Melbourne Women’s Cycling Club (MWCC)

Melbourne Women’s Cycling Club (MWCC) is a welcoming, women-focused cycling community based in Melbourne, Victoria, helping women of different ages, abilities and experience levels enjoy cycling in a supportive and social environment. The club’s story began in 2013 with Ladies Back On Your Bike (LBOYB), an initiative created to help women discover cycling or return to riding after time away from the bike. As the community grew, Bayside Cycling Club was established to provide opportunities for women wanting to progress into more confident road riding and longer-distance adventures. These communities have since come together under the Melbourne Women’s Cycling Club name, creating one connected home for women’s cycling. A major strength of the club is its ability to cater for women at very different stages of their cycling journey. Riders are grouped according to their confidence, skills and experience, with options ranging from more relaxed bike-path riding through to increasingly confident road cycling. This makes it possible for women to find a group that suits their current ability and progress as their confidence and fitness develop. Social riding is at the heart of the club. Rather than focusing solely on speed or competition, MWCC is about enjoying the bike, discovering new places and building friendships with other women. Rides explore Melbourne and its surrounding areas, with both weekday and weekend opportunities helping members fit cycling around different lifestyles. The club has particularly strong foundations in beginner cycling and rider development. Through its Ladies Back On Your Bike heritage, the community has helped women learn to ride from scratch, refresh skills after years away from cycling and build the confidence needed to move from paths onto roads. Accredited instruction, skills development and supportive group riding have all formed an important part of that pathway. For riders looking for something beyond their regular local ride, the club also has a strong cycling adventure and touring culture. Members take part in multi-day trips around Victoria and interstate, as well as international cycling adventures, combining riding with travel, food, sightseeing and the social side of exploring somewhere new by bike. The emphasis throughout is on inclusion, confidence and connection. Riders don't need to be racers or highly experienced cyclists to belong. The club provides an environment where women can develop at their own pace, meet other riders with similar interests and enjoy everything from a relaxed path ride through to longer and more challenging road adventures. Whether you're learning to ride, getting back on the bike after years away, looking for other women to ride with, building confidence on the road or searching for your next cycling adventure, Melbourne Women’s Cycling Club provides a supportive community in which to ride, explore and progress.

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