In the spirit of cycling, the Dauphin Derailleurs Cycle Club is hosting a Bike Week in the community.

It starts tomorrow and goes through to next Sunday, June 10.

Melisa Stefaniw, with Tourism Dauphin, talks about how the club has brought this concept to life.

“The Dauphin Derailleurs Cycle Club was started in 2017 with the aim of kind of bringing cycling to the forefront of the community; not just cycling but trails and active transport and our particular focus is going to be bikes. So Dauphin Bike Week was an idea we wanted to bring forward in some of the warmer months in Dauphin and it’s going to be a week of events that are focused on cycling and really how we can embrace cycling in our community.”

To kick off the week there is an online contest starting on Sunday. Post your best bike pics online with the hashtag Dauphin Bike Week for a chance to win a new bike.

Back to work Monday, has people encouraged to ride their bikes to work and post commute pics using the hashtag.

On Tuesday, there will be a bike repair and maintenance workshop and Wednesday will host the Kids of Mud Race in Vermillion Park.

A special viewing of the Dauphin Master Trails Plan will be revealed on Thursday at the Countryfest Community Cinema starting at 9:00.

To end the work week, Friday will be another bike to work day and Saturday will have the Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day at Riding Mountain National Park’s East Gate.

Wrapping up the contest, next Sunday, the winner will be announced for the new bike.