April 25 - 27, 2008
BRAGFEST 2008
(Madison, Georgia)
Rides all 3 days. Camping or motels
available. Go to www.brag.org.
April 26, 2008
Pine Tree Breeze Ride (Swainsboro, Georgia)
The 9th Annual Pine Tree Breeze Charity Ride is a charity ride to
benefit the Herrington Homestead for Girls and Boys, located in Nunez,
Georgia. The Pine Tree Breeze is a century ride that covers two
counties, and follows a largely flat course through rural
East Central Georgia along the northern edge of the Coastal Plain. The
ride will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will follow 10, 30, 50, 62 and
100 mile courses. The ride will be fully sagged with rest stops every 12
miles. For more information and to obtain a registration form, please go
to the East Georgia College Circle K website at
http://www.ega.edu/clubs/circlek/Pine_Tree_Breeze.htm.
May 4, 2008
2008 Wheels to Heal Ride (Columbus, Georgia)
The Celebrity Classic
Wheels to Heal benefits the John B. Amos Cancer Center in Columbus,
Georgia, a regional cancer center. The event will offer
different routes: a family ride on the scenic Riverwalk Bicycle Trail
alongside the Chattahoochee River; a 40-mile route that continues onto
historic Fort Benning, and for those seeking more of a challenge, a
Metric Century (64-mile) ride, and a Century (100-mile) ride that
tackles some of the beautiful, hilly, back roads of Fort Benning before
returning along the Riverwalk Trail. In addition, there will be a
pre-ride breakfast, well stocked SAGs every 12 - 15 miles (with our
always entertaining SAG crews!); roving mechanic and route support; and
a post ride hot meal for all participants. The Wheels to
Heal is known for its participant gifts! This year participants will
receive a
Coil Backpack and a Power Extreme Water Bottle. The backpack has a
large zippered main compartment with headphone port and padded,
adjustable straps for comfort.
Be sure to register by May 3 to ensure you get one of our great
backpacks!
ONLINE
REGISTRATION:
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1527087 or
http://www.columbusregional.com/classic/wheels_to_heals/default.asp
May
16-18, 2008
Tour de
Chesapeake (Matthews
County, Virginia)
Check out
www.bikechesapeake.org.
May 18, 2008
Fletcher Flyer
(Asheville, North Carolina)
Century, Metric Century, and
Half-Century. Sponsored by Blue Ridge Bicycle Club.
Ride through the valleys of south Asheville. It is the least hilly ride
in WNC, but has enough rolling hills and terrific scenery to keep it
interesting. For details go to
www.BlueRidgeBicycleClub.org. The event is on Sunday, May 18th,
2008 at 8:00am. The start/finish is at Fletcher Park in Fletcher, NC
just south of Asheville. Email: Charlie Clogston at
charliec@att.net.
May 18, 2008
American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure (Tyrone, South Metro
Atlanta, Georgia)
Calling all avid and recreational cyclists! Ride the "silk
sheets" in South Metro Atlanta which offers terrain so smooth and
scenery so beautiful you may think you are dreaming! Enjoy fully-catered
rest stops, lunch and plenty of route support during a fun-filled day of
riding, food and entertainment. Make a difference in the lives of the 21
million Americans with diabetes. Ride Today*Cure Tomorrow. Route options
include 8 mile, 25K, 50K and 100K
Register at
www.diabetes.org/tour or contact
kcross@diabetes.org or
phone 404-320-7100 x3084 for more info.
Spring 2008
Cycling in the Mountains of North Carolina
Ken Weitzen has been riding the
Greenville-Hendersonville-Asheville-Saluda area for thirty years and is
a former owner of a bicycle shop in Hendersonville, NC. He is
interested in leading a multi-day ride of about 40-60 miles per day
which would loop from a central point. Anyone who is interested in
doing this ride next spring (or just learning more about it) should send
an e-mail to higgit3@yahoo.com so
you can get all the latest updates.
June
7 - 14, 2008
BRAG 2008 (Atlanta to St. Simons Island,
Georgia)
2,000 rider limit! Info at
www.brag.org.
June
20 - 25, 2008
Bike
Virginia “Heritage Music Trail”
(Bristol / Kingsport, TN
and Abingdon, VA)
See
www.bikevirginia.org.
August 7 - 10, 2008
ACT 6 Bike Ride (Wisconsin)
ACT 6 is the sixth annual AIDS
Network Cycles Together, the Wisconsin AIDS bike ride, to raise
funds and awareness for AIDS Network.
Our goals are to provide a ride that is a substantial challenge for all
levels of riders, but is at the same time fun and safe. Educate the
community, raise awareness, and teach tolerance about HIV/AIDS. And
finally, raise the highest possible return to AIDS
Network.
ACT 6 will cover four days and 300 miles on a bike.
The riders are 100% supported before and during the ride. For more
information please visit http://www.actride.org/
or call Angela DuPont @ (608) 252-6540 x30.
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