Twoo, Basel: 19 - 22 February
The Swiss Bicycle Exhibition: see www.twoo.ch in German or here for an English translation.
BikeAsia: 27 February - 1 March
International Bicycle and Motorcycle show in Singapore: see www.bikeasia.org.
North American Handmade Bike Show: 27 February - 1 March
"World's Leading Handmade Bike Show", in Indianapolis, USA: See website here.
Taipei Cycle Show : 17 - 20 March
Taiwan's cycle industry show: see www.taipeicycle.com.tw.
Bike Right Longridge: 10-13 April
Social cycling long weekend held at Longridge Towers School near Berwick upon Tweed, UK; good food and mostly traffic-free riding. For details, contact Jason Patient on 01890 883408 or patientjason@gmail.com
Paastreffen X: 10-13 April
Easter meeting of the Netherlands recumbent community. More details here in Dutch, or in English here.
Easter Tandem Rally: 9 - 13 April
Bishop Maskell Centre, Ludlow, Shropshire, UK. See www.tandem-club.org.uk for details.
Cyclemagic Open Weekend: 18 - 19 April
Leicester-based Cyclemagic are having an Open Weekend at their Friday Street workshop. Saturday is expected to involve pedal powered Scalextric racing, a cycling history exhibition and cycle jumble, with a social ride planned for Sunday. Contact them via their website, or on 0116 262 5551.
Rackheath Ride: 19 April
Social ride starting from Mike Burrows' workshop in Rackheath, Norwich. Details can be found here on the BHPC forum.
SPEZI: 25 - 26 April
The unique Special Bikes Show held every year in Germersheim, Germany. Amazing one-stop shop for everything Velovisionary. See numerous past reports and their multilingual website www.spezialradmesse.de.
Isle of Wight Randonnee: 3 May
Choice of 100km or 55km rides on the Isle of Wight. Free to enter, and no need to pre-register. Details can be found here.
China Bicycle Fair: 4 - 7 May
Held in Shanghai, China. See www.e-chinacycle.com
1st European Hand Made Bicycle Exhibition: 8 - 10 May
To be held in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, this event will bring together professional and non-professional builders from around the world. Details can be found here.
Michigan Recumbent Rally: 9 May
Displays, test tides, talks and a group ride, in Willow Metropark, Detroit. Details here.
Tour de Presteigne, Eco Weekend: 9 - 10 May
Tour de Presteigne, Eco Weekend and Green Wheels link up to provide a weekend of electric bikes, eco cars and more, including the Tour de Presteigne one hour endurance rally round the streets of Presteigne. Details at http://www.tourdepresteigne.co.uk or call 01544 267163
Cycle Oxford Festival: 9 - 10 May
Two day event featuring Bicycle Polo on Saturday and a host of activites on Sunday, including 'Fastest Bike Mechanic in Oxford' competition, Bike Bell Orchestra and treasure hunt. See here for details.
Velo-City 2009: 12 - 15 May
The cycle campaigning and promotion conference moves to Brussels, Belgium. See www.velo-city2009.com.
10th Pedersen Treffen: 15 - 17 May
The 10th Norddeutsche Pedersen Treffen takes place at Bad Zwischenahn. For further details, contact Otto Renken at otto.renken@ewetel.net
Folding Bike Gathering: 22 - 25 May
Social weekend for folding bikes, to be held at Newcastle YHA, with rides each day and slides/pictures on show in the evenings. For details of the event, contact Ken Davison on 0191 296 2918 after 6pm, or email degournay@yahoo.co.uk
Jersey Recumbent Challenge: 22 - 25 May
Weekend of races for recumbents and HPVs on the Channel Island of Jersey. There will also be a guided touring ride and plenty of opportunity to explore and socialise. See here for details or call 07797 758505.
Smithfield Nocturne: 6 June
First held in 2007, the Smithfield Nocturne event includes a number of races around the historic Smithfield Market, London, including an Elite Criterium, and a folding bike race complete with Le Mans style start. Free to the public, with a carnival atmosphere. This year, additional events are planned in Edinburgh (30 May) and Blackpool (1 August). See http://www.nocturneseries.com for full details.
PedalPalooza, Portland, Oregon, USA: 11 - 27 June
A tentative date for this, the 6th PedalPalooza, 100+ bike events in the Portland area. See here for up to date information.
UK National Bike Week: 13 - 21 June
Thousands of events across the UK in this annual promotion: Call 0845 612 0661 or see www.bikeweek.org.uk.
Warminster Wobble: 14 June
Cycle tour of Warminster and Cycle fun day. Meet in the Town Park, 11am - 5pm for trade stands, slow bike race, cycling advice, music and more. Details here.
Pedersens Beverwijk Rond 2009: 14th June
Pedersen gathering at Beverwijk, Netherlands. For more information and updated programme as it is finalised, see here (in Dutch).
York Cycle Show: 20 - 21 June
Thousands of cyclists descend on Velo Vision's home town for a weekend of riding, socialising and bargain hunting. See the CTC Website for details as and when they are available.
CycleVision and IHPVA World Championships: 3 - 5 July
The world's largest recumbent event held each year in the Netherlands. See here for the latest information. Details of the World Championship races can be found here.
Tandem Experience Festival: 2 - 5 July
Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, UK. A free event, incorporating the country's only tandem triathlon. Details of the festival can be found here and details of the triathlon are here.
Flanders Tour: 20 - 25 July
Organised recumbent tour in Flanders, with rides of between 30 and 45 miles each day, including a cultural stop of some kind. The accommodation is camping and meals are provided. For more information and pictures of previous Flanders Tours see here.
20th International Cycling History Conference: 29 July - 1 August
To be held in Freehold, New Jersey, USA. For details see http://www.cycling-history.org/.
International Tandem Rally: 1 - 8 August
Appelsha, Friesland, Netherlands. See http://www.tandem-club.org.uk/ for full details.
Mildenhall Cycling Rally: 29 - 31 August
Annual event in Suffolk, run by Mildenhall Cycling Club. For details, see here.
Eurobike: 2 - 5 September
The major trade show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Open to the public on Saturday. Details here.
Macride 2009: 13 September
Charity ride over three distances starting in Stratford-upon-Avon, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. For details see here.
World Human Powered Speed Championships, Battle Mountain: 14 - 19 September
The human powered speed record was broken again at this event in 2008 - pictures here. Check here for further details of the 2009 event as they become available.
Interbike: 23 - 25 September
The major trade show in Las Vegas, USA. www.interbike.com.
Herfsttreffen X: 2 - 4 October
Easter meeting of the Netherlands recumbent community. Information on Ligfiets.net.
Paris Cycle Show: 2 - 5 October
Trade show organised as part of the Paris International Two Wheel Show. Open to the public on the 3 and 4 October. See here for details.
Cycle 2009: 8 - 11 October
The London show - now at Earls Court. See our report from the 2008 event, and www.cycleshow.co.uk
6th European Seminar of Velomobile Design: 16 - 17 October
Taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark. The European Seminar of Velomobile Design aims to bring together expertise in the fields of design and engineering, infrastructure and social acceptance.
EICMA Bici: 10 - 15 November
Trade show held in Milan, Italy. See www.eicma.it.
