TOURS, EVENTS
AND ORGANIZATIONS
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| http://www.adv-cycling.org |
Adventure Cycling and a good source of other links.
Email: ACABike@adv.cycling.org |
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Bicycle / Pedestrian Coordinator, CT Department of
Transportation, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, PO Box 317546, Newington, CT 06131-7546.
Bicycle route maps. |
| http://www.bikevt.com |
Bike Vermont. Inn-to-inn biking primarily in Vermont;
they do have some scheduled biking trips in Ireland. |
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http://www.udctours.com |
Undiscovered Country Bike tours
The California bike tour specialists, delivering high quality road bike
tours for adults with more California destinations than any other
company.Experience the best of California by bicycle.
877.322.1667 - 650.494.1635
650.494.6272 fax
2625 Middlefield Road, PMB #562, Palo Alto, CA 94306 |
| http://www.vbt.com |
International bicycling vacations. |
| No web site |
6th Annual Great Rivers Century - June 10th,
2000 start and finish
in Proctorsville, VT. Four rides: 25, 50, 75 and 100 miles - premarked,
scenic, light to moderate rolling routes along the Williams, Black, Ottaquechee and
Connecticut River Valleys. Fee $25.00. Call Rick Trainer (802) 228-2722
or cyco@tds.net. |
| http://www.coastaltour.com |
July 14-19, 2002. Maine Coastal Tour, Maine
Freewheelers. A 6-day loop ride (Blue Hills to Bar Harbor to
Brooklin to Deer Isle to Castine to Blue Hills), limited to 65 riders. Tel: (207)
743-5993. Email:
info@coastaltour.com |
http://www.bontonroulet.com
Photos from the 2001
Bonton Roulet held 7/22-28/2001.
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This ride is hosted by the Auburn YMCA and the Courtland YMCA
of New York. This year's event will be held 7/20-26, 2003, 7-day,
350-mile ride through the Finger Lakes Region of New York State (limited
to 600 riders). Tour route changes somewhat each year so you get to see
a different area if you sign up for a second or third year. I
attended 2001 and really enjoyed the area - it is, however, very hilly! |
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www.cooperstownbicycletours.com |
Provides weekend getaways for cyclists,
offering six tours over the weekend so you can cycle as much or as
little as you wish with 2 breakfasts and lunches included with your
Saturday night stay. |
| http://www.nypca.org/canaltour
Erie Canal Ride, 2002 |
This is an 8-day, 400 mile ride from Buffalo to Albany, NY,
which includes both on-road and off-road cycling. About half of the route is on the
completed portion of the Canalway Trail, which will one day provide an uninterrupted
524-miles of trail. For most days the route follow the canal along level
ground. Check out site for particulars. July 6-13, 2003. I
did this ride last year (2002) and hope to be doing the ride this year - it's great! Problem is, you have to get yourself and
bike from Albany (where the ride ends and where you need to leave your car) to Buffalo
(where the ride starts). Options: rent-a-car one way, train, someone drive
back to Albany. Last year they had a shuttle service for you and
bike for about $80. Bike has to be boxed for shuttle. Hopefully,
it will be available this year. |
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http://www.socialcycles.com |
All-inclusive weekend tours for single
professionals in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, such as Cape May, NJ,
Mystic, CT, Amish area in Pennsylvania - all great biking spots.
Check out site for details. For more information, please contact
info@socialcycles.com |
| http://www.BikeMaine.org
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Bicycle Coalition of Maine 14th Annual Maine Bike Rally
to be held in Bath, Maine, July 12-14, 2002. Three days of biking
(including mountain bike trails), food, tenting. Rides include:
Moose & Mountain Mosey, Paper & Pulp Pedal, Covered Bridges Cruise (both
on and off road rides). Preregistration discounted rates and
a free t-shirt (by June 1st) Member $65 / adult; non-member 80 / adult. 6-15 year olds $30, 5 and under, free. After
June 1st - All three days $90. Saturday only $60, Sunday only $35. 6-15 year
olds 1/2 price, 5 and under free. Call (207) 623-4511 or e-mail BCM@BikeMaine.org for more details. |
| http://www.pedrosfest.com
Photos from 2001 Festival
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New England Mountain Bike Festival, Lanesboro, MA -
for the year 2002 to be held August 9 to 11. Mud racing, trail rides, vendors, competitions, lots of
fun! I attended in 2001 and about five years ago when it was in Randolph, VT, and had a great
time. Check out their website for particulars. Sign up early as the price
increases as the time gets nearer! May 16 - July 13 $65; July 14 -
Aug 4 $75; August 5 to Festival $80. |
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http://www.canamwheelers.com
Moosa - Kingfield, ME to Quebec City, Canada
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CAN-AM Wheelers, Norway, ME. I
did their Moosa trip in 2002. This trip is undergoing changes and
will be held again in 2004. Lighthouse '03, Portland, ME ferry to Nova Scotia, biking from
Yarmouth to various points on Nova Scotia. 7/11 to 7/19,2003. (I did a different
version 6 years ago: Bluenose Ferry to Yarmouth, biking up to Digby, ferry across to
St. John, biking back to Bar Harbor by way of Campobello Island and Jonesport. Great
trip! Third is the Northcountry Challenge. See site for
particulars. Tel: (207) 743-9018, e-mail cycle@canamwheelers.com |
| http://www.moosetour.com |
Maine Wheels Bicycle Club's 10th Annual Moose Tour, a 6-day
(August 3 to 9, 2002, 330 mile ride limited to 160 cyclists. Fee
if received prior to April 20 - $320; fee if received after April 20 -
$340. Brian McLaughlin, P.O. Box 229, Norway, ME 04268 Tel: (207)
743-5993 or info@moosetour.com. |
| http://www.bikeleague.org
GEAR Rally 2000 photos, Bloomsburg, PA
2001
Rally in
Altoona, PA (National Rally) which was held to coincide with the Tour de Toona |
League of American Bicyclists, parent organization for a
number of cycling clubs around the country. Sponsors of various national rallies,
held each year over three-to-four day weekend at one of the colleges. BikeFest 2002
is to be held August 2 to 4 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
MA. Check out their website for up-coming
events, prices, etc. A really fun time! Usually there is a vintage
bicycle seminar featuring high-wheelers, etc., and their riders in the attire of the
day. |
| http://www.atl-canadacycling.com |
Atlantic Canada Cycling
Western Prince Edward Island Bike Tour - 7/1-7, 2001
Newfoundland Bicycle Tour - 7/10-19, 2001
Cape Breton Island Bicycle Tour - 7/22-29, 2001
2001 Atlantic Canada Bicycle Rally - 8/3-6, 2001
Prince Edward Island Bicycle Tour - 8/7-14, 2001
Nova Scotia Bicycle Tour - 8/16-25, 2001
Cabot Trail Bicycle Tour - 9/1-3, 2001 |
| http://www.biketouring.org |
The Wayfarers, Inc. is a non-profit organization which
provides low-cost, leisurely bicycle tours and services to families and individuals.
Some trips include: Victorian Cape May, Lancaster County, Valley Forge, Pittsburgh
to DC, Lake Champlain, Italian Swiss Lakes, Dutch Rhine. |
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http://www.bikenewyork.org |
This year, Sunday, May 5, 2002, Battery Park, 8:00 a.m. BIKE NEW YORK is the largest bike ride in the USA,
with 32,000 participants in the 1999 tour. Registration this year
limited to 25,000. Also known as the Five Boro Bike Tour, it passes through Manhattan, the Bronx,
Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island in a single day, crosses the Verrazano Narrows Bridge
(the world's longest single-span suspension bridge, normally closed to bicycles), and
returns to the start point in Manhattan on the Staten Island Ferry. 25
years celebrating the Spirit of New York City. Tel: 212-932-2453.
Email: info@bikenewyork.org |
| http://bretonbikes.com |
Organized biking tours in France. |
| http://www.bicycletourcolo.com |
This ride is sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Public
Broadcasting Network, Inc. It's scheduled for July 22 to July 28, 2001 and covers
400 miles. Check out site for particulars. |
| http://haines.ak.us/sockeye/ |
Sockeye Cycle Company - Alaska Bicycle Tours.
E-mail: cycleak@ibm.net |
| http://www.backroads.com |
101 destinations worldwide. |
| http://www.classicadventures.com |
France, Greece, Crete, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Quebec,
Prince Edward Islands, Natechez Trace, New York Finger Lakes Wine Country. |
| http://www.theworldoutside.com |
Backcountry adventures: Rockies, Southwest, Sierras,
Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Hawaii and Costa Rica. |
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http://www.hiayh.org |
Hostelling International / American Youth Hostels, 733 15th
Street, NW, Suite 840, Washington, DC 20005; email: hiayhserv@hiayh.org.
Excellent organization, no matter what your age. I've stayed in a number of youth
hostels - Montreal, Vermont, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Rhode Island. They
feature a number of bicycling trips and rides during the course of the season.
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http://www.railtrails.org |
This is the home page of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a
100,000-member and donor-strong organization that has created a nationwide network of
public bicycle trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Founded in
1986, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is headquartered at 1100 Seventeenth Street, NW, 10th
Floor, Washington, DC 20036; email - RTCMail@transact.org
- Tel: (202) 331-9696 Field Offices are located in California, Florida, Michigan,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New England. |
| http://www.lacorsa.com |
La Corsa Tours -- Challenging Bike Vacations in Italy, Spain
and France. More riding on more challenging routes - join other more experienced
cyclists - lunch and wine with dinner included - cyclist-sized gourmet meals - only 16
guests per tour - 9 and 10 riding days and more! |
| http://www.trailsource.com
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This website lists mountain biking trails around the world,
including related guidebooks and articles. |
| http://xenon.stanford.edu/~rsf/mtn-bike.html
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This website lists places to ride, bicycle fix-it tips and
frequently asked questions and answers about biking. |
| http://www.clubmtb.com
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An online resource for mountain biking clubs around the
world. The site includes trail finders and related links. |
| http://www.bikelane.com
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This website has one of the most comprehensive listings of
bicycle clubs, manufacturers and related organizations on the Internet. Its
"Hot Links" section can take you to bicycle advocacy organizations, to trail
directories and to bicycle racing organizations, including Le Tour de France. |
| http://www.imba.com |
International Mountain Bicycling Assn., (MBA), PO Box 7578,
Boulder, CO 80306; info@imba.com. |
| http://www.biketrips.com
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I spotted this group of cyclists in Grafton, VT, 4th of July,
2001 - a group of teenagers and their two leaders on a 16-day Vermont biking trip as part
of the Student Hosteling Program (SHP), Conway, MA 01341. Tel: (1-800)
343-6132. On road and off road bicycling trips: United States, Canada, Europe (about
19 different itineraries each year). If you know any teenagers who would like to get
involved in bicycle touring, this would be an excellent choice. |
| http://www.analyticcycling.com |
Technical site for "math majors!" |
http://www.nbwclub.org
(On line registration)
Annual Rhody Roundup (2001) |
Flattest Century in the East (largest century on the East
Coast) sponsored by the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen. This century is held the Sunday
after Labor Day. Ride begins in Tiverton, Rhode Island, at the high school.
Options are 25, 50, 65, 75 and 100 miles. I've done this as a century twice and as a
half century three times. (Last year, I was going for my third century but ran into
mechanical difficulties at 58 miles.) It's a beautiful ride and the weather this
time of year is usually cooperative. This ride fills up fast so if you're
considering it, please don't wait too long before signing up - limited to 1600
riders. Year 2000 prices - Narragansett Bay Wheelmen club member - $20.
Non-member - $25. Includes T-shirt! (It's amazing what some people will do for
a free T-shirt!)
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| Mass Bay Road Club's 2002 Pilgrim Tour
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Sunday, June 9th. Ride is limited to 60 riders, so early pre-registration is
required! Cost: MBRC members $25; non-members $35 (this includes your trip
back to Plymouth by ferry). For info for next year's ride, contact: Claire Connolly (781)
749-6410 - e-mail: cecassocia@aol.com For
general directions if you'd like to do this ride on your own, please click on: Cape in a Day (or Two)
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Plymouth or Boston to Provincetown, MA. There are a
number of clubs doing this ride - one leaving from Boston sponsored by the American Youth
Hostels organization. It's a two-day (June 23 and 24, 2001) 100-mile ride, with
overnighting at one of the hostels on the Cape. Return by ferry to Boston.
Proceeds from the trip (about $1500 to $2000 each year) are given to the Youth Hostelling
Opportunities Program to fund biking and hiking for urban kids. http://www.hi-travel.org/activities_capeday.shtml
or via e-mail Jim_Berry@decco.com or telephone
(603) 673-2200 x-108 during the day.
AMC's (Annual Plymouth to Provincetown Bike Ride will be held June ?, 2001. Bike
60 miles to Orleans Saturday, stay overnight at AYH, and bike 40 miles to Provincetown
Sunday. Cruise back to Plymouth harbor. Call Tom Waddell and Marilyn Dunn at
781-837-5537 before 8 p.m. or email keene_nh@hotmail.com.
For information on becoming an Appalachian Mountain Club member and info on other events
tel: 617-523-0636 - address: 5 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02108-1490, website: http://www.outdoors.org.
I've done this three times (I did this year's 2002 ride) as a one day ride with the Massachusetts Bay Cycling Club.
We leave Plymouth Rock around 6:00 a.m. (trip is either in June or after Labor Day).
Biking route is along 6A. We don't use the Cape Cod Rail Trail at all since there is
sag support and this is only available along the vehicular roadways. We have to be
in Provincetown by 4:00 for the ferry to take us back to the
mainland. If you're not there by 4:30 when the ferry leaves, you have complete freedom of choice on how
you'd like to get back! |
| http://www.katun-tours.com
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Katun Tours - hiking, mountain biking and sea kayaking
tours in Baja, California, Mexico.
16 de Septiembre #15
& Alvaro Obregon
La Paz, BCS
CP 23000, Mexico
Tel: 011 52 112 33009
E-mail: info@katun-tours.com |
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http://www.greatpeanuttour.com |
23rd Annual Great Peanut Ride - The Emporia Bicycle Club,
Inc., c/o Robert C. Wrenn, P.O. Box 668, Emporia, VA 23847 for application.
1-800-449-2453 (no calls after 9 p.m.) e-mail address:
rew@telpage.net September 6-9, 2001. Cattail Creek
Campground, Emporia, Virginia (3 miles west of I-95 from the Skippers (VA) exit. Day
rides that start and finish at the campground. Advance registration $50 (doesn't
include camping/lodging). Optional meal tickets are extra. |
| http://www.cyclexmd.org |
Cycle Across Maryland - July 20 to 26, 2001, 6 days, 300
miles (3 day option available). Email: info@cyclexmd.org.
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| http://www.adventurecycling.org |
Cycle Vermont, Adventure Cycling Association, P.O. Box 8308,
Missoula, MT 59807. Tel: (800-755-2453). Rider Limit - 130; 389 miles,
August 25-31 |
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http://www.bikevirginia.org |
Town and Country Odyssey. Five days
of biking in the Shenandoah heartland of Virginia. Join 2000
fellow cyclists biking 50 miles each day on this fully supported tour.
Camp or motel, entertainment nightly, sag support and more. Tel:
757-229-0507 |
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http://www.ragbrai.org |
Bike Across Iowa ... While to some a ride
through America's flat plains sounds like a sure soporific, the popular
Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa has to cap the
number of riders at 8,500. The ride, sponsored by the Des Moines
Register, claims to be the longest, oldest and largest bicycle
touring event in the world. The course always runs from Iowa's western
to eastern edges but changes each year, averaging 471 miles (over 70
miles daily, and not all flat). As in years past, for the 30th
installment July 21-27, 2002, expect to lodge mostly in tents in small
towns along the way. Ride the week or a portion, as a tem or on your
own. Entry fee $100: 800-I-RIDE-IA. |
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http://www.nps.gov/safe |
Biking the Santa Fe Trail
You can save China's silk road for later and still experience a historic
and cultural trade route here in America. The original Santa Fe Trail -
covering 800 miles between Santa Fe and New Franklin, MO - was a trading
lane developed by merchants in the early 1820s. The current biking
distance is about 1,100 miles. Inns and motels line the route. Willard
Chilcott, of the biennially held Santa Fe Trail Bicycle Trek (next in
2003), will send bike maps to groups for the cost of postage and copying
(505-982-1282). |
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www.bikeflorida.org |
Bike Florida Spring Break
April 5 to 10, 2003
Ninth annual tour, 400 miles of North Florida’s
scenic back roads, considered the best cycling roads in Florida:
Gainesville, Lake City, Madison, Monticello, St. Marks and Tallahassee.
Opportunities for tubing, kayaking, hiking, canoeing, historic walking
tours, antiquing and sightseeing. Tel: 407-343-1992
E-mail:
info@bikeflorida.org
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www.wisconsinbiycletours.com |
Pedal Over Wisconsin Week On Wheels (POWWOW Bicycle
Tours)
Fox Valley tour 6/23-6/28/2002
Bike Me Tour 8/11-8/16/2002
E-mail:
powwow@wi.rr.com
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www.BikeChallenge.com |
New York to the Hamptons Challenge
Saturday, September 14, 2002.
100 miles from South Street Seaport in Manhattan to
Southampton College on the East End of Long Island. To benefit:
BiasHELP of Long Island and LIACC (Long Island Association for AIDS
Care, Inc.)
Tel: 1-877-612-BIKE
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www.seniorcycling.com |
Senior Cycling – Tours for seniors 50+. Erie
Canal, C&O Canal, Florida Keys, road and rail-trail tours. Fully
supported, meals, motels and B&Bs.
Email:
Pat@seniorcycling.com
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www.CarolinaTailwinds.com |
Outer Banks! Blue Ridge Mountains!
4 and 5 day biking vacations on the NC barrier
islands, or the Blue Ridge. Charming inns, gourmet food, and full
support.
Tel: (888) 251-3206
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www.bikewisconsin.org |
Bike Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s two cross-state tours. Motorcoach to
start. Baggage transported daily. Camp out or sleep in schools or
motels. Full sag and repair support.
GRABAAWR XV (Great Annual Bicycle Adventure Along
the Wisconsin River) Eagle River to Prairie du Chien, June 29-July 6,
2002, 480 miles, 60-70 miles per day, 1100-rider limit.
SAGBRAW XXV (Sprocket’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride
Across Wisconsin) Marinette to Milwaukee Area – Lake Michigan
shoreline. August 4-10, 2002, 330 miles, 30-65 miles per day, 900-rider
limit.
Tel: 1-888-575-3640
E-mail:
wisbike@mhtc.net
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www.velo.qc.ca |
Montreal Bike Fest
Tour la Nuit, Metropolitaine and Tour de I’lle.
Various mileages, May 31-June 2, 2002
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www.newenglandadventure.com |
New England Adventure
Tri-State Wheelers, 225-320 miles
August 11-16, 2002
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www.goba.com |
GOBA 14 – Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure
June 15-22, 2002. Join 3,000 cyclists from all
over the country for a week of sightseeing, camping, and great biking in
Central Ohio. Tel: (614) 447-0971
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www.bikenorthwoods.com |
Northwoods to Capitol Tour
367 miles, June 22-30, 2002
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www.wanderingwheels.org |
Wandering Wheels 2002
Flirting with Italy, Fall Breakaway Canada, Maine
to Nova Scotia, Spring Coast to Coast, Florida Keys #1 and #2
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www.onelesscar.org |
Cycle Across Maryland. Tel: 410-360-7655
To be held in July.
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www.cyclewyoming.org |
6th Annual Tour De Wyoming
July 20-25, 2003
Daily mileage ranges from 26 to 75 miles with an
optional century ride on day 4. Loop tour begins and ends in Worland,
Wyoming. Pedal 404 miles, passing through Bighorn Basin before heading
into the Bighorn Mountains at Granite Pass. Rider limit: 150 riders.
Email:
atravsky@wyoming.com
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Appalachian Mountain Club (Connecticut Chapter), 32 Highland
Avenue, Redding, CT 06896 |
| No website |
Charles River Wheelmen running their Tour of New England, 3
day bike ride through 6 New England states. May 26-28, 2001 Contact Gerry
Goode at 781-843-6283 - email Wsworked@aol.com
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King's Tour of the Quabbin sponsored by Seven Hills
Wheelmen. Contact Debbie Sweete, 508-829-5851, email sweet4488@aol.com. |
| No website |
Biking the C&O Canal Towpath from Cumberland, MD to
Georgetown, DC. 185-miles, 30-40 miles/day with one 12 mile day. For
details/application contact Leon Barkman, 49 Taunton Lake Road, Newtown, CT 05470,
tel: (203) 426-8949. |
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Island Bike: Martha's Vineyard. Ferry in Sat. morning
for 2 days of shore riding. Contact Jack Schempp (7-9 p.m. at (401)
331-4553). |
| No website |
Berkshire Tristate Biking. Contact Jack Schempp (7-9
p.m. at (401) 331-4553). |
| No website |
Ride Around Wyoming (June 17-22, 2001). To receive your
application for RAW 2001, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to - Ride Around Wyoming,
c/o Bob Faurot, 18 Paradise Drive, Sheridan, WY 82801. This is a 6-day, 435 mile
"hub and spoke" ride sponsored by Three Peaks Christian School, based in Cody,
Wyoming. |
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Adirondack Adventure, August 4-10, 2002, 300 miles
through NY State’s six million acre Adirondack Park – spectacular views,
quaint towns, fascinating history and local culture as you cycle through
a unique patchwork of public and private land.
Email:
ahastin@aol.com |
