycle Network, 10 am – 2 pm, meet at Fern Tree Tavern car park.
  • Back on your Bike beginner MTB sessions. If you know how to ride a bike but have no idea about mountain biking this is a good taste of riding on beginner trails before you go on to skills session training. Queens Domain. 4.30–6 pm. Free but please RSVP.
  • Back on your Bike sessions at Okines Bike Shed, 10am – 11.30am, 12pm – 1.30pm. 540 Old Forcett Road, Dodges Ferry. Free but please RSVP.

Monday 6 March

  • TBUG Bike Maintenance and pizza – Riverbend Park, 81 Lindsay Street, Invermay, 6 pm. Free discussion with The Bike Guy and pizza – RSVP for catering.

Tuesday 7 March

  • Super Tuesday annual commuter count – Bicycle Network, Launceston Council, Devonport Council. Register online for Hobart.

Wednesday 8 March

  • TBUG Wednesday ride – Hazelbrae to Bracknell, 42 km, 9.15 am – 1 pm. Free.
  • International Womens Day ride – TBUG, 6 pm. More details to come. Free.
  • International Womens Day ride – Bicycle Network, RSVP direct to ride leader Di, Sandy Bay to Taroona ride.
  • Back on your Bike Lunchtime Skills Refresher session 12–1 pm and After Work Group Ride 5.15–6 pm. Free but please RSVP.

Thursday 9 March

  • TBUG Thursday night ride – Meet at 5.45 pm at the Park St entrance to Royal Park. 10–15 km. Free
  • Ranelagh River Ride – Bicycle Network, 9.45 am – 12.30 pm, 26.7 km on bitumen and gravel roads, leaving from Summer Kitchen Bakery. Free.
  • Back on your Bike sessions at the South Hobart Rivulet. 10–11.30 am and 12–1.30 pm. Free but please RSVP.

Friday 10 March

Saturday 11 March

  •  Night Ride – TBUG, 7 pm. More details to come. Free.
  • Bromptons Bike Week Rally – Bicycle Network, 9.45 am, McVilly Drive car park, ride to Mona along the Intercity Cycleway. Free.
  • Back on your Bike social ride along the Intercity Cycleway for anyone whose been to a skills session, 10 am – 12 pm. Free but please RSVP.

Sunday 12 March

  • Community Bike ride – TBUG, 11 am, Royal Park. Free. Followed by pedal powered smoothies and BYO lunch afterwards.
  • Back on your Bike session at Royal Park before the community ride, 10–11 am. Free but please RSVP.

WIN RIDING GLOVES

Bontrager gloves on offer

Celebrate Tasmanian Bike Week with this special offer from Bicycle Network.

Sign up for an annual membership today and score a pair of Bontrager Circuit Thermal Cycling Gloves worth $50! Use the code BIKEWEEK at checkout to make sure you don’t miss out.

If you are already a Bicycle Network member we have two pairs of the gloves to give away to people who email us at tasoffice@bicyclenetwork.com.au letting us know where you would ride in your new gloves.

Be quick, this special offer ends midnight Sunday 12 March 2023.

volunteer

Help us make it easier to ride

The success of Bicycle Network rests on a team of dedicated volunteers who lead social rides, set up and staff valet parking, staff our festival stalls and events, count bikes and generally share their joy of riding.

If you are interested in volunteering for Bike Week or any other time of the year, please let us know.