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An initiative increasing diversity and representation within ultra distance cycling and racing.

2023/24 Applications have closed and we are well into the training year with our three new scholars, Cai, Fatima, and Musa!

The AMANI Project is an unapologetically ambitious initiative that aims to incubate, nurture and develop athletes from East African regions with a pedigree in distance running to transcend a different endurance sport - the discipline of cycling. To achieve these goals, the AMANI Project is divided into three key pillars of focus:

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CGC (chain gang cyclist) was founded during Quarantine 2020. Individuals had developed a passion for cycling as a way to keep fit and get much needed headspace during phase 1 lockdown. As restrictions eased several friends who had developed the same love for the tarmac grew together to form a bike chain, which has fast turned into a weekly occurrence of rides across London and surrounding areas. Wanting to give our members a gateway to the competitive side of cycling we felt obliged to register the club allowing people to opportunity to represent themselves and CGC in competition!

Ride for Racial Justice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and exists to ensure access to resources, education, and community for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) cyclists and to dismantle systemic racism so that EVERYONE can feel safe, free, and empowered to ride a bicycle.

Thee Abundance Project was designed to create a pathway for women of color to go from beginner to professional road cyclists by eliminating many of the barriers along the way. We started our focus with beginner-friendly initiatives to encourage women to try bike racing for the first time.

Gapped Cycling was born from a simple belief: everyone should have the opportunity to ride, regardless of background or experience. We started with a small group of passionate riders, and today, we’re building a movement—bringing cycling to communities across London and beyond.

Our mission is to make cycling accessible, inclusive, and aspirational, from grassroots riders to future champions.

Established in June 2020 following the murder of George Floyd, Ride For Unity is a Global Cycling Community that celebrates the unity & diversity within cycling.

Our aim is to use representation as a tool to encourage people of all shades, sexes, sizes and sexual orientation to participate in cycling.

Everyone is welcome no matter who you are, no matter where you are, together we ride.

NOWcc exists to connect people and to offer diverse perspectives and representation through cycling. We foster safe, joyful, and ego-free riding for fast and experienced women and non-binary cyclists who value performance as well as emotional connection.

We educate about the lands we ride on to highlight the Indigenous ecosystems and communities who have stewarded Turtle Island since time immemorial. We seek to raise awareness and fundraise for issues impacting Native people. We work to create space for Native cyclists who range from daily commuters, bike racers to bikepackers. Our goal is to get more Natives on bikes while providing support through mutual aid, outreach, and education.

We believe in promoting the benefits of cycling while connecting with other riders from around the world. With our diverse range of rides and races, we offer something for everyone. Join our global community of riders today and start experiencing the unique benefits that Kings and Queens Rule Together has to offer.

We acknowledge that cycling can be an elitist sport, and we’re doing what we can to change that, and improve representation for minority groups. We have a diversity and inclusion working group who are dedicated to ensuring the club is accessible for women and non-binary people of colour, trans women and non-binary people, and is disability-friendly.

upCYCLE is a Brixton CIC founded to give young people from disadvantaged areas the opportunity to positively engage with meaningful nonacademic learning in a safe space and develop positive aspirations. We do this by providing refurbished bikes, 1-2-1 mentoring, bike repair classes and cycle skill sessions.

Our mission is to increase racial equality in cycling and wider society by creating pathways and empowering young people from ethnic minority groups through sport, while removing barriers and providing opportunities for them to make a meaningful change in their lives.

The Roam Collective is an eclectic crew of realistically idealistic folks dedicated to increasing representation of marginalized riders in the mountain bike community.

The Women of Colour Cycling Collective is a hub for connecting minority ethnic women and non-binary people across the UK and reduce barriers in our sport. Our mission is to inspire, support, empower, and motivate our members to love cycling and challenge themselves (and the status quo).

We also support minority ethnic women and non-binary with reducing financial barriers to the sport and deliver projects aimed at bringing more women of colour into cycling.

Born from a dream to promote diversity and representation in the sport of cycling, Williams Racing Development is in the business of challenging outdated ideas and destroying boundaries.

Black Cyclists Network (BCN) exists to make cycling a more diverse and inclusive sport by bringing together cyclists of colour and laying down the groundwork to inspire and encourage the community to take up cycling.
BCN London is not exclusive to black cyclists. We welcome riders from all backgrounds irrespective of race, colour, gender, religious belief, sexuality, or social/economic status.

To inspire the Black community to be active and prioritise our health and wellbeing from a 360-degree perspective. We achieve this by embracing a variety of wellness practices including; cycling, spinning, running, healthy nutrition, yoga and meditation.

Cycle Sisters is an award-winning charity which inspires and enables Muslim women to cycle.

Our journey started in 2016 when our founder, Sarah Javaid, set up our first Muslim women’s community cycle group in Waltham Forest. Our first group started with just Sarah, her friend and sisters in law. Since then, we've grown to have multiple groups and support hundreds of women to cycle!

We are passionate about ensuring that Muslim women have access to cycling without having to compromise cultural or religious values.

We have developed a successful model of volunteer-led cycle groups which create a fun, supportive and empowering environment to help overcome barriers such as:

The Black Foxes is an international collective of eight unapologetically Black cyclists and outdoors-people that are reclaiming our narratives and roles in the outdoors.

We embody the journey of the black fox by connecting fellow riders and outdoors people, sharing our stories, and providing more representation within cycling and the outdoors. '

Founded in 2015, the CNCPT Team is a group of cyclists and creatives; challenging the standards of how a team operates and looks.
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We seek to raise awareness and fundraise for issues impacting Native people. We work to create space for Native cyclists who range from daily commuters, and bike racers, to bikepackers. Our goal is to get more Native people on bikes while providing support through mutual aid, outreach, education, bike maintenance fund, and offering scholarships to attend bike events.

Level Up Cycling Movement, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing the health benefits of cycling to minority communities, promoting and fundraising for benevolent causes and creating a consistent pathway to the highest levels of professional cycling for young minority cyclists.