Event Calendar
Clubs, racing teams, civic associations, and health organizations in Virginia sponsor fun bicycling and walking events, as well as safety and information programs, throughout the year. These groups have shared the following information on their events. Please contact the sponsors for details.
If you would like to submit an event for the calendar, please complete a registration form.
Bicycling and Walking in Virginia
Anthem Moonlight Ride
Location: Richmond
Date: Aug. 8, 2009
Description: Howl at the full moon and celebrate the joy of cycling at the inaugural Anthem Moonlight Ride. Let your wild side show by decorating your bike and winning the best bike costume award. There will also be prizes for the best decorative lights for your bike. The Anthem Moonlight Ride starts and finishes at Sports Backers Stadium and features a short (8 mile) or a longer (17 mile) route through the Northside and near West End. A free concert awaits riders as they finish. There will be activities before and after, including live music, exhibitors, food and interactive activities.
Sponsor:
Contact: Lisa Randolph
Address: 100 Avenue of Champions
Phone: 804-285-9495
E-mail: moonlightride@sportsbackers.org
Historic Back Roads Century
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Date: Sept. 20, 2009
Description: Enjoy a day of fully-supported cycling while taking in some of Northern Virginia's historic sites including Burwell Morgan Mill, Hawthorne House,
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E-mail: stuff@heathergrimstead.com
Web: http://bikepptc.org/PPTC_Century
Blood, Sweat and Gears Hemophilia Half-Hundred
Location: Reston on the W&OD Regional Trail
Date: Oct. 3, 2009
Description: Our annual bike ride is a 25K, 50K or 50 mile loop through the Virginia countryside on the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park. The ride starts and stops at the Reston YMCA, conveniently located off the Fairfax County Parkway at 12196 Sunset Hills Road. The event takes place rain or shine.
Sponsor: Hemophilia Association of the Capital Area
Contact: Sandi Qualley, executive director
Address: 10560 Main Street, Suite 604
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Phone: 703-352-7641
E-mail: hacacares@aol.com
Web: www.hacacares.org
Fall Foliage Bike Festival
Location: Staunton
Date: Oct. 16, 2009
Description: Bike tour with various mileages: 100, 40, 25 and 12. Rural routes with great fall foliage views. Bring your granny gear for the hills, but should be fair riding for experienced century riders.
Sponsor: Tour de Shenandoah Inc
Contact: Barbara Wright
Address: P.O. Box 3267
Staunton VA 24402
Phone: 540-416-0267
E-mail: fallbikefestival@comcast.net
Between the Waters Bike Tour
Location: Nassawadox
Date: Oct. 24, 2009
Description: Citizens for A Better Eastern Shore is sponsoring the 17th annual Between the Waters Bike Tour on Virginia's Eastern Shore Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, beginning in the village of Nassawadox. Four routes (25, 40, 60, and 100) take riders from seaside to bayside along scenic roads to experience the true Eastern Shore. Visit www.cbes.org for further information or to register online or download a registration form.
Sponsor: Citizens for A Better Eastern Shore
Contact: Phyllis S. Tyndall
Address: P.O. Box 882
Eastville VA 23347
Phone: 757-678-7157
E-mail: biketour@cbes.org
Web: www.cbes.org
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