Торонто велотуры "Дөңгелек жол"

The Donut Ride is an informal Toronto road cycling tour run every Saturday and Sunday, as well as public holidays. Typical summer numbers range from 100 to 125 riders forming a large pack, and weather permitting, the ride continues year round and often sees a dozen riders even in mid winter. The ride is known for being fairly fast paced, often reaching speeds of about on straightaways. It is also known for being fairly unforgiving; riders who are dropped from the pack are on their own.

The tour was first organized in 1976 as the team ride of the Scarborough Cycling Club, affiliated with a bike store in Scarborough, two of the primary organizers being Roger Keiley and Barry Hastings. As the ride grew in popularity it moved to a new starting point more centralized in Toronto, although still somewhat east of the core. It remained associated with a bike store for some time, and was insured by the Ontario Cycling Association. A serious accident in the 1990s led to the entire group being sued, and since then the ride is completely unofficial. Although the ride often took place four times a week during the summers of the mid 1990s (including an extended 160 km run up to the Holland Marsh—the "Marsh Ride"—on Wednesdays), it is now primarily a weekend and holiday affair. Over the years the ride has hosted many notable Canadian cyclists, including legendary Toronto guru Mike Barry and his son Michael Barry (of US Postal, T Mobile, and Columbia, Sky), Jocelyn Lovell, the Hansen Brothers, and others. Local cyclists and filmmakers Aryeh Smith and Stephane Marcotte collaborated to develop a documentary about The Donut Ride in 2007.

The group passes by the Bayview subway station on the Sheppard Line at about 9:15am. Many riders from the north meet at the Petro Canada at Yonge and Crestwood Rd. The ride picks them up about 9:30am. A final group, mostly from the western side of the city, joins at the corner of Langstaff (old Highway 7) and Keele, at about 9:45am. In city speeds are fairly low, but as the pack builds it becomes large enough to essentially ignore traffic signals and settle into a steady mid 30s. Once the ride exits the city around Highway 7, the speed quickly picks up into the high 40s. The pack normally starts to split up on Keele St, where a series of rolling hills drops the weaker riders, who form their own packs to continue. It's easier to hang in with the group on the return portion of the ride, which is downhill and frequently has a tailwind – allowing the peloton to attain speeds of 45–55 km/h.