Volunteers are what makes events happen…
In the words of David Burke “I’m either racing or volunteering” Be like David.
Putting on something like the Tucson Bicycle Classic requires many volunteers that are excited to help the community and fellow racers. A stage race like the TBC simply cannot happen without your help. Thank you for volunteering.
Click below to go to the Volunteer sign-up website.
The El Grupo Fall Fondo is more than a bike ride. It is a celebration of El Grupo Youth Cycling and one of the best opportunities of the year to ride with and support the next generation of Tucson cyclists.
Choose from 35, 50, or 75-mile routes through Tucson, then return to the El Grupo Clubhouse for the real heart of the event: food, drinks, music, an auction, and a chance to hang out with El Grupo riders, coaches, families, and supporters.
This is a fundraiser, not a race. Proceeds support El Grupo Youth Cycling and its work using bicycles to help young people build confidence, skills, friendships, and independence while making cycling accessible regardless of a family’s ability to pay.
If you love Tucson’s cycling community, this is an important one to support. Come for a great ride and leave knowing your miles are helping put more Tucson kids on bikes.
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The Mt. Graham Hill Climb is one of Arizona’s classic tests on two wheels and the Arizona State Hill Climb Championship. Starting outside Safford, the race heads straight up the Swift Trail into the Pinaleño Mountains, trading Sonoran Desert for pine forest and cool mountain air as the road climbs higher and higher.
And when we say climb, we mean climb. The full course is roughly 20 miles with about 5,700 feet of elevation gain, making Mt. Graham one of the biggest sustained road climbs in Arizona. Shorter 10-mile categories are offered for some age and masters divisions.
This isn’t a ride where you’re wondering when the next hill starts. The hill is the ride. Pace yourself, settle into a rhythm, enjoy the changing landscape and try to remember to look around occasionally as you climb thousands of feet above the desert floor.
For racers, there are Arizona State Championship titles on the line. For everyone else, there is the satisfaction of reaching the top of one of the most formidable paved climbs in the Southwest.
20 miles. 5,700 feet of climbing. One very large mountain.
September 20, 2026 | Safford, Arizona
47th Annual Mt. Graham Hill Climb
Tucson 10’er at Old Tucson may have one of the most uniquely Tucson settings of any mountain bike race. This 10-hour endurance race takes place at historic Old Tucson, the legendary movie studio where countless Westerns were filmed, surrounded by towering saguaros and the rugged Tucson Mountains.
Race solo, as a duo, or put together a team and spend the day ripping wicked-fast Sonoran Desert singletrack. Between laps, Old Tucson becomes part race headquarters and part party, with a large barn, bar, stage, vendors, and plenty of room for racers, friends, and families to hang out.
And the location is hard to beat. You’re riding through classic Sonoran Desert scenery with Saguaro National Park next door, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum just down the road, and Tucson only a short drive over the hill.
Come to race hard, trade laps with friends, or simply spend a January day riding bikes through the saguaros. Ten hours of fast singletrack, Old West atmosphere, spectacular desert scenery, and a venue you won’t find anywhere else.
January 16, 2027
The 29th Tour de Palm Springs in Coachella Valley is one of the largest and most festive cycling charity events of its kind in America. Every year, we entertain up to 8,000 cyclists from 46 different states and 4 countries. Since 1998, and with the help of 1,500 volunteers, the Tour de Palm Springs has raised nearly $5,000,000 for over 150 local nonprofit organizations.
The first 7,000 registrants will be entered into a drawing for a FREE weekend stay at the Palm Springs Hilton. Each cyclists and walker will receive a Tour de Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley finishers medal. E-Bikes are welcome. Rentals and repairs available at Bike Wheel Tours and Tri a Bike.
Each cyclists and walker will receive a Tour de Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley finishers medal.
E-Bikes are welcome
Rentals and repairs available at Bike Wheel Tours and Tri a Bike.
January 17, 2026
Back again for 2026!
After a sucessful first year, Zia Rides will be back in Tucson again in 2026. Mark your calendars!
This 10 hour race for solos, duos, and teams takes place at historic Old Tucson Studios, the film site for many famous westerns. The main venue comes with sweeping views of saguaro covered mountains along with old-timey fun on the studio grounds for racers and their families to enjoy. The main event space is a large barn with bar, stage and plenty of space for vendors and hanging out. The singletrack is wicked fast, and we expect fast lap times through the towering saguaros. With Saguaro National Park, the Sonoran Desert Musuem just down the road, and the City of Tucson just over the hill, Old Tucson provides Zia Rides with an ideal winter event destination. We can’t wait to show you what’s in store, and we are sure you won’t be disappointed. Tucson, here we come!
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Ever go on a bike ride see a bunch of trash on the side of the road and think someone should clean it up because it would enhance your ride? Well, that someone can be you. Come help make our roads look better. Many hands make light work.
The best part is meeting other like minded people who are giving back to make our community a better place.
Hey everybody, clean up time again. We will meet at the church’s lower parking lot, drive up and walk back picking up garbage. Bring water, good shoes, and a poker/grabber. I have the bags and vests. Food somewhere after is usually a thing.
Volunteers are what makes events happen…
In the words of David Burke “I’m either racing or volunteering” Be like David.
Putting on something like the Tucson Bicycle Classic requires many volunteers that are excited to help the community and fellow racers. A stage race like the TBC simply cannot happen without your help. Thank you for volunteering.
Click below to go to the Volunteer sign-up website.