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HSBC free cycling festival in Edinburgh

Posted on 18 Sep 2019 in Cycles News

HSBC UK Let's ride Edinburgh is back for 2019! This weekend on Sunday the 22nd September from 11am-3pm the roads in Edinburgh will close to traffic and a free cycling festival will take place for everyone!

The cycle festival will take place at The Meadows and is set to include a range of fun activities and challenges designed to be suitable for the whole family to enjoy, including music, local street food, live stunt shows and a few other surprises!

The entire route length of the festival is 4.5km, although visitors are encouraged to take on as much or as little of that distance as they want. As there are no cars the festival is a completely safe cycling environment suitable for all ages!

The festival is completely free and everyone is invited! Click here to register on the Let's ride website and you will also receive:

Details of the route as soon as it's released
A handy email reminder with all the latest event info
A free Let's Ride bib - yours to keep

View the HSBC UK Let's ride Edinburgh 2019 route below: