El Grupo Youth Cycling – one of El Tour’s staples in November

El Grupo Youth Cycling returns to El Tour for the 43rd annual race!

El Grupo empowers youth through bicycles, with programs that use bikes as a vehicle – literally and figuratively –  to teach self-trust, communication skills, and goal setting through positive youth development.

Through their six different after-school programs, youth ages 7-18 years old develop both bike and life skills. Because of El Grupo, youth not only learn how to navigate streets – they learn how to effectively navigate the world.

El Grupo has been a longstanding partner of El Tour, so long that some of the children who grew up riding with them, will now be joining and riding with us at El Tour.

The non-profit features a number of programs for different youth groups such as:

• GRO Girl GRO: a high-energy space designed for girls to build confidence, connect, and thrive.
• El Grupito: A semester-long after-school program that encourages youth ages 7-13 to build skills and confidence, be active and healthy, and have fun through bike riding and camaraderie, serving more than 50 kids weekly.
• Uno a uno: a goal-based program focused on empowering youth who need one on one attention on a bicycle.

They also offer offer a summer bike camp, leadership programs, and opportunities for children under 6.

Want to learn more about El Grupo Youth Cycling and their programs? Click here: https://www.elgrupocycling.org/clubhouseprograms

El Tour is honored to partner with El Grupo and grow up with the youth in Tucson while continuing to ride with them through life!