Riyadh Wheelers is a voluntary community of riders that first formed in the early 1990s when it became clear that runners wanted to do more specific bike training, in order to have a go at triathlons. You can find out more about the history of the club here.
Originally the club was made up of foreigners. People would come and go with their jobs, living in different places around the city. This has always meant that group training rides were formed around smaller groups of friends. It did leave space for a competition to be created, so riders could come together on a regular basis and test themselves against others.
As cycling has grown in the Kingdom, Saudi nationals make up about half of the riders at Riyadh Wheelers events. We try to communicate as much in Arabic as we do in English (and many other languages are spoken amongst friends).
The Organizing Committee is made up of 9 members, we have several supporting volunteers from our community and we have paid marshalls at all our races. We are always looking for more help to be better organized and increase the range of activities we do. If you think you could help, get in touch with us here.
Riyadh Wheelers does not make a profit but only takes enough money each season from race day and membership fees, to be able to cover the costs of what we do. We are very happy to receive sponsorship from businesses that help us subsidise those race and club kit fees, as well as providing prizes for Championship racers throughout the season.
We have riders from all 5 continents, around 60 different nationalities. There are approximately 600 subscribers to our newsletter and we get in the region of 50 to 90 riders at each race. We want to grow those numbers, so please invite new friends to come and join us, male or female, young or not-as-young-as-before!
