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Coast Guard
City Century Highlights
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331 cyclists – far north as Maine, as far
south as Florida, as far west as Missouri (more than 400 counting family
members of cyclists and volunteers)
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Superb TBA support – both board members,
riders and logistics. TBA and associated cycling
teams like Team Portsmouth have raised over $500,000 for local charities
like ADA and MS this year. This event raised over
$16,000 and with the City of Portsmouth willingness to cover several of the
big expenses, over $9,000 was donated to MS and ADA (each got half this
amount)
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Magnificent City of Portsmouth support for 1st
City Sponsored Bike Ride in State of Virginia – City Council, City Manager,
Coast Guard, PortsEvents, City Engineer, Police,
EMS, Marketing), Planning and Permits Department (bike stands, bike
advocacy planning), Parks and Rec, IMG (Ntelos),
Montgomery Grill, Hoffler Creek, Scotts Creek
Marina, Maersk, TCC, City of Suffolk, MS, ADA, Cycle Classics, Scat’s Bikes
and Norfolk Bananas support.
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Coast Guard participation was superb – 72
riders with 4 flag officers
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55 volunteers who provided more than 3,000
hours of their time to make the ride successful
Featured Rides (Top)
Skyline
Drive Ride Surry Century Ride Beach Century Tour
Skyline Drive Ride
Sept 10 - 12,
2010
Challenging mountain ride at multiple
paces (up
to 60 miles) Skyline Drive, VA
Join me for a
weekend of stunning views and tough climbs on and off Virginia’s beautiful
Skyline Drive. I plan to set up a
base camp at Big Meadows campground and ride Skyline Drive. Camp or stay in the hotel on Friday and Saturday night
with rides on Saturday and Sunday.
Campsite/hotel reservations are highly recommended. Last year we rode back and forth to
Luray, VA on Saturday and some took and optional ride on Sunday. LOTS of challenging climbs! No SAG and food/water is scarce en route,
so each cyclist should carry snacks and LOTS of water.
From:
Start at 9am from Big Meadows Campground on Skyline Drive.
Meet us there Saturday morning or camp out on Friday night.
Leader: Steve Zeligman, 285-9085, president@tbarides.org
Note: Phone reception is scarce at Big
Meadows, so please call me before Friday night to let me know you will be
there!
Surry Century (Top)
September 18th
Experience the
heart of Southeastern Virginia by bike.
See rural towns, farmland, historic plantations, and very few
cars. The Surry Century rides
begin at the Surry Athletic
Field behind the Surry Courthouse. During your visit enjoy Chippokes Plantation State Park and historic Bacon's
Castle.
Registration
fee of $10 for members and $15 for non-members, $5 each child (12 and
under). Registration fee includes
maps/que sheets, marked routes, rest stops,
snacks and sag support. A portion of
the registration fee will be donated to the Surry Athletic Association and
the Surry Rescue Squad.
Short sleeve
T-shirts $15, long sleeve $18 guaranteed if purchased with preregistration
postmarked by 9/8 (available in limited quantities the day of the
event. The rides of 25, 50, 75 and
100 miles consist of loops (25, 25 and 50 miles) over flat to slightly
rolling terrain.
Pre-registration requested. $5
late registration fee if registration form is postmarked after 9/8 or
registering on-site.
Make checks payable to PBA and mail registration
form to:
Peninsula Bicycling Association, P.O. Box
12115, Newport News, VA 23612-2115. Phone Howard or Leslie Beizer at (757) 356-1451 for more information or email:
hbeizer@aol.com.
Helmets are
required!
hbeizer@aol.com, http://www.pbabicycling.org/surrycenturyrides.html
Beach Century Tour (Top)
September 25
Click for details
The Beach Century Bike Tour is your ride—as challenging or relaxing
as you choose, but always fun and rewarding. This year the Beach Century will be
offering three distances—a classic 100 mile century,
a 50-mile course and a 33-mile course.
The out and back course is along scenic roads in southern Virginia
Beach and Chesapeake.
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