Training Rides for Bike to the Beach 2026

xMinds Bike to the Beach 2026: Training Rides

Interested in joining the xMinds bike group for a beautiful bike ride on a weekend morning? Everyone is welcome!

We hope you will decide to join Team xMinds for our Bike to the Beach Fundraiser on Friday, June 19th, but feel free to join us for these training rides even if you can't!

For more information or to show your support click here.

Contact:  Please email our Team Captain Patrick Quigley to tell him you'll be joining us. He will contact you with more details and updates.

Schedule and locations of practice rides:  

Sunday, March 29th @ 9:00am

Ken-Gar Palisades Park, total distance 20 miles

Starting point: 4140 Wexford Dr, Kensington, MD 20895

Saturday, April 19 @ 9:00am

Shirlington to Vienna and back on W&OD Trail, total distance 25 miles

Starting point: W&OD Trailhead, Shirlington Rd. & S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington, VA 22206

Sunday, May 3 @ 9:00am

Mt. Vernon to National Harbor & back, total distance 30 miles

Starting point: Chalkboard Wings & BBQ, 8723 Cooper Rd, Alexandria, VA 22309

Sunday, May 17 @ 9:00am

Route TBD, total distance 35 miles

Starting point: TBD

Sunday, May 31 @ 9:00am

Shirlington to Herndon and back on W&OD Trail, total distance 40 miles

Starting point: W&OD Trailhead, Shirlington Rd. & S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington, VA 22206

Sunday, June 14 @ 9:00am

Hains Point/East Potomac Park (taper ride), total distance 21 miles

Starting point: Hains Point/East Potomac Park, Southernmost Parking Lot, Ohio Dr SW, Washington, DC 20024

Ride day is Friday, June 19th!