Member Benefits

Enjoy the benefits of being a member of the Williamsburg Bicycle Club:

With the advent of social media where you can create informal groups and share information, you might wonder why bother to join a formal bicycle club.  Consider this:

• Make new friends and find riding partners
• Participate with the WAB in regular weekly and monthly bicycle riding opportunities - more than 200 scheduled rides annually!
• Access to our Route Library - containing over 250 excellent routes in the Williamsburg area!  Your WAB membership includes membership in our Ride With GPS Club Account, enabling premium features for navigation and off-line maps normally requiring a Premium Ride With GPS account (an $80 value).
• Secondary accident insurance for injuries sustained on club rides.
• Regular informative Membership Meetings where you can learn and share with other like-minded bicycling enthusiasts
• Monthly Newsletter keeps you up to date with local bicycling news and opportunities
• Interactive website filled with lots of bicycling information including the Scheduled Rides, Club Events, Ride Logs, Message Board and more.
• WAB members ... with more than 300 there is a large pool of expertise and opportunities to get the most out of cycling.
• Discounts of 10% off list price for bicycle parts, accessories and clothing at many area bicycle shops!
• A wide array of rides and off-the-bike meetings featuring good fellowship, food and presentations on topics of interest!

How do I get started?

If you are either new to cycling, new to the Williamsburg area or just looking for a way to get more actively engaged in cycling, this page is for you!

The Williamsburg Area Bicyclists sponsors club rides where members and visitors come together and ride a designated “route” in the Williamsburg area.  These rides are classified by difficulty (both pace and distance).  Ride leaders provide the routes in the form of “cue sheets” and strive to facilitate safe and enjoyable experiences for all participants.

Read more: How do I get started?

Group Ride COVID Policy

* * * UPDATED 5-19-21 * * *

All Rides:

• No specific limit, however Ride Leaders are encouraged to break large groups into manageable separate groups.
• All participants are requested to pre-register by using the "Book this Event" link on the website calendar

For all rides, we ask that participants follow the governmental guidelines:

• If you are in the 5-day quarantine and masking period due to having recently had or been exposed to COVID-19 or Delta or Omicron or any other variant, do not come on a group ride.
• Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting.
• Those not fully vaccinated are requested to follow current CDC guidance.

Of course, other "common sense" guidelines also apply:

• If you are not feeling well or running a fever, do NOT come on a group ride
• If you must spit, sneeze or otherwise expectorate while on a ride, move to the back of the group (or otherwise distance yourself)

If you are not currently a member and would like to join our rides, we would love to have you!  Click on the "Join or Renew" button to see the membership options and prices.  You can pay on-line via Paypal or Credit Card.

WAB General Membership Meeting - March 8th, 2023

The March 2023 General Membership Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 8th at the Powhatan Secondary Clubhouse.  This pot-luck dinner/meeting was well attended and featured a presentation by Bruce White, a lifetime cyclist and member of the Fredericksburg Cycling Club since 1996.

Bruce has been involved with the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail since 2005 and for the last two years, has helped volunteer with the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance. Bruce served as a Scoutmaster of a Fredericksburg Scout Troop for 18 years and led 2 groups of Eagle Scouts on cross country bike trips in 2014 & 2018. In June 2022, Bruce organized and led a group of 25 cyclists on the entire September 11th National Memorial Trail, starting at the Pentagon Memorial in DC and biking up to the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA, then on to the Ground Zero Memorial in NYC before finishing back at the Pentagon Memorial, an 1,100 mile - 23 day bike tour. In 2023, Bruce will organize three events for this non-profit organization. The first will be the "Let's Roll" 12 Hour Endurance Ride to be held on the Dominion Raceway's 2-mile road course on Sunday May 28th. Next will be a bike tour from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, a 15-day ride from June 20 - July 3, followed by a 5-day event starting in Harrisburg and biking a loop to Gettysburg and back on October 8-12. Bruce talked about the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance and these upcoming events. Dinner format will be pot luck, so please sign up to indicate what food item you can bring (if you missed it, January was terrific!).  

Also at this meeting, Jim Day discussed the initiative to transition to a new Jersey/Kit provider (Ascend) and had on-hand a "fit kit".

To view a video captured the meeting highlights created by Raul Zavellos, click HERE.

WAB General Membership Meeting - January 11th, 2023

Happy Birthday WAB!!

The Williamsburg Area Bicyclists was founded in 19997 so we are 25 Years Old!  This was a cause for celebration at the January General Membership Meeting which is traditionally our annual awards ceremony in addition to our annual birthday.  More than 50 WAB members attended this "pot luck" style dinner and meeting.  One of WAB's early founders Allen Turnbull gave our members a little history of the club and awards were presented for Volunteer of the Year, High Mileage, Most Improved Riders and Ride Leader of the year.  Finally a "year in review" video was shown.

To view the presentations by President Dave Hand and Allen, click HERE.

To view the year in review video created by John Hinton, click HERE.