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Bull City Bicycles Exhibit - March 7 - 28
Tri Roanoke Valley Sprint Triathlon. Tri Roanoke Valley will be held in the heart of Halifax County on April 12, 2008. Come express your Freedom of Independence! For all of the race details, please visit us at www.triroanokevalley.com.
Street Cycling Course - Know someone who is nervous about road bicycling? Do you think they would feel better about it if they felt more comfortable in traffic? Well, the Street Cycling course can help them learn how to worry less and enjoy road cycling more. During the course participants will learn how to travel more safely and confidently in traffic, improve their bike handling skills and learn to fix flat tires and other minor repairs.
Location: Middle Creek Community Center, Cary
Saturdays, Apr 12, 19 & 26, 1-4 p.m. (3 classes)
Fees: $30 (Cary Resident), $39 (Non-resident)
Town of Cary course number: 34462
For more information about this course, please browse http://brucewr.home.mindspring.com/ec/StreetCFrame.html
For registration information for this course, please visit the Town of Cary's website - http://classweb.townofcary.org/
Join us on May 3, 2008 as AIDSWALK and RIDE sets off from the Halifax Mall 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.
Tour De Mayberry - May 17 - Mt. Airy, NC. Information for the ride can be found at www.tourdemayberry.net.
This is a ride that Mountain Valley Hospice has been putting on since 2000. The proceeds from this ride help hospice to care for terminally ill patients and their families. Riders can register online!
Grove Winery proudly presents 2008 GEARS & CHEERS BIKE RIDE - The only ride where wining is allowed!
Saturday, May 31st
Fully supported 25 and 40-mi routes
Historic Chinqua Penn Plantation featured on the 40-mi route
$35 registration includes ride support, lunch, event glass, complimentary beverage, live entertainment ($40 after 5/21)
Ride benefits the National MS Society
Click here to register.
Tour de Cure - Ride with us on June 7-8, 2008 - Koka Booth Amphitheater - For more information call: 1-888-DIABETES
It's time again to register for Bike Virginia - a wonderful 5 day ride (June 20 - 25) through scenic Virginia. There is a discount ($20 per person) for groups of 8 people that send in their registrations together. I am collecting registrations and will send them in as I receive groups of 8.
You can mail them to Ann Chamberlin at 2329 Falls Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
For more info: www.bikevirginia.org
The third annual Bicycling and Barbeque cycling event will be on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in Galax, Virginia. Our ride is quickly growing in popularity and we are asking are once again asking for your help in promoting Bicycling and Barbeque. We are the greatest fundraiser for the Free Clinic of the Twin Counties and all of our proceeds go directly to them. Information is available at www.galaxoutdoors.com.
Triangle Land Conservancy Ride for the Land 2008: "Little River Roll"
Saturday, July 19th.
With the weather warming up and the holiday pounds adding up, now is a great time to get out and ride. TLC has released this year’s Ride for the Land routes and now we need your input. Continuing TLC’s mission to make this year’s ride the best yet, we are asking those of you who have previously participated in Ride for the Land to test out the routes and provide some feedback. Please visit the 2008 Ride for the Land homepage where you will find printable road maps and cue sheets. Please email any questions or comments to Sarah Brown at sbrown@tlc-nc.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
BikeFest 2008
13th Annual Rural Heritage Tour
August 9, 2008
Join us for our 20th annual Bike MS: New Bern Ride September 12 - 14, 2008!
Info National MS Society
NC Department of Transportation Bicycle Events Calendar
 
Bike Tours nationwide.

The Bicycle Chain Pick-up Rides
 
Cycling Spoken Here Pick-up Rides

 


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