Bike Belmont 2025

  • We are excited to announce that the Building A Better Belmont Initiative will host its third annual Bike Belmont event on Sunday, May 18, 2025. This FREE, family-friendly ride offers something for everyone!
  • Beginning at 12 pm, experienced riders can enjoy a 32-mile route from downtown to the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.
    This ride has around 550 ft of ascent and descent and will be ridden at a more brisk pace of 12 mph.
  • The general community can enjoy a 12-mile, police-escorted bike ride at a relaxed pace at 2 pm. There is a total of almost 400 ft of ascent and descent over the ride
  • Afterward, only registered riders will be guaranteed to receive a lunch catered by Daddy D’s BBQ at the B&O Banquet Hall. The Boxcar lounge will be open and music playing for a fun after party celebration!
  • Freebies: Bike bells and lights provided by Eastgate Regional Council of Governments.
  • Event T-shirts are available for purchase for $20 and will be provided to volunteers and sponsors
  • Minors must be accompianed by adults
  • There will be multiple refreshment and bathroom stops along the ride.

Register for Bike Belmont

Goals of Building a Better Belmont

• Encourage more significant participation in Bike Belmont by reducing or eliminating participants’ ride costs and celebratory meal costs.

• Create a development plan with input from residents, business owners, and customers.

• Implement a progression of strategies — debris removal, vacant land beautification and repurposing, abandoned sign removal, improved lighting, façade renovation, upgrading power lines, and new structure construction – to make the Belmont Corridor a choice place to live,
work, and shop.

Last year, Bike Belmont attracted 75 riders. Among them were Liberty Township trustees, The Mayor of Youngstown, Youngstown City Council members, U.S. Congress staff members, and residents of Liberty, Youngstown, and neighboring towns. Business owners supported the initiative by donating water, snacks and celebratory cheers along the route.

The event received extensive press coverage and kicked off more Building A Better Belmont events, including community clean-ups and small-business promotions on TV news and social media.

We anticipate at least 200 riders this year as Bike Belmont becomes a premier event to build a healthier community. Your support is critical to our success.