About the Bay Area Velo Girls

Velo Girls was founded in March, 2002 by Lorri Lee Lown, a San Francisco Bay Area cyclist. The club is a place where women and girls can share their love for cycling in a safe, friendly, encouraging environment.

The club focuses on fun, recreational riding, with the opportunity to attend cycling skills and general fitness clinics to improve riding and overall fitness. There are scheduled rides for all level of riders from beginners, recreational riders, and racers. We number almost 250 members from throughout the greater Bay Area, including San Francisco, North Bay, East Bay, Silicon Valley, the coast, and the Peninsula. Our online community numbers over 1,000 women cyclists and is an incredible resource.

We offer rides and events every single day of year, including road rides for all levels, mountain bike trail rides, cyclocross training, and lots of fun!



Team Velo Girls

Velo Girls takes an entirely new approach to the team concept. Expanding our current program to include road, mountain, and cyclocross racers, along with endurance riders, Team Velo Girls™ will be active in all aspects of riding and racing in Northern California. Team members approach the sport with a love of cycling and the desire to be active with Velo Girls™ and the cycling community as a whole.

Velo Girls Coaching Services

Velo Girls Coaching Services offers the finest clinics and programs for women cyclists (and for men too!). Our two-day skills clinics have drawn participants from all over the west coast. Weâve expanded our programs for 2006 to include an innovative racing development program. Private and small group coaching is also available.


Velo Girls is sponsored by:
Tri-Flow Lubricants, Eshutter Creative LLC, Gary Brustin - Cycling Attorney, Tina Leonardi - Guarantee Mortgage Corp., Jan Medina Real Estate, Teresa Callen & Image Arts, and Lyresa Pleskovich -- The Spine and Therapy Center.

With additional product support from:
Mike's Bikes, Kenda Tires, GU Sports Nutrition, Simbree Energy Foods, Voler Team Apparel, The Sock Guy, Rack & Road Vehicle Outfitters, Protech Skin Care, and Beljum Budder.

"Your vision and cycling club are having an amazing impact on my strength and self esteem as a woman. Thank you for being so amazing!"
— Erin B., San Jose


"The (century clinic) was right on: practical, fun, realistic, humorous, non-threatening, É I am actually considering doing a century believe it or not!"
— Lisa M., San Francisco


"Thank you so much for all your hard work to make cycling accessible to more women. The beginner's clinic yesterday was great. It was such a pleasure to meet you and all the women whose lives you touch. The informational & practice part of the clinic was especially helpful to me. For most of us the vocabulary is a mystery at first and the prospect of spending any time in a bike shop can bring on nervous tics! So many things seem like common sense in retrospect, but without someone giving you the inside scoop, it could take years before you figure little things out."
— Adrienne C., San Jose


"I would just like to say that I think the VeloGirls are a fabulous group of women! Thank you for making me and other new members feel so welcome. It's always a little intimidating to start something new...THANK YOU to Lorri and the rest of you...who have been so friendly, welcoming and helpful in providing advice to this new beginner. This is an extraordinary club and I'm really glad I joined!"
— Anne T., San Mateo


And there's even more gush-gush! Go ahead, you'll want to read on!