the winner of the 2012 edition was kléber ramos, a young sprinter who was also the first brazilian to win the competition - this was a moment of great pride for the city and cemented brazilian cycling as an example to follow.  

visitors in rio de janeiro could truly enjoy biking along the main beaches and lagoa, especially on sundays and holidays, the many parts of rio are closed to traffic and make it ideal to cycle around.

the easiest and most popular route is the path spanning from the beginning of leblon beach and getting all the way to praia do leme, running along ipanema and copacabana beach.

a close second is the path circling lagoa de freitas, much fun during week-days when not excessively crowded.