“We are always ready to get the population moving in a fun and sporting way,” said Valérie Morin, head of events and sports development at Granby Multi-Sports during a press briefing on Tuesday.
An intention which will take the form of a day of activity and competition, called All by bike, and which will take place in and around Miner Park on July 13.
A quadrilateral will be entirely reserved for active transport in the morning for the Cyclovia activity, a free family party will be held during the day and in the afternoon, a Critérium-type race will bring together seasoned cyclists of all ages.
(Granby by bike)
During this activity, rue du Parc, rue Saint-Antoine, rue Saint-Hubert and part of rue Principale will also be closed to motorized traffic.
For pleasure
“The first reason for cycling is pleasure,” argues Laura Pedebas, president of the Granby à vélo citizen collective and coordinator of the event.
This is why the party will offer everything to have fun: entertainment, inflatable games, skill courses, mascots, badminton, disc golf and testing of several types of bicycles.
“Bicycling is for everyone,” recalls the mayor of Granby, Julie Bourdon, while emphasizing that the zoo town’s cycling network will reach 96 km this year.
The mayor of Granby, Julie Bourdon. (Catherine Trudeau/La Voix de l’Est)
“We will continue to ensure that Granby is bicycle-friendly.”
The prefect of the MRC de la Haute-Yamaska, Paul Sarrazin, was just as enthusiastic about Tous à vélo.
“We want to make cycling a party, an event,” he says, and the region is increasingly positioning itself as a popular cycling destination.
“It’s the beginning of something that’s about to get underway.”
Laura Pedebas, who expects to welcome a thousand visitors for each portion of the event that day, maintains that there is currently a “cycling momentum” in Granby.
“The more cyclists there are, the more people want to do them,” she says.
Réjean Parent, former vice-president of Vélo Québec and member of the board of directors of Granby à vélo. (Catherine Trudeau/La Voix de l’Est)
“A celebration like this is truly exceptional, there aren’t that many in Quebec,” says Réjean Parent, former vice-president of Vélo Québec and member of the Granby board of directors. bike.
The MRC de la Haute-Yamaska is investing $50,000 in this event in which the City of Granby, Granby à vélo, Granby Multi-Sports and the Bromont National Cycling Center are also collaborating.
