Villefranche-sur-Saône. May by bike: ask for the program

The Villefranche Beaujolais Saône Urban Community announced in a press release that it is organizing the 5th edition of "May by Bike," which highlights the initiatives of municipalities to promote cycling. Around ten dates are scheduled, with the main event taking place in front of Villefranche-sur-Saône train station on Thursday, May 15 and Tuesday, May 20, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The unmissable event is scheduled for Thursday, May 15 and Tuesday, May 20, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a bicycle servicing and cleaning workshop, the press release concludes.

● Thursday 15 and Tuesday 20 May, bicycle servicing and cleaning workshop organized by the Urban Community with SanSouCycle and LavoVélo from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. [email protected]

● Saturday, May 17 at the Oasis in Gleizé, second-hand bike exchange from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. In partnership with Décathlon, sell your bikes or buy a second-hand bike, with on-site price assessment by a professional, mechanical servicing if necessary covered by the urban community, and donation of unsold bikes to the Oasis. [email protected]

● Saturday, May 17 in Limas, bicycle festival organized by Limas à Vélo, at Guillemet Park starting at 2:30 p.m. Costume parade, entertainment for children and adults, refreshments, unicycle basketball demonstration, readings with the Limas media library and concert by the EOL(e) orchestra. www.limas.fr

● Friday, May 23 in Blacé, screening of the film: “First bike trip: what if you gave it a go?” followed by an aperitif-conference with cycle tourists, organized in collaboration with the AMAP from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. [email protected]

● Saturday, May 24

- Maintenance workshop and skill course in the parking lot of the Blacé nursery school from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

- 13 km discovery walk for children and adults, starting from the town hall of Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

- Aperitif-conference: “Getting around every day by bike in Beaujolais: what if you gave it a try?” at the town hall of Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-

Beaujolais from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. More information: [email protected], tel. 04 74 67 53 95. [email protected], tel. 04 74 67 53 38. [email protected]

● Sunday, May 25, learn how to reach Villefranche-sur-Saône by taking the quieter municipal roads. Departing from the town hall of Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais with pick-ups at the town halls of Saint-Julien and Blacé. From 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., 24 km [email protected]

● Saturday, May 31, self-repair workshop to learn how to service your bike yourself. At the old presbytery in Gleizé, Place de l'Église. [email protected]