International Women’s Day at Herne Hill velodrome

A jam-packed day of activities aimed at celebrating and connecting women and non-binary people in cycling.

Explore the 2026 schedule below.

Women's takeover schedule

8:30am
Pre-ride coffee

Join a local club for a women’s ride or organise your own, starting and ending at HHV. We’ll have barista-coffee and snacks available from our Jan’s Café.

The Café will be open and serving 8:30-3pm.

Sunday 8th March

12-3pm
FREE bike checks

Mechanics will be on hand to give your bike a check over – first come first served.

11-3pm
Cycling market

Visit our clubroom to chat to cycling brands and organisations that have women in mind. So far we have confirmed:

Our women’s track sponsor Condor will be here to chat about bike fitting and to stamp funky designs onto your kit.
petrichor projects will have a stall showing off their women-first kit that you can try on and discuss with their founder Claire.

Get in touch if you’d like to be involved.

Sessions All pay what you can

12:30-2pm
off-road session

An off-road cycling session led by a coach – suitable for all experience-levels and any off-road bike, or you can hire one of ours. The session will explore all the core skills needed to ride off-road as well as encourage you to build off-road endurance and have some fun on the trails.

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3-5pm
Track taster

Come and try track cycling for the first time. Our coaches will take you from complete beginner to understanding the different skills and etiquette of riding the track – all in an encouraging group of other beginners. Bike, helmet and glove hire are included in your booking.

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5-7pm
Women’s track session

You must have completed a track taster to do this session. Our most popular women’s session will be running as usual, come along and meet a strong community of track cyclists.

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Explore our photos from the 2025 event – taken by Mollie Keenor