About Us

A small, but growing 501(c)(3) organization based in Providence, RI.

Our mission is to help people achieve healthy lives by integrating bicycling for fitness, fun and transportation into their daily activities.

Since 2007, we have taught safe cycling to kids and commuting skills to adults. We’ve also brought world-class professional cycling to national network TV with the U.S. Open of Cycling. We have engaged nearly 7,000 Southern New England youth through our Cycle-for-Health overview of bike riding basics.  We have also reached tens of thousands with our Cyclist Support Kiosks on the RI Bike Paths.

Our vision is  communities where bicycles replace cars for trips of less than three miles, neighborhoods are calm and safe places for kids to play and rush hour traffic flow becomes less congested with individual drivers and friendlier, quieter and less polluting with cyclists. We’ve recently mapped bike routes to connect residential areas to commercial areas so residents in Middletown, RI can replace short car trips with exercise on their bicycles and there is much more in store.

We work with individuals, schools, employers and at special events to help people ride more, more confidently and more safely.  We teach cycling skills at all levels from training wheels to triathlons concentrating on practical, everyday cycling.

We’re working now to bring bicycling curriculum to health and physical education classes in our schools.  That will help kids – of all ages – achieve greater health and a sustainable lifestyle.

We’re building the Youth Ride Across America ~ Newport, RI to Newport, OR ~ to bring attention to the winnable war against childhood obesity.

Staff

Richard Durishin and Sarah Thomas

Richard Durishin, Executive Director and Sarah Thomas, Director are League of American Bicyclist Certified Instructors who will teach you and your how to ride more confidently and more safely. Whether you have beginning cyclists (and want to help them get off the dreaded training wheels), are getting back to the bicycle yourself or want to bike to work, we can help you.

Contact Us!

Our Providence office is at 401.484.1161

Email: info@usopencycling.org