Cycling Events 2008
| March | ||||
| March 14-16 | Wed - Fri | Washington, DC | National Bike Summit, . League of American Bicyclists | |
| March 24 | Sat | York, PA | Pennsylvania Bicycle Club Conference,. Officers of bicycle clubs in Pennsylvania are invited to attend this meeting to learn about and share their experiences with other Pennsylvania bicycle clubs. Bicycle Access Council, 717-417-1299. | |
| Saturday, March 29 (rain date Sunday, March 30), | Pedal Delmarva | Berlin, MD. | 21-100 miles on flat terrain. 100 rider limit, pre-registration only - no day-of-event registrations. Cue sheets will be provided, but roads will not be marked. This is a series of 8 rides, all starting from Berlin, to be held on the last Saturday of the month, from March to October. | |
| Icycle Metric March 29 08 | Saturday | Icycle Metric | University of Delaware | Icycle Metric Choose either 25, 50, or 100 kilometers (16, 31, or 62 miles) covering moderately hilly terrain in the area west and north of Newark, Delaware. Snacks will be available at the start and the traditional well-stocked, indoor food stop. COST: $15 per person ($12 if received via mail by March 21). David Vispi 19 New Haven Drive Newark, DE 19713 302-995-2155 HANGSTR23@VERIZON.NET |
| April | ||||
| April 12 08 | Saturday | Taxing Metric | Warwick County Park, Knauertown, PA. | Taxing Metric Century Brandywine Bicycle Club 20, 32, or 64 miles. Includes lunch stop with hot homemade soups. Brandywine Bicycle Club |
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Fri - Sun | St. Michaels Weekend | St Michael's MD | Flat roads, wide shoulders, charming waterfront towns, an abundance of peninsulas on the Chesapeake Bay! Enjoy great cycling and sightseeing on the Eastern Shore. Sponsored by the Potomic Peddlers Online Registration available |
| April 20, 08 | Sunday | Miles for Methany | Liberty Park, Peapack, NJ | Miles for Methany -Tour some of the most beautiful countryside in New Jersey. Rides are of varying distance and difficulty. |
| April 20, 2008 | Sunday | Girls with Gears | Limerick Community Park, Limerick, PA | Girls With Gears - A Women's Cycling Event, . Ride 5, 15, 25, 40, and new 62 miles. Benefits Carol For Heart, Inc., founded in 2003 to eradicate women's heart disease through increased awareness and education to women and those in the medical community. |
| Apr20il 25-27 08 | Friday - Sunday | Lewes Delaware Weekend | Lewes, DE | Includes meals and hotel accommodations. Flat terrain. No route markings or SAG. PPTC |
| April 26 - 08 | Saturday | Tour De Carroll | Westminster, MD | Tour de Carroll, . Ride 8, 30, or 56 mi. Benefits West End Adult Day Care Services (Carroll County’s only private, non-profit service for low-income seniors.) |
| April 26 - 2008 | Saturday | Police Mem Century | Hershey, PA | PA State Police Memorial Metric Century The ride will start and finish at the Hershey Middle School, 500 Homestead Road, Hershey, PA 17033. Sponsored by the Harrisburg Bike Club. Register on-line |
| April 27 - 2008 | Sunday | Rotary River Ride | Horsham, PA | Rotary River Ride 5, 20, 35, or 63 miles, . Benefits the Horsham Rotary, 215-674-9590. College Settlement Camp, 600 Witmer Road |
| April 27 08 | Sunday | Tour de Franklin | Somerset, NJ | Tour de Franklin The Tour consists of several marked bicycle courses, with distances appealing to a wide range of ages and bicycling ability. The longest distance is a Metric Century(100 Kilometers/62 miles. Benefits Franklin Food Bank |
| April 27 08 | Sunday | Tour de Scranton | Scranton PA | Ride routes ranging from 6 to 62 miles ride through scenic Lackawanna CountyBenefits the Moreken Drug & Alcohol Treatment Program http://www.tourdescranton.com/ |
| May | ||||
| May 2 - 4 08 | Friday-Sunday | BCP Spring Fling | Danville, PA | Bicycle Club of Phila Spring Fling Cycle towns of Bloomsburg and Lewisburg, a great event for all! Contact Linda for more info. 267-251-7862, or mcgranel@mlhs.org |
| May 3 08 | Saturday | Farmlands Tour | Brookdale Community College (Lincroft, NJ) | Farmlands Tour This family-friendly event out of has marked ride routes in a variety of distances from a leisurely 18 mile jaunt to the more ambitious metric century (62.5 miles) and century (100 miles) distances. Sponsored by Central Jersey Bicycle Club |
| May 3 08 | Saturday | MS Crankin for a Cure | Middletown High School | 2 25-mile loops benefitting MS Society amy.hughes@msdelaware.org or call: 302-655-5610 ext. 24 Register Online |
| May 3 - 4 08 | Sat-Sun | Face of America Tour | Bethesda MD - Gettysburg, PA | Ride with our own Lew 'the legend' on this 110-mile one way ride to honor, thank our military who have been severly injured in recent conflicts. Several disabled veterens will participate in the event. Support Volunteers are also needed. |
| May 4 08 | Sunday | Five Boro Ride | New York, NY | Five Boro Bike Tour Tour New York City with 30,000 cyclists, the largest recreational cycling event in the U.S. Thirtieth anniversary ride. |
| May 4 08 | Sunday | Great Green America Metric | Renaissance Faire Grounds, Manheim PA | 30 - 63 miles Cyclists receive free admission to the Great American Green Fest http://www.greatgreenamericafest.com/BikeTour.htm |
| May 10 08 | Saturday | Quad County Metric | Green Lane, PA | Quad County Metric sponsored by the Suburban Cyclists. Ride 21, 31, 45, 53, 68, or 76 miles at your own pace on low-traffic back roads. The 21-mile route avoids the longest climb and is suitable for casual riders. The longer routes are on rolling to hilly terrain. The 53- and 76-mile routes include the 8-mile "Intensive Climbing Unit" extra- hilly segment with 1,200 ft additional climbing. Register On-Line |
| May 10 08 | Saturday | Bike Eric | Florence, NJ | Bike Eric, . Ride 10, 20, 30, or 50 miles. Benefits "Eric Potts' Foundation" established for a paralyzed lacrosse player. $35 by 5/5 or $40 after, includes buffet lunch at finish provided by Bung's Tavern. 609-499-3857. Download http://www.jerseyrunner.com/races/racedetail1.asp?ID=1700 |
| May 17 08 | Saturday | Rotary 100 Bike Tour! | Burlington Twnshp High School | a fully supported 25, 50, 64 and 100 mile bike tour. Cruise down beautiful, lightly traveled back roads in Burlington and Monmouth Co. From rolling hills and horse farms to the solitude of the Pines, this ride is one of the most unique and beautiful rides in New Jersey. All routes are well-marked, and have well stocked rest / food stops, SAG support and lunch at the end of the ride. http://www.rotaryburlington.org/Rotary100BikeTour.html Register Online |
| May 17 | Sat | Bike to Build | Wilmington, DE | benefit ride proceeds to help build a Habitat for Humanity home. 50 K and 100 K courses, through Wilmington and Habitat communities, then South through scenic areas of New Castle Co. $50 fee,3 fully-stocked rest stops, police escort though Wilmington, and sag support. http://www.habitatncc.org/donate/biketobuild.php |
| May 17 | Sat | Pinelands Triple Loop | Batsto Village Park | Ride through the flat and scenic New Jersey Pinelands. Rest room facilities- free parking, three (3) individual loops : Loop # 1 - 36 miles, Loop # 2 - 29 miles, and Loop # 3 - 35 miles. Great food! http://shorecycleclub.org/pinelands.htm Register online |
| May 17-18 08 or ride 1 day | Sat - Sun | MS Ride | Monmouth University, Monmouth NJ | Coast the Coast MS25/50/85/170 Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ. National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| May 18 08 | Sunday | Bloomin Metric | Norwalk, CT | Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club's 30th Annual Bloomin' Metric™ bicycle tour will once again be offering three great scenic rides in the Spring of 2007 - 25 miles, 75 kilometers and 100 kilometers. |
| May 17 - 18 08 | Sat - Sun | Ride for the Feast | Rehoboth Beach, DE to Baltimore, MD | Ride for the Feast 140 miles. $50 registration + $1200 minimum pledge. Benefits Moveable Feast, the only meal delivery program for homebound people living with AIDS in the greater Baltimore area. Register online |
| May 18 08 | Sun | Bonkers Metric | Ridley Creek State Park, Media PA | 18, 35, 50, or 65 scenic miles on the best roads in Del Co. Hilly Terrain, Delaware Valley Bike Club http://www.dvbc.org/bonkers.php |
| May 18 08 | Sunday | Montauk Century | Montauk, Long Island | Montauk Century, starting from Manhattan or Babylon, NY. Ride 66, 100, or 145-mi routes that are mostly on low-traffic roads on Long Island's beautiful South Shore. All routes end in Montauk, and return transportation is available. Five Borough Bicycle Club, phone 212-932-2300 ext. 115 |
| May 18 08 | Sunday | Phila Tour de Cure | Warrington, PA | Philadelphia Area Tour de Cure, Ride 15, 30, or 63 miles on rolling terrain. $15 registration + $150 minimum donation. Benefits the American Diabetes Association. 610-828-5003, ext. 4636 |
| May 24 08 | Saturday | Bike Jam | Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD | Recreational rides, races, bike and heath expo, food, alcohol, live music. http://www.bikejam.org/ |
| May 23 - 26 08 | Fri - Mon | BBC Spring Fling | Chestertown MD | Kent County Spring Fling, Baltimore Bicycle Club. Enjoy four days of cycling on the upper Eastern Shore with meals and lodging at Washington College. |
| May 24 08 | Saturday | Shore Bird Metric | Salisbury MD | Benefits American Cancer Society Distance 15, 35, and 65 miles Ride through the flat MD Eastern Shore.. http://www.shorebirdmetriccentury.org/ |
| May 31 08 | Saturday | Historic Morris Bike and Hike | Loantaka Park, Madison, NJ | Benefits Morris Habitat for Humanity http://www.morrishabitat.org/event/bh_details/ |
| May 31 - June 1 08 | Sat - Sun | Chesapeake Bay Asthma ride | Salisbury MD | 3 routes on Sat and 2 on Sunday. INcludes crab fest on Sat night for all cyclists. Benefits the American Lung Assoc 410-560-2120 http://www.marylandlung.org/content/1/2/12.html |
| June | ||||
| June 1 08 | Sat | Bike-4-Sight | Media PA | varied distances through Del and Chester counties. Longest rides tour Winterthur Estate. Great after-ride festivities. Benefits Eastern PA Center for Blind and Visually Impaired. http://www.bike4sight.org/ |
| June 7 08 | Sat | Kelly's Ride | 3 Starts: Medford, Berlin, or Mays Landing NJ | Kelly's Ride - Benefit ride in honor of Kelly Vodges of Cinnaminson, who died tragically in a motorcycle accident. Ride benefits 3 charities. 3 starting locations, 65 & 40 or 25miles, ending in Ocean City, NJ. Return buses available. www.kellysride.com |
| June 7 08 | Sat | Get Ready Metric | Fort Mott Pennsville NJ | Get Ready Metric - 2 50-kilometer loops. Lunch, sag, water stops included. South Jersey Wheelmen |
| June 7 08 | Sat | Pedal to Preserve | Garden Spot High School - New Holland PA | Lancaster Farm Land: Pedal to Preserve - 51 or 20 mile rides through beautiful Lancaster County. Benefits the Farmlands Trust, preserving the farmland of Lancaster Co. 717-293-0700 |
| June 8 2008 | Sun | ACS GW Bridge Challenge | Fort Lee, NJ | Salute to the area's cancer survivors and their families. After crossing the world's most-traveled bridge, walkers, runners, and cyclists can choose one of several scenic courses:10, 25, 33, and 63 miles Register Online |
| June 8 2008 | Sun | Hat City Cyclefest | Bethel CT | Fully supported with routes from 12-100 miles, hillt/rolling terrain through Fairfeild and Litchfield Counties. http://www.hatcitycyclists.org/cyclefest/cyclefest2008.html |
| June 14 08 | Sat | Ride for Autism | Lincroft NJ | Ride for Autism - 7 scenic routes through Central New Jersey. Includes breakfast. Starts at Brookdale Community College |
| June 14 08 | Saturday | Double Creek Tour | Dover (near York), PA | Double Creek Tour Ride 30 or 63 miles through scenic and lightly traveled roads of northern York and Adams counties. Ride along the Conewago and Bermudian creeks for which the ride was named. 717-851-2149 |
| June 14 08 | Sat | Flatlands tour | Chesapeake, MD | Flatlands Tour This 30 or 63 mile (metric century) ride will take you through scenic and lightly traveled roads of York and Adams counties. You will enjoy green stretches of farmland, rustic bridges, and country churches while riding along the Conewago and Bermudian creeks for which the ride was named. Download brochure |
| June 14 08 | Sat | Princeton Tour de Cure | Educatonal Testing Services, Princeton | Princeton Tour de Cure, L. Benefits the American Diabetes Association. See diabetes.org for other dates and locations. For more information call: 1-888-DIABETES |
| June 14 08 | Sat | Longest Day | High Point NJ to Cape May NJ | infamous 200 mile one-way ride. Alternate locations for 100 mile or 200 KM routes. Central Jersey Bicycle Club 732-287-9447 http://somers515.googlepages.com/home |
| June 17 Check this out | Sun | Freedom Valley | various start locations | Bike Freedom Valley, PA. Three starting points: Philadelphia Art Museum, Rosemont, or Phoenixville. 7 ride distances: 8, 22, 32, 42, 50, 68 or 100 miles. Benefits the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, 215-242-9253. |
| ALS Express NOT POSTED FOR 08 YET | Class ALL | 7:00 AM | Blackwood / Vineland / Dennisville | 25/50/75 miles. Ride to Wildwood and fight Lou Gehrig's Disease at the same time. Upon arrival at the end-point in Wildwood, NJ, the summertime fun begins! Each rider receives two complimentary passes to Morey’s Piers Amusement and Water Parks. Enjoy a private beach picnic at Morey’s ocean-front pavilion. http://www.ALS-Express.org |
| June 20 - 23 NOT POSTED FOR 08 YET | Wed - Sun | PA Greenway Sojourn | Washington DC to Pittsburgh | PA Greenway Sojourn - , PA, 335 miles. 500 cyclists will pedal the scenic (unpaved) towpath of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park. The route then continues on the gently graded, mostly wilderness Great Allegheny Passage. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) |
| June 24 08 | Sat | FRENCH CREEK IRON TOUR | Pottstown, PA | More infor coming soon |
| JUNE 20-25, 2008 | 5 days | Bike Virginia | Bike Virginia is a five-day bike tour of incomparable Virginia scenery, history, culture and hospitality. Each June 2,000 cyclists of all ages experience the best biking adventure Virginia can offer. | |
| June 28 2008 | Sat | Lutheran Charities Bike Ride | Center Square PA | St. John Lutheran Church 610-825-9360 X202 or 212 http://www.lutherancharities.org/bikeride2008.aspx |
| July | ||||
| NOT POSTED FOR 08 YET | Sat | Delaware Double Cross | Middletown High School, Middletown, DE. | Delaware Double Cross, Ride 31 or 62 miles on flat terrain. Sponsored by the White Clay Bicycle Club, this event is the shortest and flattest state double crossing in the United States - only 31 miles! The metric century features a second 31-mile loop that takes riders through Delaware farmland. Ed McNulty, 302-834-7429. |
| July 13 08 | Sun | ACS Bike-a-thon | Various Starting Locations | American Cancer Society Bike-a-Thon, one-way rides to Mays Landing, NJ. Three start locations: Philadelphia - Ben Franklin Bridge (62.5 or 100 mi), Cherry Hill, NJ (43 mi), or Hammonton, NJ (28 mi). $110 by 6/5, $135 6/6 to 7/6, or $160 7/7 to 7/9. 215-985-5401 |
| July 24 - 27 08 | Thurs to Sun | CAM | Mt St. Marty's College, Emmitsburg MD | Cycle Across Maryland (CAM) Weekend $125 registration includes 3 days of supported riding and one day of unsupported rides, all with cues sheets and marked routes on flat terrain. One Less Car, 410-360-6755. |
| July 19 - 20 08 | Sat - Sun | MS PA Dutch Bike Tour | Millersville, PA | MS PA Dutch Bike Tour. National MS Society, 215-271-1500 or toll free 1-800-445-BIKE x164 |
| July 26 08 | Sat | Lancaster Dream Ride | Marietta, PA | Lancaster Dream Ride - Riverview Elementary School 717-397-2503 email preferred bike@dreamrideprojects.org. Route 441 - Marietta, PA |
| July 26 08 | Sat | Connecticut Challenge | Fairfield, CT | Connecticut Challenge is a non-competitive bike ride that raises money for the Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic at Yale Cancer Center. You will start and finish your ride in Fairfield, CT and in between you'll cycle through 12, 25, 50 or 100 miles of Connecticut's most beautiful countryside. |
| August | ||||
| August 2 08 | Sat | Princeton Event | Mercer Co. College, Windsor, NJ | Princeton Event - tour the central NJ countryside various routes from 20 to 100 miles. Sponsored by the Princeton Free Wheelers or call 609-882-4739 |
| August 11 | Sat | Dog Daze Century | West Chester, PA | Dog Daze Century - 100, 50 or 27 mile route. Leaves from West Chester PA contact Ellen Zadoff- zadofea@earthlink.com or Brandywine Bike Club |
| Aug 9 08 | Sat | Bridgeton Zoo Ride | Schalick High School, Centerton, NJ | Bridgeton Zoo Ride - 25 & 50-mile loops that pass by the Bridgeton Zoo & through Mullica Hill. Sponsored by the SJ Wheelman |
| August 9 08 | Sat | Ride to See | Galena MD | Ride to See - Ride 15-100 miles through Kent Co. Md on flat to gently rolling terrain. Email Ray Long pon67der@yahoo.com l410 703.1432 |
| August 9 08 | Sat | Eat a Peach Challenge | Carroll County Agricultural Center Westminster MD | Eat A Peach Challenge - All routes start and finish at the Carroll County Agricultural Center. Routes vary from 12 to 100 miles. Carroll and Frederick counties are known for their beautiful, hilly countryside. email info@biamd.org Online registration available soon! |
| August 9 08 | Sat | Cumberland Co Century | Clear Spring, MD | Cumberland Co. Century - Routes from 25 - 101 miles past Atietam Battlefield. |
| August 28 08 | Sat | Knights for Sight | Salisbury MD | Knights for Sight Metric Century - Tour the scenic back roads of Maryland’s Eastern Shore (and Delaware) while helping to alleviate the suffering of blindness in the world. Distances: 15-miles, 35 miles, and 65 miles. |
| August 17 NOT POSTED FOR 08 YET | Sun | Covered Bridge Metric | Lancaster PA | Covered Bridge Metric Century - Ride 15, 31 or 62 miles through rolling hills. Online Registration available 'til 7/21. Vendor area after the ride. Sponsored by Lancaster Bicycle Club |
| August 25 NOT POSTED FOR 08 YET | Sat | Shorefire Century | Middletown DE | Shorefire Century - Ride rural routes in Central Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore. 35, 65, ro 100 mile rides, fully supported White Clay Bicycle Club |
| August 24 08 | Sun | Lake Nockamixon Century | Warrington, PA | SCU Lake Nockamixon Century - ride25, 50, 75 or 100 miles through Bucks county on rolling/hilly terrain. All rides visit beautiful Lake Galena in Peace Valley Park. Sponsored by Suburban Cyclists Unlimited |
| August 24 08 | Sun | LIVESTRONG CHALLENGE PHILLY | Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell PA | LIVESTRONG Challenge Philly August 24, 2008: 5K run/walk & 10, 40, 70 & 100 mile ride http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.khLXK1PxHmF/b.2662655/ |
| Aug 31 08 | Sun | Brandywine Tour | Pocopson Elementary School, Chadds Ford PA | Delaware Valley Bicycle Club Pocopson Elementary School, near Chadds Ford, PA. Ride 25, 50, 68, 80, or 100 miles through the beautiful Brandywine River Valley http://www.dvbc.org/brandywine.php |
| September | ||||
| Sept 1 08 | Sunday | Donut Derby | Lehigh Valley Velodrome, Trexlertown PA | fun race with rest stops every 12 miles where racers can get water, use the bathroom, and get DONUTS. For every donut eaten, three minutes are deducted from your official finish time. Sag supported, accurate cue sheets, well marked roads, trophies, awards, prizes, the coveted SPARE TIRE CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS and a rollicking good time are all hallmarks of this excellent Labor Day adventure. A hot lunch is available after the ride. http://www.lehighwheelmen.org/events.htm#dd |
| Sept 6 08 | Sat | Civil War Century | Thurmont, MD | Ride 25 mi flat, 50 or 62 mi rolling, 77 or 105 mi hilly, on low-traffic roads. Ride through famous historical sites with breathtaking scenery. Baltimore Bicycle Club, Howard Rosenbaum, 410-653-2363. |
| Sept 6 08 | Sat | Tour de Farms | Vincentown, NJ | Three (13, 25, and 50 mile) different routes starting at the Jack Allen Early Country Living Museum. Riders visit farms along a given route and may purchase produce using coupons called Farm Bucks. Produce purchases are later returned to the starting point by Burlington County using SAG wagons. http://www.sjrcd.org/tourdesfarms/index.htm |
| Sept 13 08 | Sat | Scenic Schuylkill Century | Lloyd Hall, #1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia | Bicycle Club of Phila. - breakfast at the start, four fully stocked rest stops en route, and a pizza bash at the finish. Route markings and cue sheets are provided, as well as SAG and mechanical service to assist riders throughout the day. 25, 38, 62 and 100 miles. Gifts for early registration http://www.phillybikeclub.org/ |
| Sept 14 08 | Sun | Bike Philly | More info soon | BikePhilly runs on 40 miles of closed roads running through the heart of Philadelphia in the style of BikeNY’s Five Boro Bike Ride.http://www.bicyclecoalition.org/ |
| Sept 7 08 | Sun | Hops to Hop for MS | Lambertville NJ | MS Society 40-mile fall ride through scenic New Jersey. Ride the beautiful rolling hills of Amwell Valley while enjoying the breath taking views of the fall foliage. We will start and end at the River Horse Brewery where you will enjoy a sampling of beer along with a catered lunch. |
| Sept 20 | Sat 8AM reg. | Jersey Devil Century | Parvin State Park, Centerton, NJ | Ride 25, 50, 75, or 100 miles by combining loops from the central food stop; flat terrain. South Jersey Wheelmen |