April
2008
April
18-20, St.
Michael's Weekend, St. Michael's, MD. PPTC http://www.bikepptc.org/special-events
Sunday,
April 20, Girls
with Gears: A Women's Cycling Event, Limerick, PA. Benefits Carol
For Heart, Inc., founded in 2003 to eradicate women's heart disease
through increased awareness and education to women and those in the
medical community. http://www.bikepptc.org/special-events
April
25-27, Lewes
Delaware Weekend, Lewes, DE. PPTC http://www.bikepptc.org/special-events
Saturday,
April 26, Tour
de Carroll, Westminster, MD. http://www.tourdecarroll.com/
Sunday,
April 27, Tour
De Franklin, Somerset, NJ. http://www.tourdecarroll.com/
Sunday,
April 27, Tour
de Scranton, Scranton, PA. http://www.tourdescranton.com/
May 2008
May
2-4, Spring-n2-Cycling
Weekend,
Danville, PA. Bicycle Club of Philadelphia (BCP) http://www.tourdescranton.com/
Sunday,
May 4, Five Boro Bike Tour, New York, NY. http://www.bikenewyork.org/
Saturday,
May 10, SCU Quad County Metric, Green Lane, PA. Suburban
Cyclists Unlimited (SCU) http://www.suburbancyclists.org/quadcounty.asp
Saturday,
May 17, The
Rotary 100 Bike Tour, Burlington, NJ. Benefits the Burlington
Rotary. http://www.suburbancyclists.org/quadcounty.asp
Saturday,
May 17, Bike
Around the Bay, Erie, PA. 6th Annual Bike Event in Erie, PA. Join
hundreds of tri-state bicyclists for 10, 30 or 50 mile rides around
Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie. We will start and end at the
Intermodal Transportation Center. Support, with your
participation, LEA Earth Force, a non-profit organization that engages
young people as active citizens in their communities. For more
information: http://www.earthforce.org/lea/leaevents/leaspecial_events
May
17-18, Ride for the Feast, Rehoboth Beach, DE, to
Baltimore, MD; 140 miles, one-way. Benefits Moveable Feast, the only
meal delivery program for homebound people living with AIDS in the
greater Baltimore area. http://www.mfeast.org/
Sunday,
May 18, Bloomin'
Metric,
Norwalk, CT. Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club http://www.soundcyclists.com/
Sunday,
May 18, Montauk
Century, New York. Start from Manhattan (New York City) or Babylon,
Long Island. The Five Borough Bicycle Club http://www.5bbc.org/montauk/
Sunday,
May 18, Philadelphia Area Tour
de Cure,
Warrington, PA. Benefits the American Diabetes Association. http://tour.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TC_homepage
May
23-26, Kent
County Spring Fling, Chestertown, MD. Baltimore Bicycle Club http://www.baltobikeclubonline.org/
Saturday,
May 31, Historic
Morris Bike & Hike, Loantaka Park, Madison, NJ. Benefits Morris
Habitat for Humanity. http://www.morrishabitat.org/
June 2008
Saturday,
June 7, Columbia Tour de Cure, Columbia, MD. Benefits the
American Diabetes Association. http://tour.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TC_homepage
Saturday,
June 7, Get Ready Metric, Fort
Mott,
Pennsville, NJ. South Jersey Wheelmen (SJW) http://www.sjwheelmen.org/
Saturday,
June 7, The First Priority Bank
- Lancaster Farmland Trust 2008 Pedal to Preserve, Pedal through some of
Lancaster County's preserved farmland. Rides of 6, 20 and 51
miles. Garden Spot High School, New Holland, PA. Lancaster
Farmland Trust. http://www.lancasterfarmlandtrust.org/pedal.html/
Sunday,
June 8, ACS
George Washington Bridge Challenge, Fort Lee, NJ. Benefits the
American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/COM/content/div_Eastern/COM_5_1x_The_George_Washington_Bridge_Challenge.asp?SiteArea=
Sunday,
June 8, Commerce
Bank Philadelphia International Championship, Philadelphia, PA. Spectator
and volunteer event; vendor expo. http://www.procyclingtour.com/
Sunday,
June 8, Tour
dem Parks, Hon!, Baltimore, MD. http://www.tourdemparks.org/
Saturday,
June 14, Flatlands
Tour,
Chesapeake, MD. Baltimore Bicycling Club http://www.baltobikeclubonline.org/
Saturday,
June 14, Princeton Tour de Cure, Princeton, NJ. Benefits the
American Diabetes Association. http://tour.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TC_homepage
Saturday,
June 14, Ride
for Autism, Brookdale
Community College (2 mi from exit 109 of the Garden State Parkway), Lincroft,
NJ. Benefits the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Support for the
Autism Community (COSAC). http://www.ride4autism.org/
Sunday,
June 15, Bike
Freedom Valley, Boathouse
Row: Kelly Dr. @ Sedgely Dr., Philadelphia, PA. Benefits the
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. Various flat and hilly
routes. Questions: 215-BICYCLE. http://bikefreedomvalley.blogspot.com/
or http://bicyclecoalition.org/
June
20-25, Bike
Virginia
http://www.bikevirginia.org/
Sunday,
June 22, French
Creek Iron Tour, Kimberton,
PA (new location). Come ride the Iron Furnace Country - have a
blast! Rides for all levels, from beginner to experienced.
20, 50, 68 or 100 miles. Well-marked courses and cue sheets, SAG
support, lightly traveled roads and breathtakingly beautiful
countryside, with well-stocked rest stops. $35 before June 8
includes T-shirt. Supports the French & Pickering Creeks
Conservation Trust for the preservation of much of the land covered by
the ride. Questions: 215-512-1480. http://www.irontour.org/
Saturday,
June 28, Lutheran
Charities Bike-A-Thon, St. John Lutheran Church, Center Square,
PA. Benefits Lutheran Charities, 610-825-9360, ext. 202 or
212. http://www.lutherancharities.org/
July 2008
July
18-20, Shenandoah
Valley Weekend, Mt. Jackson, VA. PPTC http://www.bikepptc.org/special-events
August 2008
Saturday,
Aug. 2, Princeton
Event,
West Windsor, NJ. Princeton Free Wheelers http://princetonfreewheelers.com/
Saturday,
Aug. 9, Bridgeton Zoo Ride, Centerton, NJ. South Jersey
Wheelmen (SJW) http://www.sjwheelmen.org/
Saturday,
Aug. 9, Ride To See, Galena, MD. http://www.active.com/
Aug.
15-17, Allenberry
Weekend,
Boiling Springs, PA (between Harrisburg and Carlisle). Held at the Allenberry Resort. PPTC http://www.bikepptc.org/special-events
Sunday,
Aug. 17, Covered
Bridge Metric, Lancaster, PA. Lancaster Bicycle Club http://www.lancasterbikeclub.org/
Sunday,
Aug. 24, SCU Lake Nockamixon
Century,
Warrington, PA. Winner of LAB's "Best Century" award. Suburban Cyclists
Unlimited (SCU) http://www.suburbancyclists.org/lakenock.asp
September 2008
Saturday,
Sept. 6, Amish
Bike Tour, Dover, DE. 1-800-233-KENT or 302-734-1736 http://www.visitdover.com/
Saturday,
Sept. 6, Civil
War Century, Thurmont, MD. Baltimore Bicycling Club http://www.baltobikeclub.org/
Saturday,
Sept. 6, Tour des Farms, Vincentown, NJ. http://www.sjrcd.org/tourdesfarms/index.htm
Saturday,
Sept. 6, Univest
Grand Prix and Cyclosportif, Souderton, PA. The Grand Prix (spectator
event) is a UCI-sanctioned race. The Cyclosportif is a 40- or 60-mile
recreational ride on rolling-hilly terrain. http://www.spartacycling.com/
Sunday,
Sept. 7, Commerce
Bank Bike Philly, Philadelphia, PA. 2,500 riders in 2007. Bicycle Coalition
of Greater Philadelphia http://www.bicyclecoalition.org/
Saturday,
Sept. 20, Jersey
Devil Century, Parvin
State Park,
Centerton, NJ. South Jersey Wheelmen (SJW) http://www.sjwheelmen.org/
Sept.
26-28, Weekend
In Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. Baltimore Bicycling Club http://www.baltobikeclubonline.org/
October 2008
Saturday,
Oct. 4, Sea
Gull Century, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD. http://www.seagullcentury.org/
October
10-12, Rehoboth
Beach Weekend, Rehoboth Beach, DE. PPTC http://www.bikepptc.org/special-events
Oct.
12-17, C
& O Canal, Maryland. Ride on the scenic, unpaved C&O Canal towpath. This is a
fully-supported commercial tour from Bike and the Like. http://www.bikeandthelike.com/
