Partner story · 2026 Berkeley Omnium sponsor
CycleBar Berkeley, on and off race day.
An indoor cycling studio on University Avenue that sponsored the 2026 Berkeley Omnium, came out to the Berkeley Streets Criterium, and gave the volunteers who ran the weekend a place to celebrate.
For racers
Riding through the rainy season.
The Omnium is in April, so a lot of the build-up happens in the Bay Area's wet months. An instructor-led indoor class is one way to keep riding with other people when the roads are wet.
A studio class isn't the same as a structured, race-specific workout. If you're following a plan, ask your coach where a class fits.
CycleBar Berkeley · 1929 University Avenue, Berkeley. Check CycleBar's site for current classes.
Train for the Omnium
- Indoor cycling for outdoor riders and racers →How studio classes fit outdoor riding and race preparation
- Start training with purpose →What each ride is for, week to week
- Coaching & racer development →Coaches who know these races, and where a class fits a plan
- How to prepare for the Berkeley Hills Road Race →Climbing, pacing and race-week preparation
- Cycling nutrition →Fueling your rides, indoors and out
The 2026 Omnium
Three dates, three ways they showed up.
Signs on as a sponsor
The Berkeley Bicycle Club announces CycleBar Berkeley as an official sponsor of the 2026 Berkeley Omnium, the weekend that includes the 70th Berkeley Hills Road Race and its junior fields.
Berkeley Bicycle Club, CycleBar Berkeley Powers the 2026 Berkeley OmniumShows up at the crit
On the Sunday of race weekend, CycleBar Berkeley comes out to the Berkeley Streets Criterium, on the closed downtown course beside Ohlone Park.
Hosts the volunteers
CycleBar opens its studio for the volunteer appreciation night: pizza, drinks and a thank-you to the 200+ volunteers who worked 300+ shifts to put on the weekend.
Berkeley Bicycle Club, Berkeley Omnium Volunteer Appreciation Night
Sunday, Berkeley Streets
A sponsor you could find at the race.
The Berkeley Streets Criterium is the downtown half of the Omnium: short, fast laps on closed streets beside Ohlone Park, free to watch, with racing from early morning to the Pro/1/2 race at the end of the day.
On race Sunday, CycleBar Berkeley came out to the course. The people behind the logo, there in person, on the same streets as the racers.
After the race
A thank-you night for 200+ volunteers.
The Omnium runs on volunteers: course marshals, registration, setup, teardown, early mornings and long days. In 2026 more than 200 of them worked more than 300 shifts.
Eleven days after the crit, CycleBar Berkeley hosted the volunteer appreciation night at its studio, with pizza, drinks and no race numbers.
