The Vigor Studio is the meeting point for group rides aimed at beginners to intermediate cyclists. You can be a recreational cyclist or have specific goals such as competing in road cycling, mountain biking, triathlon and duathlon.

Vigor has a number of Cycling Coaches - you can check them out here. There are generally two or three coaches at each group ride meaning we can split into different paced groups. The group rides have been going continuously since the start of 2006 which has seen hundreds of cyclists enjoy the benefits of professionally coached group training rides.

You can join the Vigor Cycling Group by becoming a Vigor memberfor $99 a year. This gives you access to a year of coached cycling sessions and support for your goal events. It also gives you discounts at the Vigor Clinic so you'll get your $99 back in no time.

Feel free to join this email listto get all the news on what's going on with Vigor Cycling.

Maps of some of the rides we do can be found below, courtesy of Cycling Profiles.

Vigor-Eltham 2-hour Loop

Vigor-Eltham & Mt.Pleasant

Vigor-Kangaroo Ground & Warrandyte Loop

Vigor-King Lake  

Sponsorship

 Avanti Plus Collingwood - 456-458 Smith Street, Collingwood, Phone 9419 1995

Jamie and the team in Smith Street offer a 10% discount on all purchases to Vigor members and a 25% discount on labour costs for all servicing.  They are located just down the road from the Vigor studio.

 

The team at The Fitzroy Revolution is a great support to Vigor    members for all your cycling needs, in particular Mountain Biking. Contact Liam to get an introduction letter to get your loyalty card and enjoy discounts, service and advice from DC and the team. 

Supported Events 

With so many events to choose from, it helps to get advice from us to choose the right one for you. The recreational cyclist should check out Cycling Victoria's recreational challenge seriesand the BV websitefor events like Around the Bay in a Day or the  Audax websitefor events like the Alpine Classic. We also run fun Multi-sport events that you might like to try, check out the events section on the homepage.

For road cycling,mountain biking and triathlon / duathlon events you can click on these links for each state/national association. Melbourne Adventure is bound to have some members competing in most events so speak with Liam if you want to find a racing buddy. 

The Cycling Sessions 

Tuesday

6:30am: Spin - BYO bike and set it up on the Kurt Kinetic Rock 'n' Rollers. Brad will take you through a session of focused efforts to improve your performance on the bike. This is a great way to build up your fitness.

Wednesday

6:30am: Cycle - Meet at the Vigor studio to ride 2 laps (approx. 30km) of the Yarra Boulevard (Kew). If you need to ride on to work you can leave your bag at the Vigor Studio. The session starts with an easy lap, spinning to ride as a group, the second lap is generally stronger depending on what you're up to; if you're feeling frisky you can do efforts up the hills. During winter and if it's wet, we ride indoors.

Saturday

7:30am: Cycle - Meet at the Vigor Studio for a 2-5 hour cycle. Generally those that turn up plan the ride ahead which usually means a short and long option. We head north to Eltham and Kinglake regions and there's usually a coffee or brunch when we get back. See the links above for maps of each of the rides.

Information regarding the Saturday ride is always included in the Vigor Cycling weekly email, if you'd like to receive this email please click HERE.

When it's raining or Wednesday winter rides 

The sessions are always on - same time and place, we just go indoors on the Kurt Kinetic Rock n' Rollers. We put on a DVD and pedal in comfort for an hour or so. This is a great way to keep your regular fitness up over winter and work as hard as you like.

The Kurt Kinetic Rock n' Rollers give a safe and more realistic ride than any other indoor trainers. They do not damage the bike's frame or tyres. It is best to just show up at the start time and the decision of whether to ride in or outdoors will be made then.

Cost

All outdoor cycle sessions are covered with your $99 yearly Vigor membership. Indoor Spin sessions are $10 first time and then you can use a Vigor Group Exercise Pass (checkout the Vigor Group Exercisepage for pricing of the VGEP) or pay $15 casual. 

Charity Partner - Cancer Council

Vigor Cycling's Charity Partner is the Cancer Council. We believe that keeping fit and healthy is a great way to prevent diseases including cancer and what better way to keep fit than to cycle. Vigor Cycling is the official training provider for Cycling Victoria's Challenge Series. Feel free to join us on a training ride to build up for these events.  

Please use our Vigor Cycling fundraising pageto donate to the Cancer Council.

Cycling Lessons

Brad, Liam or Rachel can take 1 - 3 people out for 1 hour lesson.  The cost can be shared ($80 for 1, $90 for 2 or $120 for 3 people), and Vigor members get a $10 discount if it's just a one on one. This will be a session focused on safety, technique and tips to improve your cycling ability.

In addition to this you can add another hour session for video analysis, this can arranged as a group so you can learn from each other.

If you would like to make a time or have any questions we will be happy to help and get you started.