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Beginners welcome

First time trying Cycling? Start here.

Never played cycling before? You do not need any experience, and you do not need to know anyone. About once a month we run a beginner cycling session in Barcelona where you can learn the basics and get started in a friendly, no-pressure setting.

Five Keep Calm cyclists smiling with their bikes in a Barcelona plaza after a group ride, Keep Calm Community Barcelona

Learn the basics as a beginner

At our beginner cycling sessions you are shown how it works and coached through it the first time, at your own pace.

Everyone is in the same boat

Nobody expects you to be good. Most people at a beginner session are new too, so there is nothing to feel shy about.

Meet people who already play

You will be playing alongside people who already do cycling, so you leave with new friends and an easy way into the regular sessions.

Join the next beginner session

Leave your email and we will tell you when the next beginner session is on. You may also hear about beginner sessions for our other sports, so you can try something new.

Quick answers for first-timers

Do I need any experience to try cycling for the first time?

No experience needed. Beginner sessions are built for first-timers, so nobody expects you to already know how to play - you will be shown the basics as you go.

What should I bring to my first cycling session?

Bicycle, helmet, water, puncture repair kit, and cycling gear

Is it free to join a beginner cycling session?

Joining Keep Calm is always free. Free, just bring your own bike

I don't know anyone, can I still come to a beginner session?

Yes - most people at a beginner session are trying it for the first time too, and you will meet others in the same boat alongside people who already play.

How do I find out when the next beginner cycling session is?

Leave your email on this page and we will tell you when the next beginner cycling session is happening.

Already play cycling? See our regular cycling sessions. Or browse beginner sessions for every sport.

All Keep Calm events are 18+.