INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MOUNTAIN BIKE DAY IS MAY 4, 2024
We’re celebrating International Women’s Mountain Bike Day in style, with rides across the state by women, for women. And, of course, stickers. Let everyone know you Ride Like a Girl with a free sticker celebrating you, the mountain biking women of Michigan.
Our goal is simple: to encourage and empower more women to get involved in mountain biking and to foster a welcoming community where they can thrive. That’s why we’re partnering with clubs and organizations to host group rides in different locations around Michigan in the month of May. Whether you’re a seasoned rider or new to the sport, there’s a ride for you!
If you have questions or your club or organization is interested in partnering with MMBA to host a group ride for women in the month of May, contact Development and Membership Director, Nicky Bates at [email protected].
Let’s make International Women’s Mountain Bike Day one to remember. Check out all the great group rides happening in May:
SE LP – Detroit Area
🚲 VENTURE OUT CYCLING CLUB
- When: May 8 @ 6:00pm
- Where: Sheldon Trails at Stony Creek Metropark, Hart Middle School – South Parking Lot (6500 Sheldon Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48306)
- Contact: Kim Dyla & Brittany Snivley ([email protected])
- Learn More
*Come hang out and grab dinner and drinks with us at Hamlin Pub or RJ’s Pub after the ride!
SW LP
🚲 LADY PARTS & LAKESHORE MOUNTAIN BIKING SISTERS
- When: Saturday, May 4 @ 10:30am
- Where: Yankee Springs Mountain Bike Trailhead (2526 S. Yankee Springs Rd, Middleville, MI 49333)
- Contact: Jamie McKinney-Brown & Maria Diekma ([email protected])
*Stay for a picnic after the ride!
🚲 VIVELA
- When: Saturday, May 4 @ 9:00am
- Where: Riley Trails Park (Riley Trails, Park Township, MI 49424)
- Contact: Carlos Esquivel ([email protected])
Mid Michigan
🚲 Mid Michigan
- Date: Saturday, May 4 @ 11:00am
- Location: Anderson Nature Park (3377 Wardell Rd #3301, Lansing, MI 48917)
- Contact: Nicole Cottom and Jamie Lenon ([email protected])
NW LP – Traverse City Area
🚲 NORTE: MORE GIRLS ON BIKES
- Date: Tuesday, May 7 @ 6:00pm
- Location: Norte Youth Cycling HQ (1213 West Civic Center DriveTraverse City, MI, 49686 United States)
- Contact: Wes Sovis ([email protected])
- Learn More
Central UP
🚲 LEAGUE OF MICHIGAN BICYCLISTS: MARQUETTE
- Date: Saturday, May 18 @ TBD
- Location: Noquemanon North BLP Rocks Trailhead on Wright St. (Wright St. Marquette, MI 49855)
- Contact: Nicky Bates ([email protected])
*We’ll offer two pace groups – one will be no-drop and ride 3-4 miles. The other will be faster paced and ride 6-7 miles. Both groups will gather at Blackrocks Brewery after for a drink!
🚲 MUNISING BAY TRAIL NETWORK
- When: Saturday, May 4 @ 9:00am
- Where: Valley Spur Trailhead (Valley Spur M-94, Munising, MI 49862)
- Contact: Rhonda Lassila ([email protected])
- Learn More
Western UP – Ironwood
🚲 SISU DIRT CREW
- When: Saturday, May 4 @ 3:00pm
- Where: Ironwood’s Downtown Depot Park (129 E Frederick St, Ironwood, MI 49938)
- Contact: Jenny Van Order ([email protected])
- Learn More
*Stay for drinks and socialization at Cold Iron Brewing after the ride!
Western UP – Iron Mountain
🚲 WOMEN OF DIRT
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- When: Saturday, May 4 @ 1:00pm
- Where: Marion Park (1280 US-8, Norway, MI 49870)
- Contact: Sanj Peterson-Rajala ([email protected])
- Learn More
Western UP – Copper Harbor
🚲 COPPER HARBOR TRAILS CLUB
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- When: Saturday, May 4 @ 3:00pm
- Where: Michigan Tech Trails, condition-dependent
- Contact: Nathan Miller ([email protected])
*We’ll gather at 3:00pm (location TBD depending on trail conditions) and head out for an early-season no-drop, singletrack ride. Following the event, we’ll head over to Keweenaw Brewing Co. in Houghton to hang with the crew and dream about the season ahead. If the weather is gross, we’ll skip the ride and jump straight to the KBC hangout.