Cycling

Former Israeli pro-cycling team starts anew at official opening of Tour de France

The revamped NSN team, formerly known as Israel-Premier Tech, was subjected to a series of protests over their involvement in races in 2025 as a result of Israel's war in Gaza.

|ByREUTERS
NSN Cycling Team Skoda car with the road bikes during the Stage 3 of 89th Tour de Suisse 2026 on June 19, 2026 in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland.
The ABI annual cycling event attracts large numbers of riders and helps to get the green, health-inducing message out there.

As Jerusalem expands bike lanes, cyclists push for a more cycle-friendly city

Jerusalem’s grand annual cycling event gets the bikers’ message out there.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
People stand in a bomb shelter and read the Megillah in Jerusalem on March 3, 2026.

Getting around in times of turmoil: How to keep up morale in Israel during Iran war

How can we deal with all this abnormal normality? The constant sirens, the fearsome explosions, of missiles falling, or the IDF’s interception system working but resulting in shrapnel dispersal?

|ByBARRY DAVIS
Getting out and about on mountain bikes is doing youngsters across the country a power of good.

Biking for good! Ramat Beit Shemesh-based org. dispenses the curative vibe on two wheels

Geerz is a therapeutic, mountain biking program designed primarily to help youngsters faced with any of a range of challenging issues.

|ByBARRY DAVIS

Israeli veterans to ride with Canadian cyclists in Courage in Motion 2021

The cyclists plan to ride between 50-120 kilometers each day and will be able to choose different pathways that show diverse areas of Israel's landscape.

OCTOBER 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PARTICIPANTS RIDE in the 2020 Courage in Motion event.

How Wheels of Love is making a change for patients at ALYN Hospital

Wheels of Love is a fundraiser that supports the financial pressures of ALYN Hospital.

OCTOBER 16, 2021ByJEFF BLYE
WHEELS OF LOVE participants. ‘This was no longer just about cycling.’

Cycling safety instructions issued ahead of Yom Kippur

In Israel, Yom Kippur is the annual bike-riding day for secular Israeli children.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Children ride their bicycles on an empty road during the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, September 30, 2017.

Biking through Jerusalem: Easy rentals and fun for the family

Biking the capital is an electrifying experience on electric rental bikes.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021ByBRIAN BLUM
THE WRITER has some JeruFun with wife Jody.

Israel Start-Up Nation trains Rwanda cycling team

Eight young women live on $30 dollars per week, but for eight days riders from the Bugesera Cycling Team in Rwanda experienced a training camp that is usually reserved for professional cyclists.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
BUGESERA CYCLING TEAM members pose with ISN trainers.

Israeli cyclist Omer Shapira loses out on bronze during final stretch

"I felt like I was touching the medal, that's why I came out of it feeling like I missed an opportunity and a little disappointed overall," Shapira said at the press conference following the race.

JULY 25, 2021ByYANIV TOCHMAN/MA'ARIV ONLINE
Israeli cyclist Omer Shapira.

Israeli Olympian cycling toward Tokyo success at 2020 summer Olympics

As the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Israeli national Israeli champion, Shapira became the first woman to win four consecutive Israeli titles.

JULY 20, 2021ByGABRIELLE ABRAMS
Israeli cyclist Omer Shapira.

Tel Aviv to host inaugural cycling finale

Sylvan Adams Velodrome is the venue for the last UCI Track Champions League race in December.

MAY 19, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
UCI Champions League trophy.

Jerusalem to offer bike rentals citywide

Residents and visitors will be able to enjoy the use of 200 bicycles from 25 stations around the capital in the first stage of the project.

APRIL 25, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bicycle rental station in Jerusalem

Waste not, want not

APRIL 7, 2021ByJASON BLACKSHAW