Vélo Vino Vici
Fall evening bike tour of downtown Columbia celebrating women on bikes
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 2025
Enjoy wine tastings at stops throughout downtown Columbia in celebration of the significant role the bicycle has played in women’s empowerment and independence.
When is it?
When: Sunday, October 19th from 3:00-5:30 pm
Where: Downtown Columbia
Check-in at 2:30 pm at Walt's Bike Shop
Ride departs at 3:00 pm
Ride finishes at 5:30 pm at Party Perfectly
Afterparty at Logboat (tasting not provided)
Do you want in on the fun but don't want to bike? No problem! The entire route is walkable as well!
21 years and older only.
Is this event inclusive to transgender women and gender non-binary riders and walkers? Yes, yes, yes!
No need for spandex or padded shorts. Dress for an evening on the town.
Please bring your own reusable cup to enjoy wine and cider samples! Local Motion branded reusable cups will be available for purchase at check-in, or you can bring your own cup.
We will have a bike mechanic on the route and provide SAG support in case anyone has bike trouble.
Vélo Vino Vici is a fall evening bike tour and walking tour celebrating women on bikes. This event is a fun, easy, and social bike ride for women and gender non-binary folks with stops for wine samples.
WHAT TO EXPECT
VÉLO VINO VICI:
BIKE WINE CONQUER
Vélo Vino Vici is a celebration of women on bikes.
Local Motion created Vélo Vino Vici in 2016 to draw attention to the history of the bicycle as a tool for women's liberation, and to encourage more women to ride bikes.
The bicycle's early popularity meant that women had access to their own form of transportation. They were able to leave the house and travel across town to run an errand, visit a friend, go to work, or simply get outside.
It changed what clothes were considered acceptable — shifting fashion trends towards more comfortable and practical dresses, skirts, and bloomers (rather than constrictive corsets or weighty petticoats). And, women even began to earn athletic recognition in competitive bicycling events.
The bicycle allowed women to discover new freedoms and roles in public life that wouldn't have been previously possible.
Vélo Vino Vici brings women and gender non-binary folks together and creates a space just for them — where they are welcomed and celebrated, and where riding a bike feels exciting and accessible.
EVENT DETAILS
WHEN: October 19, 2025
WHERE: Walt's Bike Shop, 1217 Rogers St, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
TIME: 3:00 pm
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