Cycle Winchester Mass Ride #9

Our ninth Mass Ride will take place on the morning of April 26th 2026. It will be bigger, better, safer and even more enjoyable. Why are we riding? Our aim is to get more people cycling, more often. We celebrate the joy of cycling: a convenient, healthy, clean and inexpensive way to get around Winchester. The ride will help create a vision of a better Winchester, where a critical mass of cyclists makes cycling safer and more enjoyable. Is anyone welcome to join the ride? We welcome cyclists young and old; in fact anyone who has a roadworthy bike is welcome – just check brakes and tyres before setting off! The ride will take place on open roads, but there will be experienced cyclists marshalling the group for safety. We are pleased to say we’ve gained agreement from the authorities to hold back cars very briefly at key junctions in the city centre, so that the mass of cycles can pass as one ‘sausage’. This won’t be a full road closure – we will still coexist with cars – but we’ll all be part of a bigger protective peloton.