Empowering youth through bicycles.

20 Years of El Grupo (2005-2025)

20 Years of El Grupo (2005-2025)

Youth Programs

Our Mission

El Grupo empowers youth through bicycles.Through our afterschool programs, all youth regardless of socioeconomic background develop bike and life skills. Bicycles are used as a vehicle, literally and figuratively, to positively develop youth through self-trust, communication skills, and goal-setting. Because of El Grupo, youth not only learn how to navigate streets, but they also learn the skills required to effectively navigate the world.

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Join the family fun! We have an around-town scavenger hunt, all while riding a bike and using a paper map.

After your ride, enjoy music, food, raffles, and a festive party atmosphere where you'll be inspired by the amazing youth of El Grupo!

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Faces of El Grupo

View fullsize This #GivingTuesday consider supporting youth empowerment through bicycles 🚴🏻‍♂️ Your financial support keeps us rolling 🙏🏽
View fullsize Thankful for all of our community 🦃🍽
View fullsize Thank you @tourdetucson for hosting 100+ youth from El Grupo at today’s event. ➡️ Jenelle placed 1st in the under 18 category ➡️ Miles celebrated his 9th birthday with 62 miles ➡️ Across bike patrol, the 32 mile route, 63 mile route, and the
View fullsize What did you do for your 9th birthday?? 🎂 . Miles H. is riding 62 miles at @tourdetucson and fundraising for programs like El Grupito and El Grupitito, where his younger sister rides. . Wish Miles a Happy Birthday at the 🔗 link in bio 🔗
View fullsize ✨That feeling when you get over that hill you were once scared of ✨ Our youth riders - and their growing belief in themselves - will be representing at @tourdetucson this Saturday 🚲🚲 See you there!
View fullsize Scenes from Bikepacking’s trip in Ironwood Forest National Monument . Shout out to our volunteer coach, Lucas, for spending the weekend with our amazing youth ✨
View fullsize We're proud to have earned the Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid 🏆
View fullsize Throwback to the Bicycle Education Clinic with Tucson Refugee Ministry, coached in partnership with and organized by @lsatucson The clinic goals are to ➡️ increase education for participants about how to safely use their new equipment, ➡️ teach
View fullsize 🌯 JOIN US 🌯 on Dec 10 for a fundraiser to support El Grupo’s Race Team
View fullsize Thank you for a successful Fall Fondo!! Because of you, we were able to raise funds to keep empowering youth through bicycles, and keeping the sport of cycling socioeconomically accessible.
View fullsize Scenes from our SOLD OUT Fall Fondo. Thank you all for the wonderful Sunday morning!
View fullsize We honor those who served. To veterans everywhere, we thank you.

We ride on the land of the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui nations.
We acknowledge and thank these caregivers who have a sustained connection to this land.