Women’s cycling group rolls through L.A.

A blessing before the 30-mile ride begins. This was the third massive ride for the Ovarian Psycos Cycle Brigade, who are encouraging other women -- especially those who haven’t been on a bike since they were in pigtails -- to pick up where their inner child left off.

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Nov. 6, 2015 4:54 PM PT

The cyclists stretch before a ride begins. Women from as far as Lake Elsinore showed up for the Aug. 1 ride, which started near Olivera Street in downtown Los Angeles.

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The women start their ride across the street from Union Station.

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Riders rolling with the Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade cover the streets of Los Angeles one two wheels.

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The ride begins -- on Los Angeles Street near Plaza Olvera and Union Station.

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Riders and members of the Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade talk before a ride through Boyle Heights in June 2013. The group does full-moon ride each month.

(Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)