EVENTS
Looking for a great ride or cycling event?
You’ve come to the right place. We’ve got something for everyone here.
IRIS events bring our community together through rides, gatherings, and moments that reflect our values.
IRIS Supported events are partner-led, with our backing to grow inclusive cycling.
Community Spotlight events are the ones we love, led by allies creating energy and spaces on bikes.
IRIS Events
Hosted by IRIS, these events are all about riding together, meeting new friends, and enjoying cycling in an open, welcoming space.
The Weekender
Pack your bike and your sense of adventure. The Weekender is a three-day, self-supported ride for women of all backgrounds, designed for fun, connection, and a little personal growth along the way.
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The Cheer Squad
The Cheer Squad is a celebration of cycling, community, and the women’s peloton. Join us for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift as we bring energy, colour, and love for the sport IRIS style to cheer together and make every moment unforgettable.
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IRIS Supported Events
IRIS-supported events are partner-led experiences with our backing to grow inclusive cycling. Many are organised by IRIS ambassadors, bringing their passion and community spirit to create welcoming rides, gatherings, and moments for all riders to enjoy.
Rare Femmes
IRIS ambassador Cris Maristany works with Rare Femmes, an organisation creating fun, empowering, and educational cycling experiences for women, non-binary riders, and anyone who loves to ride. IRIS proudly supports these events. To find out more, head to their Instagram or website.
The W Collective
IRIS ambassador Corina Montero collaborates with The W Collective, a global women+ community creating inclusive rides, events, and meaningful moments outdoors. Built on the belief that everyone deserves to feel welcome, supported, and free in nature, The W Collective connects people through movement and shared experience. IRIS is proud to support these initiatives. Discover more via their Instagram or website.
gravELLE Club
IRIS ambassador Sara Bukies is the founder of gravELLE club, the largest female gravel community in Switzerland since 2022. The club brings women together through gravel rides and bikepacking overnights, focusing on shared experiences, connection, and growing the female gravel community. Occasionally, events take place under the label “+FRIENDS”, welcoming a mixed audience. IRIS proudly supports these events. To find out more, head to their Instagram or website.
Good Time Tuesday
Good Time Tuesday is a welcoming weekly road ride in Düsseldorf, Germany, running every Tuesday from April to September. Designed for women of all levels, it offers a supportive and inclusive space to ride together, build confidence, and share experiences. With typically flat routes and a moderate pace, riders can enjoy a social, group-focused atmosphere while developing skills and a collective passion for road cycling. To find out more, head to their Instagram.
Snail Trail Cycling
Snail Trail Cycling is a FLINTA*-focused cycling event that brings people together through multi-day road and bikepacking rides. It creates an inclusive and empowering space where people with different experience levels and backgrounds can ride at their own pace, connect with others, and explore new places together. Snail Trail is not about competition, but about shared experiences, mutual support, and making long-distance cycling more accessible for FLINTA* riders. Head to their Instagram or website to find out more.
Pathfinder Giro
Pathfinder Giro is back with a Flaming Autumn edition; Sunday October 4th in Eindhoven. We’ll ride a short and easy loop of approx 50 km at a relaxed, no-drop pace.
After the ride, we’ll host a small sample sale for those who are interested.
We depart 9:30 from Wielercafe de Cyklist in Eindhoven.
Everybody welcome!
Sign up via: info@iris.cc
Community Spotlight Events
Community Spotlight events are the ones we’re excited about. These rides and gatherings aren’t IRIS-supported, but we love sharing them so the community can discover new ways to ride and connect.
Know a cool event or want us to share yours? Email ask@iris.cc
Sneak Peaks by Orbit360
Sneak Peaks is a single-stage, unsupported bikepacking expedition through the Italian Dolomites, starting and ending in Bolzano. Riders traverse remote ridgelines and high alpine terrain, with 13 refuges along the way offering food, drink, and shelter.
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Canyon Events – Netherlands & Worldwide
Canyon, long-time partner of The Weekender, hosts a range of events across the Netherlands and beyond—from social rides to test rides and community gatherings. Join upcoming rides in Maastricht, Amsterdam, and Eindhoven, or connect with the wider global community.
Join the Canyon NL Strava Club
Visit the Website