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2006 Calendar of
Events and Tours |
Multi-event
Sites
Out of Bounds
Potomac Pedalers Club's list of non-club events (pdf)
DC Randonneurs
lists the schedule for this NEW Club's long distance ride series for this year.
(formerly PPTC Randonneurs)
Oxon Hill Bicycle and
Trail Club Excellent listing of events in Maryland and
surrounding states. |
| March |
| 1-3 |
LAB
National Bike Summit Washington, DC
March 1-3, 2006 Join bicycle advocates,
industry leaders, transportation professionals, key legislators and
government officials in a valuable three-day forum on advancing policies
and initiatives to support and encourage bicycling |
| 25 |
Icicle
Metric Century (DE) 25/50/100 KM
(16/31/62 mi) White Clay Bicycle Club 302-999-1211 $12-$15 |
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April |
| 9 |
Leesburg Tour
(VA) Atlantic Cycling Club
301-610-0526 |
| May
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6 |
3-State
3-Mountain Challenge 3 options: 25/62/100 miles.
Century takes you through 3 states (Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia) and over 3
mountains. This year the
4 Bridges Art Festival
is the same weekend. Chattanooga, TN.
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7 |
Bike New York Five Boros
Tour (NY) 42 miles of traffic-free cycling
212-932-BIKE (-2453), extension 111 |
| 20 |
Tour de Chesapeake VIII (VA)
15/18/34/48/62 miles. Celebrate the arrival of spring with a bike tour
through the wonderful, scenic and flat Mathews County backroads along the
Chesapeake Bay. Registration $30/adult.
757-229-0507 |
| 20-21 |
Snow Valley MS 150 Bike Tour
(VA) 4 ride options--1 day 60 or 100 miles, 2 day 60 or 100 miles
on first day and 40 miles on day 2. Ride start in Purcellville with
overnight at Loudon County Fairgrounds. Last year the BBMOB (Babes and
Babe Magnets on Bikes) had 40 registered riders and raised over $41,000.
Come join our team!
Raise a minimum of $300 and have
fun fighting the devastating effects of Multiple Sclerosis while you pedal through scenic countryside to an
overnight (optional) (camp or hotel). Fully supported. (60/100/140 mi over 2
days.) Registration is $40/person unless you are part of a team. Be
part of our team!
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Please Join the "Babes and Babe Magnets
on Bikes" (BBMOB) MS150 Team or Help Sponsor Us!
Learn about us and how to register or contribute here
or
here. |
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| 20-21 |
Ride for the Feast 2006 (MD) 100 mile flat
century from Rehoboth Beach, DE - Kent Island, MD on Saturday and 40 miles
to Baltimore on Sunday. $25 registration + $1200 fundraising
requirement. Maximum 200 riders.
Raises money to support Moveable Feast's food and nutritional programs for
persons living with HIV/AIDS. |
| 21 |
Blackwater Tour (MD) 46/63
mile options. Join Atlantic Cycling in Cambridge, Maryland, as we
cycle through the remote tributaries and swamps of the
Blackwater Wildlife Refuge
gjbuckley1@verizon.net |
| 21 |
Great Bike
Ride (MD)
13/25/50 MI (410) 235-5782 Registration
$25/adults and $10/children (6-18 yrs old) if
registered before May 1st. On-site registration (Oregon Ridge Park,
Baltimore, MD): $30/adults and
$15/children.
All proceeds benefit the
Baltimore Women's Housing Coalition which has provided housing and
supportive services to homeless women and families in Baltimore since 1979. |
| 27 |
Arlington Community Bike
Ride (VA)
9 or 17 miles 703-228-5027 Registration
$15 (children 13 and under are free), $40 for a WABA membership & bike ride,
$30 for a family (2 adults, up to 4 kids). Free shirt for all riders!
Children also may participate in a
Bike Safety Rodeo at
no additional cost to learn and practice safe riding skills. ($20
on-site registration) |
| 26-29 |
Kent County Spring Fling (MD)
Baltimore Bicycle Club. 4
days of cycling lightly traveled roads of MD;s Chesapeake Bay Eastern shore.
Rides of 11-100 miles meander along flat to rolling roads, thru rural towns
& along scenic rivers. $262 includes lodging and meals |
| 5/30-6/2 |
PedalPA Skyline Drive
(VA) 105 miles Front Royal-Rockfish Gap, $239 includes
lodging, snacks, snacks, SAG, baggage transport |
| June
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| 2-4 |
Chesapeake Bay
Asthma Ride Bike Tour (MD) FLAT terrain, 20, 40, 62.5 (metric
century) and 100-mile routes on Saturday, 10. 20, and 40 mile routes on
Sunday. stop at Assateague
Island State Park. Salisbury University $200 minimum pledge.
American Lung Association. |
| 4 |
Tour
de Cure (Washington, DC Metro) (VA) Reston. 12/32/63/100 mi
1-888-DIABETES
$20 registration $175 suggested pledge goal
American Diabetes Association |
| 10 |
Patuxent River Rural Legacy Ride 24/46/62
miles from Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Visitors’ Center in
Croom, MD.
Registration Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail
Club. 301-567-0089. $12 ($15 after June 6). |
| 17 |
View Trail 100 (Berlin,
MD) Registration 22/40/65/105 mi $35 |
| 17-24 |
Great
Ohio Bicycle Adventure 7 day bike tour through the mid-west
www.goba.com |
| 23-28 |
Bike Virginia --
Tour de Love (VA) 250-350 miles, nightly
entertainment, home-style meals and more! 757-229-0507 Registration $230/adult. |
| 25 |
Davidsonville Tour (MD) Harwood, MD
61 and 41 miles Atlantic Cycling gjbuckley1@verizon.net |
| 6/30-7/2 |
Tour de Montes (MD) Baltimore
Bicycle Club. 240-308 miles in 3 days. limited to 60
participants. $150/$165 includes transportation of luggage, SAG,
breakfast, snacks, dinners, t-shirt (no lunch) |
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July |
| 2 |
Doublecross Metric (DE) Cross a state twice in 31 flat
miles or ride a Metric century. $13/$20 White Clay Bicycle Club 302-834-7429
Register
by June 30 ($8 for tee-shirt)
Register
online |
| 8-11 |
The Greatest Bicycle Tour of the
Historic Canal C&O Towpath ride, benefits the San Mar Children's Home in Boonsboro, MD. 180 mi 301-733-9067
$30 registration + $300 minimum pledge (See
Susan's report from
last year's ride) |
| 13-16 |
CAM 2006 -- Cycle
Across Maryland (MD) Emmitsburg, MD $125 registration + $40 meals
+ $125 dorm room based at
University
of Maryland Eastern Shore in
Princess
Anne.
Team Food &Friends riding on the CAM Weekend 2006
(MD) $1900 fund raising commitment + $125 registration fee and food. (202)
269-6826. |
| 23-29 |
RAGBRAI (Iowa) Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. This is so popular,
acceptance of your registration is by lottery! Deadline is April 1.
Nov. 15, 2006 - Registration for
RAGBRAI XXXV opens |
| 29 |
PedalPA River to River
(PA) 25/50/75/100 miles Front Royal-Rockfish Gap, $35 (before 6/29 to
get a tee-shirt) |
| 30 |
Thurmont Tour (MD) 46/60
mile options. Atlantic Cycling
gjbuckley1@verizon.net |
| August
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| 12 |
10th Annual Eat A Peach
Hill Challenge Bike Ride 12-, 33-, 40-,
67-, and 100-mile routes starting and ending at the Peach Festival at the
Carroll County Agricultural Center in Westminster, MD. Organized by The
Brain Injury Association of Maryland. Contact
(410)448-2924 or info@biamd.org. |
| 20 |
Lancaster
Covered Bridge Metric Century (PA) 100,
50 and 25 kilometer (62, 31 & 15 mile) rides Lancaster
Bicycling Club |
| 20 |
Easton
Tour (MD) Atlantic Cycling gjbuckley1@verizon.net |
| 26 |
Shorefire Century (DE) Middletown,
DE 35/65/100 mi
White Clay Bicycle Club 302-731-1430 $15-$20
registration |
| 27 |
Reston Century 2006
(VA) Routes: 31, 62, or 100 miles
Reston Bike Club $30
Registration (by Aug 25) |
| September |
| 9 |
Civil War Century
(MD) Thurmont, MD Baltimore
Bicycle Club. 25/50/62/77/105 miles
Register
online |
| 8-11 |
Great Peanut Ride (VA)
1-800-449-BIKE Enjoy Four Great Days
of Bicycle Riding and Touring in Beautiful Southside Virginia and
Northeastern North Carolina |
| 10 |
Southern Maryland Fall Century - the Indian Head 100
Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club.
30/63/100 miles 301-567-0089. $15 ($10/$12 for t-shirt by Aug 20) |
| 17 |
PPTC Historic Back Roads Century (VA)
Routes: 100, 62, 50, 25. 13 miles |
| 24 |
Bike4BreastCancer Pink Ribbon Bike Ride (MD) Havre
de Grace, MD
100, 62, 50, 25 mile loops and family fun ride are available to accommodate
various levels of cycling. Beautiful cycling through the rolling hills of
Harford County, MD. Moderate to Difficult. $25/$30
Proceeds go to assist local breast cancer patients through a donation to
Y-Me ® National Capital Area. Body
Fat testing available for $10 and Non-invasive antioxidant test available
for $5. |
| 24 |
Chestertown Tour (PA) 34 and 65 mi
Atlantic Cycling gjbuckley1@verizon.net
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| 30 |
Inaugural
Northern Neck RiverRide
(VA) Come tour this special and
unique peninsula located between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers with
500 cycling enthusiasts. Double-Metric, English,
Metric, Half or Quarter Century along the flat back roads of the Northern
Neck RiverRide. $50 includes lunch |
| 30 |
Blood, Sweat, and Gears Bike Event
(VA) 25K, 50K, and 50 mile options. Out-and-back on the W&OD starting
from the Reston YMCA. In past years, the registration fee has been $35
(including t-shirt, water/snack stops, and a picnic lunch after). The ride
benefits the local Hemophilia Association of the Capital Area (as opposed to
a national hemophilia group). |
| 9/29-10/1 |
Weekend in Lancaster
(PA) Baltimore
Bicycle Club. $180/$190 includes lodging and some meals |
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October |
| 1 |
She Got Bike
(MD) Baltimore
Bicycle Club. Festival of Women's Cycling in Baltimore, MD |
| 7 |
Sea
Gull Century
(MD) Salisbury, MD 63/100miles 410-548-2772
Registration opens May 2006 |
| TBD |
Amish
Hundred XVI Century (MD) 25mi-200K Organized by
Patuxent Area Cycling Enthusiasts (PACE) . Enjoy the quiet rural
charm of St. Mary’s County. Steeped in history and culture, the
Amish area of Southern Maryland is laced with quiet country roads made for
cycling. Pass farms being worked today as they were 200 years
ago. Visit the archaeological exhibits at the Potomac River Museum
and the experience the history of the early settlers at St. Cement’s
Island and St. Mary’s City. Followed by country
entertainment (parade, food, games, carnival rides, horse pull, even pig
races!) at the St. Mary’s County Fair. |
| 14 |
Savage
Century (DE) Newark, DE 40/60/75/100 miles $15-$20
302-239-7328 |
| 20-22 |
Shenandoah
Fall Foliage Bike Festival (VA) Staunton,
Virginia 10/18/21/42/100+ miles
540-885-2668 $70 |
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November |
