Cycling in and around Union County, NC
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Ridge Rollers Velo is proud to host the 6th Annual Tour De Gaps Ride. Brought to you by White Sulphur Springs Physical Therapy.
Saturday August 23, 2008
Start time: Registration and Packet pickup at 7AM, riders off at 8AM.
Start location: Westwood Park, (1297 Galax Trail, Mt. Airy, NC 27030), see directions
2008 Lake Norman Excursion Charity Fundraiser Cycling Event will be held Saturday, July 19, 2008 to raise money for the Lake Norman American Red Cross Office :
Registration & Ride times:
Ride Start Times: 40 / 68 / 100
8:00am
10 mile Fun Ride
10:30 am
Start and End Location:
Lowe’s Corporate Headquarters
1000 Lowes Blvd.
Mooresville, NC 28117
Parking this year is actually on the campus!!
The Collier Lilly Ride 4 Life is a recreational bike ride to honor the life of Collier Cobb Lilly, raise awareness and money for organ sharing, and to bring various communities together to celebrate life.
In memory of Collier, the proceeds from The Collier Lilly Ride 4 Life will be given to LifeShare Of The Carolinas, a Charlotte based organ procurement organization. LifeShare Of The Carolinas serves 37 hospitals in a 23 county area and works closely with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which maintains the national computerized waiting list for potential transplant recipients.
A charity bicycle ride to the top of Pilot Mountain, Hanging Rock, and Sauratown Mountain
Where: Start and finish at Armfield Civic & Recreation Center
Time: Registration starts at 7 AM, Riders off at 8 AM
Length: Choose a century (95 mile) loop with three mountains, a 75-mile three mountain loop or a 41-mile rolling loop . You can also ride the 95 or the 75 mile loop and skip one or more of the mountain climbs. The 75 mile loop without the mountain climbs is approximately 63 miles long.
The Bicycles East rides are postponed for this weekend, in its place is the Inaugural Poker Ride. Following the same route as last years Veteran’s Day Ride, starting and finishing in Matthews, NC. The metric century travels through much of scenic Union County. Don’t forget to stop at all the rest stops to pick up a playing card!
Nicole and I will be there on the Cannondale Tandem. It would be nice if another tandem or two would show up also. We would like to draft on occasion instead of having to pull everybody around the route.
Registration 
Remember, all the proceeds from the event will go to the Matthews Help Center and the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center.
Only 18 spaces left as of Thursday midnight.
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DATE Sunday, May 4, 2008 (Rain Date: Sunday, May 18, 2008).
TIME Both the 30 and 50 mile rides start at 8:00am. The Family Fun Ride starts at 8:30am.
LOCATION The ride starts at “The Park” in Huntersville (formerly the Huntersville Business Park). The Park is located at 9920 Gilead Rd. (I-77, Exit 23).
Mark your calendars for Saturday June 7, 2008 at Greensboro Country Park.
Offering 56 and 28 mile bike courses, a certified 5K run, and a 2.5K family fun walk, the Joann Gaddy Grimes Big Event to Fight Cancer has an event for every member of the family!
Gray’s Chapel Lions Club presents the annual fabulous fun bicycle ride for charity. The 9th Annual Tour de Lions will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008.
New for 2008, 10, 20, 40 and…. 75 mile routes! Great roads, beautiful scenery, good people, scrumptious food & cold drink, tons of door prizes, benefiting great causes! Over 370 riders in 2007!
Don’t miss this one, it’s just too good!
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