July 19, 2024 
Bureau of Citizens, Culture and Sports Tokyo

GRAND CYCLE TOKYO
Recruiting Participants for "RAINBOW BRIDGE RIDE 2024”!
Ride across Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Gate Bridge on a bicycle!

GRAND CYCLE TOKYO ambassadors
INAMURA Ami, KANDA Aika, KOJIMA Yoshio, TAKEI So, Dancho YASUDA

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) are now accepting applications for "RAINBOW BRIDGE RIDE," a ride event for cycling across Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Gate Bridge to be held on Sunday, December 1.

1　Application Overview for "RAINBOW BRIDGE RIDE"

（1）Date

Sunday, December 1, 2024

（2）Course　

（3）Number of Participants and Participation Fee

Name Distance No. of Participants Participation Fee Adults (18 years and older)  3rd grade elementary school to high school students VIP (100 people) Rainbow Bridge & Tokyo Gate Bridge Course 　 (1) Rainbow Long Approx.　35km 4,500 people 15,000 JPY 7,500 JPY 55,000 JPY Rainbow Bridge Course 　 (2) Rainbow Middle Approx.　19km 1,000 people 8,000 JPY 4,000 JPY 55,000 JPY 　 (3)Rainbow Short Approx. 8km 500 people 6,000 JPY 3,000 JPY 　 *Including 1,000 local participants *Rental bicycles are also available for the above courses. (additional 1,500 yen)

（4）How to apply

Applicants Overview Course Participant Selection Note For general public (Including local participants) [Apply through website] From Fri. Jul 19 at 14:00 to Mon. Sep 16 2024 (1) - (3) Lottery held if too many applicants ・You can apply for the group section (up to 6 people). Such applicants will be selected by group and not individually. ・Residents/Working/Studying of Minato City and Koto City can apply for the local section (Higher chance of selection) For VIP [Apply through website] From Fri. Jul 26 at 12:00 (1) - (2) First-come, first-served basis (Ends when participant capacity reached) Guaranteed entry, preferential starting positions, VIP-only prizes, etc. *You may only apply for one section: general public, locals, or VIP.

（5）Other

• This ride event is for enjoyment, not a competition for good rankings or times.
• Each course has several long uphill slopes, such as an average slope of 5% that lasts about 1.5 km.
• Participants can use bicycles equipped with multiple gears or an electric power-assist system. (Tandem bicycles are also allowed)
• Traffic regulations will been forced in the vicinity of courses on the day of the event (details to be announced in the future). We ask for your cooperation.

※"RAINBOW BRIDGE RIDE" Participant Entry Page( External link )

2　GRAND CYCLE TOKYO ambassadors

In order to convey the appeal of bicycles to a wide range of people, INAMURA Ami, KANDA Aika, KOJIMA Yoshio, TAKEI So, Dancho YASUDA (*in Japanese alphabetical order) will join us as ambassadors.
（INAMURA Ami and TAKEI So have been appointed as ambassadors following last year.）
In the future, we plan to have the ambassadors cooperate by participating in events, disseminating information via social media, etc.

※"GRAND CYCLE TOKYO" official website( External link )

※Please click here for the original Japanese release.

Inquiries

（Assistance in Japanese only） Cycling Promotion International Sports Projects Division BUREAUOFCITIZENS, CULTURE AND SPORTS S1120901（at）section.metro.tokyo.jp ※ The above e-mail address has been arranged as an anti-spam measure. Please replace (at) with @.