On Sunday, July 16, The Agency Cycling Festival takes place in the streets around the B.C. Parliament Buildings, celebrating bicycles in sports, arts and culture. The festival includes an antique bike show, the Capital Grand Prix Bicycle Polo, the Cycling BC Hop on for Kids and The Agency Grand Prix, which has cyclists racing around a closed, one-kilometre circuit that starts and ends at the B.C. Parliament Buildings. The event is the continuation of over 20 years of hosting bicycle race events in Victoria.
Location:
The Agency Cycling Festival is hosted along the Inner Harbour, surrounding the B.C. Parliament Buildings on Belleville, Menzies, Government and Superior.
Getting to and From the Event
This event is located near Victoria's cycling network and close to multiple BC Transit routes. The free Downtown Victoria Bike Valet will be open. Walking to the event is also encouraged.
Road closures will include:
On Sunday, July 16, all roads surrounding the B.C. Parliament Buildings (Belleville, Menzies, Government and Superior) will be closed starting early Sunday morning through to about 6 p.m. BC Transit will re-route with no anticipated cancellations. Traffic will have controlled access to turn at most intersections at the event site but people are encouraged to route around the event where possible.