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| Date | Ride/Location | Contact | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr
1-4 |
Fleche
Carolina |
Bicycle for Life | See
the Fleche
Carolina web page for details |
| Saturday Apr 10 7am |
200KM
Brevet Morrisville, NC |
NCBC Alan M. Johnson 308 Ashe St Morrisville, NC 27560 (919) 467-8457 alanj@email.unc.edu |
Morrisville
to Siler City and return. 7,800 feet of climbing.
See information on NCBC Randonneurs Web Page |
| Fri-Sun Apr 9-11 |
Cycle NC Spring Weekend
Ride Oriental, NC |
CycleNC | Visit the Cycle North Carolina Spring Weekend Ride web page for more information. |
| Saturday Apr 24 7am |
300KM
Brevet Morrisville, NC |
NCBC Alan M. Johnson 308 Ashe St Morrisville, NC 27560 (919) 467-8457 alanj@email.unc.edu |
Morrisville
to Siler City, Seagrove and return. 12,000 feet of climbing.
See information on NCBC Randonneurs Web Page
|
| Saturday Apr 24 9am |
Tour de Grace Louisburg, NC 50m, 25m |
Louisburg
College Louisburg, NC Jay Jensen |
Tour de Grace Fully supported 50/25 mile ride takes you through beautiful Franklin County country roads. Riders 14 or older are welcome. This charity event supports four homelessness ministries this year - Wake Interfaith Housing Network, Haven House Services / The Wrenn House, Safe Space, Inc. and Church in the Woods. Register the day of the Tour beginning at 8:00 at the College Start/finish line or for more information go to www.raceofgrace.org. |
| Saturday Apr 24 7:30am |
Tarwheel
Century Roanoke Bible College 715 North Poindexter St Elizabeth City, NC 10m, 33m, 62m, 100m |
River
City
Cycling Club P.O. Box 295 Elizabeth City, N.C. 27907 (252) 338-1559 www.rivercitycyclingclub.com |
It's time to put
winter aside
and get back in the saddle
for the 'world's flattest century', not even an overpass! The Tarwheel
Century will be one of the most beautiful rides you can do.
Our completely sagged century will take you through the historical
downtown areas of both Elizabeth City
and Edenton, NC. If Mother
Nature cooperates, there will be azaleas and dogwood trees in bloom
along the attractive waterside.
The start and finish point is at Roanoke Bible College on Poindexter Street in Elizabeth City, NC. Registration will start at 6:30 am; the last rider must be out by 9:00 a.m. There will be a mandatory riders' meeting at 7:30 a.m. and a mass start to follow. The ride will take place rain or shine. Hot showers will be available after the ride! More details are
available: |
| Saturday Apr 24 9am |
Burnsville
Metric Burnsville, NC |
The
Celo
Inn 45 Seven Mile Ridge Road Burnsville, NC 28714 1-828-675-5132 burnsvillemetric@gmail.com |
A
scenic
metric century in beautiful Yancey & Mitchell Counties
60 miles of fun & beauty! The ride begins and ends at the square in Burnsville, NC. It's beautiful and flat for the most part. Most of the ride takes place along the Toe & Cane Rivers which makes for a flat and most-beautiful ride. The ride begins at 9am. Registration is from 7:30 to 8:30 at the square in Burnsville. Registration fee is $27 for riders who pre-register before April 1 or $35 for late registration. Fee includes refreshments before, during, and after the ride. It also includes a special ride T-shirt and patch. More information: http://www.burnsvillemetric.com |
| Sunday May 2 8:30am |
Raven
Rock Ramble Harris Lake County Park 100m, 86m, 62m, 31m, 10m |
David
Cole dlcole@nc.rr.com 919-362-9578 (home - before 9pm, please) 919-254-4113 (work) |
A
celebration of cycling, a celebration of life. The Raven Rock Ramble is a century (100-mile) bicycle ride which explores the four-county area (Wake, Harnett, Lee, and Chatham) around Raven Rock State Park. More information is on the Raven Rock Ramble web page. Proceeds from the event go to benefit the National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina and the US Transplant Games. |
| Fri-Sun May 30 thru June 1 |
Mountain Sports
Festival Asheville, NC |
Christen McNamara 828-251-4029 cmcnamara@ashevillenc.gov |
The Mountain Sports Festival at Carrier
Park in Asheville, North Carolina offers an impressive race line-up to
entice any pro or amateur athlete to test themselves in mountain
sports. Races take place all weekend long in challenging and
adventurous competitions in paddling, adventure racing, cycling,
running, disc golf, mountain biking, climbing, disc golf,
skateboarding, ultimate Frisbee, climbing, skateboarding and many other
events. More info available at www.mountainsportsfestival.com |
| Saturday May 2 7:30am |
2009
AIDS Walk & Ride State Capital on Union Square Raleigh, NC 101m, 60m, 30m |
Alliance
of AIDS Services Byron Brady |
Join us on May 2, 2009 as AIDSWALK and RIDE sets off from the State Capital on Union Square in Raleigh. We will go the distance with a one mile and a three mile walk route and 30-mile, 60-mile, and 101.5 mile bike routes. The WALK route will take place in downtown Raleigh. The RIDE route will go through Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties, thereby touching all of the Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina service area. Water, snacks, and port-a-johns are provided on both the RIDE and WALK routes. |
| Saturday May 2 8am |
3-State
3-Mountain Challenge Chattanooga, TN 100m, 62m, 25m |
Chattanooga
Bicycle Club Daisy Blanton (706) 820-1157 |
One of the southeast's most scenic and challenging centuries. The rigorous 100-mile option will take you through 3 states (Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia) and over 3 mountains (Suck Creek, Sand, and Lookout) with a total elevation gain of 9730 feet. The moderate 62-mile option remains in 1 state and crosses 1 mountain. The 25-mile option takes riders across the hilly terrain of 1 state. More information is available at www.chattbike.com |
| Saturday May 8 6am |
400KM
Brevet Morrisville, NC |
NCBC Alan M. Johnson 308 Ashe St Morrisville, NC 27560 (919) 467-8457 alanj@email.unc.edu |
Morrisville
to Siler City, Seagrove, the Uwharrie Mountains and return. 16,400 feet
of climbing.
See information on NCBC Randonneurs Web Page
|
| Saturday May 9 8:30am |
Cycle to
Serve Bicycle Challenge Lenoir, NC |
Rotary
Clubs of Lenoir and Caldwell County Bob Giduz (828)758-1626 |
Get on the road and ride
through much of Caldwell County's most beautiful hills and valleys. If
your only ride here has been the Bridge to Bridge, this ride is for
you! It is a 100K route that starts and ends in downtown Lenoir. It has
all the rolling beauty and challenge of the Bridge without the painful
finish! No Hwy 181 and no Grandfather Mountain!! Or, if you prefer,
there will be a shorter 44 mile option.
This route has more than 20 hills and wanders through 3 beautiful mountain valleys — Zack's Fork, Happy Valley, and Collettsville. Except for the beginning and the last mile, the whole route is on lightly trafficked, two lane roads. It's a great way to get ready for Mt. Mitchell! The ride will be fully supported, including three rest stops, marshals at most turns, three sag vehicles patrolling the course, and a filling meal when you return. |
| Sunday
Jun 7 8am |
Fletcher
Flyer Fletcher, NC 100k, 100m |
Blue Ridge Bicycle Club |
The Fletcher
Flyer returns for its 6th year to offer full, metric and
half century rides that wind through the valleys south of
Asheville. It is the least hilly ride in Western North Carolina,
but it has plenty of rolling hills to keep all riders interested.
There is terrific mountain scenery without the long mountain
climbs. |
| Sunday
May 23 & 24 7am |
Mountains of
Misery Newport Recreation Center| Newport, VA 100m, 125m |
NRVBA James DeMarco 540-552-9339 james@runaboutsports.com |
Are you ready to climb? The first route, the Challenge Century option, has nearly 10,000 feet of climbing. The second has over 13,000 feet of climbing. Don't worry — or maybe, worry — both routes finish with the 5 kilometer, Category 1 climb up Salt Pond Mountain to Mountain Lake Resort, with an average grade of 11.9%, and sections up to 16%! |
| Saturday May 30 8am |
Three Mountain Madness Pilot Mountain Civic Center 95m, 75m, 41m |
Harry
Wilson Hwilson5@triad.rr.com 4210 Willow Knoll Lane Winston-Salem, NC 27106 336-368-2657 |
For
additional information, please visit this very informative web site: Three Mountain Madness.
Prior to 2007, this ride was known as the "Three Mountain Metric".
Ride Summaries from Local Riders: Not quite summaries of the actual event, but we've ridden in this area and really like it. BIG climbs that are closer than Boone to the Triangle area. Hanging Rock State Park (Ride Summary) Hanging Rock Triple Hump (Ride Guide) Rocket Man's Ride Ratings |
| Saturday May 30 9am |
Gears
& Cheers Grove Winery& Vineyards 7360 Brooks Bridge Road Gibsonville, NC 27249 25m, 40m |
Elizabeth Page Gears & Cheers Ride Coordinator 919-787-7706 |
The only ride where wining is allowed. Grove Winery presents the 2009 Gears & Cheers Bike Ride with fully supported 25 and 40 mile route options through the rolling countryside of Guilford and Rockingham counties. The ride will begin and end at the winery located north of Elon on the Haw River Wine Trail and feature historic Chinqua Penn Plantation on the 40 mile route. |
| Saturday May 31 7:30am |
Jacob's
Century ETSU Johnson City, TN 100m, 62m, 25m |
Tri Cities Road Club | The Jacob Francisco Memorial Century begins at 7:30AM from the East Tennessee State University parking lot behind Buck's Pizza. From ETSU, Five Mile riders will enjoy the ride through historic areas of Johnson City. The Centurians will ride past Jacob's home where the neighborhood will cheer the riders as Jacob once did before their tough climb up Buffalo Mountain. The beautiful Nolichuckey River will be a guide for many miles of the route. An approximate quarter century leaves the Nolichucky and travels back to ETSU for those that agree with a challenge but may not have time for a longer ride. The Centurians continue into Greene County almost reaching Davy Crockett Lake and returning to Johnson City through beautiful rolling pastures. |
| Saturday May 22 6am |
600KM
Brevet Morrisville, NC |
NCBC Alan M. Johnson 308 Ashe St Morrisville, NC 27560 (919) 467-8457 alanj@email.unc.edu |
Morrisville
to Wilmington and return.
See information on NCBC Randonneurs Web Page |
| Saturday June 7 8:30am |
Joann
Gaddy Grimes Bike & Walk to Fight Cancer Country Park, Greensboro, NC 56m or 28m Also a 5k run, 2.5k walk |
dgrimes@triad.rr.com |
Offering 50- and 25- mile bike courses, a certified 5K run, and a 2.5K family fun walk, this event will have something for every member of the family! The Grimes Big Event still has one of the most festive Finish Line Celebrations in the area. With the Kid's Korner, great food, and the Bluegrass Experience on stage, it will be a fun-filled morning for kids of all ages! We hope to see you and your family again this year. |
| Saturday June 7 9am |
Ride
Around
Wilkes Wilkesboro, NC 25m, 40m, 75m |
Brushy Mountain Cyclists Club | Grueling
climbs, thrilling descents and
beautiful back roads await cyclists as theBrushy Mountain
Cyclists Club stages the Ride Around Wilkes (RAW) road cycling event.
The RAW includes 25, 40, and 75 mile route options through the foothills of northwest North Carolina. The 40 and 70 mile routes include steep climbs through the Brushy Mountains south of Wilkesboro. If you've never ridden in the RAW, you really should try it. Once you've ridden in the RAW, you'll want to do it every year! The 2007 RAW will roll from the Wellness Center of Wilkes Regional Medical Center at West Park in North Wilkesboro. Our new venue offers more parking, better facilities and a riverside location for the post-ride meal. |
| Monday
June 9 6:30am |
Assault
on Mt. Mitchell/Marion Spartanburg, S.C. |
Event
Director |
This ride is a tough
ticket and a tough ride. If you REALLY want to do it, try to find
someone who registered and has had a change in plans (or come to their
senses).
There's an explanation about WHO is permitted to ride and HOW you can get on the list here. |
| Saturday
June 21 8:30am |
Tour
de Kale Denton, NC 50k, 100k, 110k |
Tour
de Kale 726 Mountain Shore Dr. Denton, NC 27239 (336) 859-9436 |
This year's event again takes place at the 100 acre Denton Farm Park. The rides start at 8:30am. This year we have competitive divisions for the Summit Challenge. It is an optional 10 mile loop over the Summit and through the Springs on High Rock Lake. The top boasts of 90 mile views over the lake. There will be cash prizes for those who reach the Summit 1st. |
| Saturday
June 21 8:00am |
Pedal the Piedmont Kernersville Elementary School 512 W Mountain St Kernersville, NC 27284 50k, 100k |
Pedal
the Piedmont Bill Cannon Kernersville Rotary Ph: 336-210-3943 |
Starting in historic Kernersville, Pedal the Piedmont will wind its way to remote countryside, rolling through gentle country roads with vistas of the Blue Ridge Parkway and a few challenging climbs on the longer route to keep it interesting. The Rotary Club of Kernersville, North Carolina is proud to sponsor a premier cycling event, Pedal the Piedmont, on June 21st, 2008. This ride will exceed your expectations of safety, fun, great routes and even better food. This event will provide funds to support the youth of our community through a book given to kids to model ethical living and encouragement to education through our many club sponsored programs. |
| Saturday
June 28 7:30am 47m, 100m |
Blood,
Sweat, & Gears 10th Anniversary God's Country Century Challenge Boone, NC |
Watauga
Chapter, American Red Cross Sonny Sweet 331 Queen St. Boone, NC 28607 (828) 264-8226 watarc@goboone.net |
The
BSG is a full English century - 100
mile loop ride starting and ending at the Valle Crucis Elementary
School, approximately 5 miles south of Boone, North Carolina. The route
roughly circles Boone through the outskirts of Watauga County, the
heart of North Carolina's High Country. The terrain is constantly
changing with hills of all lengths and curves too numerous to count.
The cumulative climbing elevation is 13,000+ feet, with the climb up to
the gap at Snake Mountain, milepoint 63, reaching an 18-20% grade near
the top. Riders reaching the Cove Creek aid station (milepoint 82)
after 2:30pm will be directed to the finish at Valle Crucis, resulting
in a total distance ride of 87 miles.
The Half Century ride, approximately 47 miles, will start and finish at the Valle Crucis Elementary School. The course follows a mostly separate route and is fully supported with 2 aide stations. The uphills are not too bad, and there are 2 really great downhills. The cumulative climbing elevation is 5,800 feet. All riders will be computer timed when they cross the finish line. REGISTER EARLY!!! Registration Opens 2/1/08. This is a great ride and it sells-out quickly. Definitely one of the premier mountain centuries. Highly recommended in Rocket Man's Ride Ratings. Try it, you'll like it. |
| Saturday July 4 8:00am |
Firecracker
Metric 50k or 100k Cary, NC |
Capital
Cycling Club Tim Williams (919) 462-7728 |
July
4th Firecracker Metric Check out the ride details, including on-line registration here. |
| Saturday
July 5 7:30am |
Big
Walker Century Ride Wytheville, VA 35m, 40m, 62m, 100m |
Big Walker
Century Ride (276) 228-6280 |
The
Big Walker Century Ride is a charity
bike ride through the country lanes and scenic by-ways of southwest
Virginia. Full century (100 miles), metric century (62 miles) and a
40-mile route will be available as well as a quarter century (25 miles)
fun ride suitable for all ages. Proceeds benefit Helping Overcome
Poverty's Existence, Inc. (HOPE), a human services organization
dedicated to improving the overall well-being of individuals and
families in our communities.
Hope is excited to partner with international cyclist Fred Morini for this year's event. Avid cyclists can join Morini, a former Gerolsteiner professional cyclist, for a six-hour century. Morini will also be conducting a five-day training camp the week prior to the Big Walker Century Ride. Visit www.bigwalkercenturyride.com to register or for more information. |
| Saturday
July 12 8am |
Duke
Multiple Myeloma Bike Ride Duke University Durham, NC 27710 50km, 100km |
Duke MM Metric | The
Duke Multiple Myeloma Bike Ride is a
fund raiser for Multiple Myeloma research.
The ride will begin on the Duke West Campus, starting near Cameron Indoor Stadium. Both routes then go west through Duke Forest. The 100k route continues on into rural Orange County before returning to Duke. The terrain is typical for the Piedmont area of North Carolina---the roads wind through forest and farms with short but frequent rolling hills. |
| Saturday
July 12 7:30am |
The Hot Doggett 100
Mars Hill College, NC 100m, 100k |
The Hot Doggett 100
PO Box 141 Mars Hill, NC 28754 828-230-5705 |
Proceeds from the Hot Doggett 100 will be used to fund scholarships for students of Madison County and for Rotary service projects. |
| Sunday July 19 8am |
NCBC
Summer Rally 62m, 42m, 20m Shearon Harris Visitor's Center New Hill Holleman Road New Hill, NC |
North
Carolina Bicycle Club David Cole |
The
NCBC Summer Rally will once again
start from the
Shearon Harris Visitor's Center on New Hill - Holleman Road. The metric
course is a challenge! |
| Saturday July 26 8am |
Hurt
Pain & Agony Trap Hill Elementary School Trap Hill, NC 100km, 50km |
Brushy Mountain Cyclists Club | Get
ready to suffer...the Hurt, Pain & Agony Metric Century is 64 miles
of pure hill! The ride opens with a six-mile climb from Traphill in the
North Carolina foothills to Roaring Gap atop the Blue Ridge. With 1,700
feet of elevation gain, a 5% average grade and several stretches of leg
busting double-digit grades, it's the equivalent of a Category 2 climb
in the Tour de France! Plenty of shorter hills follow as the ride winds
through the highlands of Alleghany County, North Carolina and Grayson
County, Virginia. Don't pop a wheelie as you tackle Mahogany Rock Road,
the ride's steepest climb.
"The Hurt, Pain & Agony is tough, but it isn't all torture," says event director Matt Daye. The route includes plenty of rolling terrain along the Blue Ridge Parkway and quiet country lanes. The ride ends with a rush...the fast six-mile descent from the edge of the Blue Ridge back into the foothills. Riders in the inaugural HP&A gave the course high marks for its grueling grades, exhilarating descents, Blue Ridge Parkway vistas and beautiful back-roads. The Hurt, Pain & Agony Metric Century is a mountain classic. |
| Saturday July 26 100m 7am 62m,32m 9am |
The Roan
Moan Bakersville Fire& Rescue Bakersville, NC 28705 100m @ 7am Registration 6-6:45am 67m @ 9am Registration 6-8:45am |
The
Bicycle Inn 319 Dallas Young Road Bakersville, NC 28705 1-828-688-9333 innkeeper@bicycleinn.com |
The
Roan Moan Metric and Roan Moan Century
are fundraising events for The Bakersville Volunteer Fire & Rescue.
The rides are sponsored by The Bakersville Volunteer Fire & Rescue
and The Bicycle Inn.
The Roan Moan Century: Grueling! But one of the most beautiful rides you can do. It adds a climb over Unaka Mountain with a screaming downhill ride through the "tree tunnel" and into Erwin, Tennessee before joining the "Roan Moan" course. 8500 feet of climbing. The Roan Moan Metric: A hard & beautiful "metric century plus" with the annual climb over Iron Mountain with its wild descent, the tour of "Simmerly Creek", "Tweetsie RR Grade" and ascent of the most unique mountain in the east. Ending with 15.7 miles of fast riding, almost all downhill, back to Bakersville & The Bicycle Inn. More Information: http://www.bicycleinn.com/RoanMoanInfo05.htm There's a "brief" review of the Roan Moan Metric as a preface to the route cue sheet here: http://www.ncbikeclub.org/queue_sheets/Roan_Moan.htm |
|
Saturday July26 7:30am |
Cup
'n Cone Tour Veteran's Park Cary, NC 30m, 48m, 67m |
Goodberry's Davis Drive and High House Cary, NC |
MS 150 training ride All rides start at Goodberrys in Cary. |
|
Saturday Aug 2 8am |
Mountain
Mama Highland Co Public School Monterey, VA 27m, 53m, 67m,100m |
mmrbc@yahoo.com (540) 468-2827 |
The Mountain Mama Road Bike Challenge is a fundraiser to benefit the Highland County Recreation Commission sponsored programs and facilities. MMRBC participants will enjoy some of the most beautiful rural countryside east of the Mississippi River. Challenging ascents, thrilling descents, rolling valley roads and breathtaking views from high atop the mountains of the Allegheny Highland guarantee a challenge for all cycling skill levels. Water and food stops will be located approximately every 15-20 miles. |
|
Saturday Aug 9 |
BikeFest The Fifth Annual Rural Heritage Tour Superior Courthouse Hillsborough, NC |
Carolina
Tarwheels Bikefest 2000 P.O. Box 111 Durham, NC 27702-0111 (919) 687-5066 bikefest@tarwheels.org www.tarwheels.org |
Special
Notice from
the Carolina
Tarwheels web site: In order to maintain the superior quality of BikeFest, maintain our reputation for putting on the best one day ride in the state, and allow ample parking for our participants, it is going to be necessary to limit the size of BikeFest to 850 riders. This can only be done by limiting it to pre-registration only with a specific cut-off date. This means no on-site registration. Registration will begin in early May. Ride summaries from local riders: 1997 BikeFest Rural Heritage Tour (David Cole) 1998 BikeFest Rural Heritage Tour (David Cole) |
| Saturday Aug 14 6am |
200KM
Brevet Morrisville, NC |
NCBC Alan M. Johnson 308 Ashe St Morrisville, NC 27560 (919) 467-8457 alanj@email.unc.edu |
Morrisville
to Siler City and return. 7,800 feet of climbing.
See information on NCBC Randonneurs Web Page |
| Saturday
Aug 18 8am |
Biking with
the Band Apex, NC 62m, 30m, 10m |
Middle
Creek High School 123 Middle Creek Park Ave. Apex, NC 27539 BikeWithTheBand@aol.com |
The
is a MS150 Training Ride with a metric
century, a 30 mile
route, and an 8-10 mile route. Three Rest stops provided, SAG wagon,
and free lunch at the end. The band will perform at registration
& take off and we will have a bike rodeo fro the little ones in the
parking lot! Proceeds will be split win half between the MS Society and
the MCHS Band. Pre-registration required. |
| Saturday
Aug 15 8am |
Blue
Ridge Brutal 100 West Jefferson, NC |
Ashe
Civic
Center 962 Mt. Jefferson Rd West Jefferson, N.C. 28694 (336) 246-4483 www.asheciviccenter.com |
This
is a
great ride. Nice people, nice town, nice scenery. Lots of NCBC
riders use this ride to tune-up for Bridge-to-Bridge. The route for
this ride has gotten more difficult over the past few years. Last year
it included over 105 miles with over 10,000 feet of climbing.
Ride Summaries from Local Riders: |
| Saturday
Aug 29 8am |
Tour
de Gaps Westwood Park Mt Airy, NC 82m, 50m |
Event
Director Carol Ann Busick (336) 710-5795 |
The Tour
de Gaps is a challenging charity bicycle ride which starts in the
foothills town of Mt. Airy, NC. The scenic ride takes the rider up four
separate gap roads, each of which climbs from the foothills valley
floor up to the spine of the Blue Ridge Parkway. You climb up the ap
road and return back down the same road to the rolling terrain of the
foothills. We guarantee this to be one of the toughest rides that you
will grow to love! We will provide great support so that you can suffer
in "relative" comfort! |
| Monday Sept 7 |
Tour
de
Moore Century Ride Southern Pines 100m, 50m, 28m |
Sandhills
Cycle Club craig@sandhillscyclingclub.org |
The
20th Annual Tour de Moore Century ride is Monday Spetember 7th,
2009. Join us for 3 great rides, a great Pasta Lunch and Music
after the ride! As always, we expect about 400 riders to participate.
In addition to the 100 mile Century ride, we offer a 50 mile and 28
mile option. More climbing than you would expect from a Century in the sand hills area of NC. There's a good reason for holding this ride on "Labor" day. The last 30 miles of this route are surprisingly difficult. |
| Sept 12-13 |
Bike
MS Historic New Bern Ride MS150 New Bern, NC 30m, 50m, 75m, 100m |
National MS Society Eastern NC Chapter 3101 Industrial Drive Suite 110 Raleigh, NC 27609 1-800-FIGHT-MS |
Bike MS: Historic New Bern Ride 2009
will be held September 12-13. Bike MS is a 2-day cycling event that
raises funds to support people living with multiple sclerosis in
Eastern North Carolina and throughout the United States. Money raised
through this event funds MS research, programs, services, and advocacy.
In 2008, over 2,300 cyclists and volunteers participated in the event
and raised $1,507,363 to create a world free of MS. This year, our goal
is to raise $1.7 million! We can do it with YOUR HELP! Bike MS cyclists enjoy two full days of riding through rural Eastern North Carolina. Each day, cyclists can choose to ride 30, 75, 50 or 100 miles on fully-supported routes. At the conclusion of each day's ride, cyclists are greeted by cheerful volunteers, a delicious, hot meal, ice cold beverages, and live entertainment. It's a great time, you should join us! Comments from a local rider about the 2003 Magical Mystery Tour: "These two days of riding are probably two of the fastest century rides of 2003. This tour is labeled the MS 150 because many riders take on two 75 mile routes each day, but they also have century routes each day to make it a double century weekend. I attended this tour in 2003 along with about 900 other riders, and it was fun and fast. A slew of local riders from the Triangle joined me on the century routes, and with the large turnout of riders you could drop into a pace line at any speed you could ask for. All routes are supported with aid stations and great volunteers because this event is a fund-raiser for the MS Society." |
| Sept 19-20 |
Heart of Virginia Bike Festival Patrick Henry Family YMCA 217 Ashcake Road Ashland, VA 23005 |
Richmond Area Bicycling Association 804-262-9544 |
Join
hundreds of riders from around the MidAtlantic for the 2009 Heart of
Virginia Bike Festival sponsored by the Richmond Area Bicycling
Association (RABA) and Hanover Habitat for Humanity. Registration for the Heart of Virginia includes two days of great riding with a route for every level of cyclist. Saturday: - 100 mile English Century enjoy a great new route for 2009! - 61 mile metric century - 35 mile "short" ride. Sunday: - 74 mile Lake Anna, "Metric Plus" - 30 mile Family Ride - 35 mile, "Historic" ride that includes free admission to several historic homes and properties in historic Hanover County. |
| Saturday Sept 19 9am |
Rollin'
Round the River Ride Wilkes Family YMCA Highway 268 West Wilkesboro, NC 10m, 20m, 50m |
Brushy
Mountain Cyclists Club P.O. Box 1281 N.Wilkesboro, NC 28659 stephenmbritton@yahoo.com |
The Rollin’ Round the River is a
bike tour, not a race, with plenty to see and do along the way. The
rolling out-and-back route is a snap to follow and, with no extended
climbs, it’s flat enough so everyone from novices to hard core racers
can have fun. Not sure you can finish the entire route: Ride as far as
you want, then turn around!
|
| Saturday Sept 26 8:30am |
Ride
in the
Heartland 755 David Bruce Ave Charlotte Court House, VA 23923 100m, 65m, 34m |
Nancy
R Carwile PhD 235 Thomas Wood Lane Cullen, VA 23934 (434) 248-6407 |
Ride through the rolling countryside of Charlotte County, VA, hunting grounds of the Saponi tribes and final homes of Governor Patrick Henry (18th Century), Congressman John Randolph (19th Century), and Ambassador David Bruce (20th Century). Meet the people of the County as you travel, join us for meals, and participate in the local entertainment. Limited to 300 riders. |
| Sunday Sept 20 |
Bridge
to Bridge Incredible
Cycling
Century Challenge Caldwell County, NC www.caldwellcochamber.org |
Caldwell
County Chamber of
Commerce Cathy Rhuberg 1909 Hickory Blvd., S.E. Lenoir, N.C. 28645 (828) 726-0616 cathy@caldwellcochamber.org |
Ride Summaries from Local Riders: 1997 Bridge-to-Bridge (Ed Downing) 1998 Bridge-to-Bridge Incredible Challenge (David Cole) 1999 Bridge-to-Bridge Incredible Challenge (Tom Sheffield) 2000 BtB Y2K (Tom Sheffield) Rocket Man's Ride Ratings |
| Saturday Sept 26 8:30am |
Road Dog Rally Pleasant Union School Raleigh, NC 64m, 30m |
Tom
Sheffield |
The Road
Dog Rally is open to
everyone; no registration fee; no sag wagon nor route sweeps; and no on
course feed zones (SAG stops). Both routes are out-and-back on Bike
Route 1, with convenience stores for breaks at the turn-around points.
Cue sheets will be provided.
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| Sept 26-27 |
MS Best of the Blue Ridge the Artie Levin Memorial Ride Buchanan, VA 25m, 50m, 75m, 100m |
Bike MS Virginia Catherine Turner 800-451-0373 540-397-3278 |
The Blue Ridge Chapter of the National MS Society's
fall bike tour, Bike MS 2009: Best of
the Blue Ridge, Artie Levin Memorial Ride. The Blue Ridge
Bicycle Club and the National MS Society are teaming up to bring you
and your friends the same great ride, with lots of new features.
You'll enjoy:
Bike MS: Best of the Blue Ridge, the Artie Levin Memorial Ride is September 26-27 in Buchanan, Virginia, located just off I-81 one hour south of Staunton, ½ hour north of Roanoke. Please register today as an individual, by joining an existing team, or by forming a new team. To register, go online to www.bikeMSva.org or call Catherine Turner, Bike MS coordinator, at (800) 451-0373 or (540) 397-3278. Here is a link to a story the Roanoke Times did about the 2008 event: http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/171435 |
| Sep
27 9am |
Cotton Country
Century 4th Street Downtown Greenville, NC 30m, 62m, 100m |
East Carolina Velo Cycling Club Paul A Gares 252-752-5652 |
Cycle along idyllic country roads across the flat countryside
of Eastern North Carolina. The Cotton Country Century offers three ride
distances: a 30 mile route, a metric century (62 miles) and an English
century (100 miles). The routes are on lightly travelled country roads
in the heart of cotton country USA. For information and registration: www.cottoncountry.org |
| Sep
26 thru Oct 3 |
Cycle
North Carolina Mountains to the Coast Blowing Rock to Surf City Bicycling and Camping Tour |
Cycle North Carolina PO Box 12727 RTP, NC 27709 cyclenc@ncsports.org |
Cycle North Carolina (CNC) is a fully supported bicycle and camping tour of North Carolina. This year the tour begins in Blowing Rock and finishes in Surf City, NC. More information is available on the CNC web page. |
| Sat-Sun Sept 19-20 7am |
Ride
Without Limits Camp Kanata 13524 Camp Kanata Road Wake Forest, NC 27587 |
919-865-8640 | Tackle
the long, rolling roads of the Tarheel State in a beautiful
blend of both urban and rural riding, with some spectacular autumn
colors. The route both days will begin and end at Camp Kanata, an amazing YMCA camp just outside Wake Forest, NC. Each day you'll travel perfectly maintained rural roads enjoying some of the most beautiful scenery North Carolina has to offer. The route has a perfect combination of flat terrain and challenging hills to make it an event everyone can enjoy. As the Ride begins on Saturday morning, you'll greet the day with the sunrise lifting above Falls Lake as you leave Camp Kanata and travel north towards Oxford. Along the way, you'll take in the amazing scenery of rural roads, farms and some breathtaking North Carolina countryside. You have the chance to see towns that you wouldn't normally get the chance to see from the highway, like Pokomoke, Mountrain Creek and Shoefly! The route then brings you back at the end of the day past Falls Lake again returning to Camp Kanata for an incredible meal, hot showers and live entertainment. On Sunday morning, you'll again head north along a different, but equally beautiful route towards the little towns of Wilton and Stovall. Your route on Sunday will have you thinking of the simple joys of life and recalling images of Andy, Barney and Mayberry as you roll through some of the prettiest backroads in our state. Both days of the Ride are fully supported with fully stocked and friendly staffed Rest Stops roughly every 10-12 miles, so you are never far from a smile or refreshments. Additionally, if you are ever in need of assistance along the route, there are Support & Gear (SAG) vehicles constantly cruising the route and monitoring rider progress. The Ride Without Limits is a two-day cycling adventure that will leave you feeling physically challenged and rewarded for the good work that you are doing. For more information
visit the Ride Without
Limits web page:
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| Saturday Aug 14 6am |
200KM
Brevet Morrisville, NC |
NCBC Alan M. Johnson 308 Ashe St Morrisville, NC 27560 (919) 467-8457 alanj@email.unc.edu |
Morrisville
to Siler City and return. 7,800 feet of climbing.
See information on NCBC Randonneurs Web Page |
| Sun Oct 11 9am |
NCBC Fall Rally Rollingview Park at Falls Lake, Picnic Shelter #15. Map showing shelters. Rollingview is on Baptist Road, which is on NC 98 approx 5 miles east of Durham and 7 miles west of NC 50. [Google Map] 28m, 43m, 70m |
North Carolina Bicycle Club |
NCBC Fall Rally & Picnic Lunch! The Fall Rally is different from the rallies we have earlier in the year. We do not operate rest stops at this event, in order to give our crew of frequent volunteers a chance to participate. This rally is more relaxed and social, with a picnic lunch featuring Rudino's Pizza and Subs starting at Noon. We will still have plenty of drinks and snacks to load up on at the start of the ride. The cue sheets and maps will have stores with restrooms clearly marked. People have enjoyed this style of rally for the last two years, and it has worked well. We hope you can join us for this year's! We need help for this event! Gayle Lundeen is this year's director, and we still need people to help register riders in the morning, and one or two people to be on hand for sag service. If you can help, even for a while please notify us at fallrally@ncbikeclub.org. Gracious thanks for helping support NCBC! Date: Sunday, October 11th, 2009 - rain or shine Distances: 70 miles, 43 miles, and 28 miles Time: Registration starts at 8:15 AM. 100K starts at 9:00 AM, all other rides start from 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
| Sat Oct 24 8am |
Tour
de Nantahala Nantahala Outdoor Center Nantahala, NC 45m, 65m, 106m |
Nantahala
Outdoor Center 13077 Highway 19W Bryson City, NC 28713 (888) 905-7238 |
The
Tour de Nantahala
promises to challenge
riders with everything from burning climbs and tight curves, to rolling
pastures and scenic downhill coasts. More information is available from the Nantahala Outdoor Center web site. Tour de Nantahala |
| Sun Oct 25 7:30am |
Jimmy V Ride for
Research Koka Booth Amphitheatre Regency Park Cary, NC 25m, 50m, 75m, 100m |
Caylan Ashworth |
The 4th annual Jimmy V Ride for Research and Cary Cycling
Celebration offers an exciting day of bicycle-friendly activities for
beginner and experienced cyclists alike. There will be bike tours
of 25, 50, 75 and 100 miles as well as a bicycle safety rodeo and a
self-guided 1.2 mile paved loop around Symphony Lake. If you
register by October 11th, the fee is $35 with a minimum donation of
$50. If you register after October 11th or the day of the event,
the fee is $50 with a minimum donation of $50. Every rider who
raises $500 or more will receive a commemorative Louis Garneau
jersey. Proceeds benefit cancer research locally in The
Triangle. For more information or to register, go to www.firstgiving.com/jimmyv.
For questions, please contact Caylan Ashworth at caylan@genmp.com. |
| Sat Oct 31 9am |
Habitat Halloween Bike Ride Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC 31m, 62m, 100m |
Habitat
for Humanity 215 N. Church St. Durham, NC 27701 |
The
spooktacular
Halloween Bike Ride ride
benefits Habitat for Humanity of
Durham. Enjoy scenic views of Durham County as you ride 31, 62 or 100
miles. All routes are clearly
marked and fully supported and start and finish at the Durham Bulls
Athletic Park in downtown Durham. Gear up for a "Ghoulish" good time
and compete for best costume! |
