Outside of Berks Events and Rides
for 2009*
July
Sun. July
12, 2009, American
Cancer Society Bike-a-Thon, http://main.acsevents.org/
July 18-19,
2009, MS150
PA Dutch Ride,
Green Lane, PA, to Millersville, PA. http://bikepae.nationalmssociety.org/
Sun. July
26,
2009, Tour de
Tinicum,
Erwinna, PA. Five fully supported rides of varying difficulty in
Tinicum Township, Bucks County, PA. http://www.delawarevalleyfire.com/
August
Sat. Aug. 8,
2009, Bridgeton Zoo Century, Pittsgrove, NJ. www.sjwheelmen.org/
Sun. Aug.
16, 2009, Covered
Bridge Metric,
Lancaster, PA. Lancaster Bicycle Club www.lancasterbikeclub.org/
Sat. Aug. 29, 2009, Rides of 16/31/62/100
miles, www.LebanonValleyBicycleClub.net.
LVBC was reorganized in '08.
Sun. Aug 30, 2009, Shoo-fly Classic,
Oley, PA. Berks County
Bicycle Club.
September
Sat. Sept.
12, 2009, Univest
Grand Prix and Cyclosportif, Souderton, PA. www.spartacycling.com/
Sat. Sept
12, 2009, 23rd
Annual Amish Country Bike Tour and Race, Dover, DE. Loops of
15, 25, 50, 62 and 100 miles, plus a 25-mile timed race through Amish
country. Four excellent
food/rest stops with Amish-baked pies and cookies plus healthy foods and
beverages. After tour
party featuring live folk bands and catered picnic
lunch, yard games, bike rodeo for kids and more. Friday night
kayak tour
and lodging packages starting at $55 per night. Register by
August 21 and
save $5 per person, and same-day registration also encouraged!
Register
online at www.visitdover.com
or call 800-233-5368. Raises funds for prostate cancer research, bike
tour fund, YMCA and Amish schoolhouse education
programs. Great fun for
all ages and abilities. Mapquest: 411 Legislative Avenue , Dover
, DE 19901 .
Sun. Sept.
13, 2009, NYC Century Bike Tour, New York, NY. www.nyccentury.org/
Sun. Sept
13, 2009, TD Bank Bike Philly, Philadelphia, PA. Rides of
10 and 20 miles on closed, car-free streets. Also, a chance to
extend the rides to 35 or 50 miles on shared roads. The Bicycle
Coalition of Philadelphia, www.bicyclecoalition.org
Sept. 16 to 19,
2009, Source of the
Delaware Tour. Four-day, 250-mile tour from Hancock, NY to
New Hope, PA. Good food and ice cream stops with views of the
Delaware River. www.pedalpa.com/DelSource09.htm
Sun. Sept 20,
2009, Three Creek Century;
LeTort Park, Carlisle, PA. Three ride loops for different ride
options
ranging from 25 miles to 100 miles in Pennsylvania's Cumberland
Valley. Harrisburg
Bicycle Club - www.harrisburgbicycleclub.org.
October
October 2-5, 2009, Hershey's
Tour de Pink Four-Day Charity Bike Ride and Online Virtual Charity
Ride, Hershey, PA to New York, NY. www.hersheyspledge.com or www.g4events.com.
October
3-4,
2009, MS150
City to Shore,
Cherry Hill, NJ, to Ocean City, NJ. http://bikepae.nationalmssociety.org/
Sat. Oct.
10, 2009, Sea
Gull Century,
Salisbury, MD. www.seagullcentury.org/
Sun.
Oct. 18, 2009, Tour de Bronx, NY. http://tourdebronx.org/
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*Accuracy intended but not
guaranteed. Not responsible for mistakes, changes or
omissions. Please use this as a guide and contact the ride host
website listed for more information about the event.
The above information was mostly obtained from and used by
permission from Jack Elias, SCU, www.suburbancyclists.org. Thank you, Jack.
