Nogales Bicycle Classic

October 17, 2026 | Nogales, Arizona

There are plenty of organized rides where the attraction is the distance or the challenge. The Nogales Bicycle Classic offers something a little different: a chance to experience a part of Southern Arizona that many people have driven through, but relatively few have explored from the seat of a bicycle.

Now in its 14th year, the Nogales Bicycle Classic combines rolling terrain, wide-open views, Southern Arizona history and the unique culture of one of Arizona’s great border communities.

And don’t let the word “Classic” fool you. There is plenty of climbing out there.

A Different Side of Southern Arizona

Nogales sits in some of the most beautiful country in Southern Arizona. This isn’t the classic Tucson landscape of saguaros and sprawling desert.

Here, the elevation is higher, the terrain rolls, grasslands stretch toward distant mountains and the roads take you through a landscape shaped by ranching, history and generations of people moving between Arizona and Mexico.

October is also a pretty great time to experience it from a bicycle.

The Nogales Bicycle Classic offers multiple distances for different abilities, whether you’re looking for a challenging day in the saddle or simply want to get out, ride and experience someplace new.

This is a ride where looking up from your handlebars is highly encouraged.

More Than a Bike Ride

Part of what makes the Nogales Bicycle Classic special is Nogales itself.

This is a community with a culture and identity unlike anywhere else in Arizona. The influences of Mexico and the United States aren’t separated neatly by a line on a map. Food, families, history, language, business and traditions have crossed that border for generations.

The Bicycle Classic gives riders another way to experience that community.

Come down for the ride, but don’t be in too much of a hurry to leave when you’re finished. Explore Nogales, find something good to eat and make the bicycle ride part of a day discovering a corner of Arizona you may not know nearly as well as you think.

Ride With a Purpose

The Nogales Bicycle Classic is also a community event with a purpose. Proceeds help support local causes, allowing a day spent riding your bicycle to have an impact long after everyone crosses the finish line.

That combination of cycling, community and giving back is a big part of what makes smaller regional rides like this worth supporting.

You don’t need thousands of riders or a giant expo to create a great cycling event. Sometimes you need a beautiful route, a welcoming community and a few hundred people who believe spending an October morning exploring Southern Arizona by bicycle sounds like a pretty good idea.

Worth the Drive South

If most of your Southern Arizona riding happens around Tucson, Oro Valley or the Catalina Mountains, put the Nogales Bicycle Classic on your calendar and point the car south.

Bring your bike. Bring some friends. Expect some hills.

And give yourself enough time afterward to enjoy Nogales.

Ride someplace different. Experience a border community from the seat of a bicycle. And discover another beautiful corner of Southern Arizona.

74 Miles

USAC, Gran Fondo

Start Time: 8:00-8:05

62 Miles

USAC, Gran Fondo
Start Time: 9:00-9:10

40 Miles

USAC, Gran Fondo

Start Time: 8:20-8:30

20 Miles

Gran Fondo

Start Time: 9:15 Bicycle Classic