Wine tasting, camping, meals & entertainment at the New Kent Winery.
Cyclists will have an opportunity to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the daring ride of Confederate General JEB Stuart, who circled Gen. George McClellan’s troops as the Union General attempted to capture Richmond.
The two day, 120 mile ride will closely follow Stuart’s historic route.
The ride begins Saturday morning at Bryan Park in Richmond. Riders will camp Saturday evening on the grounds of New Kent Winery and return Sunday morning.
The non-ride activities are open to the general public, with plenty to offer for all.
Join over 1000 riders on Saturday, May 12, for one of Virginia’s largest cycling events — the Capital to Capital ride, aka Cap2Cap — a fundraiser for the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation.
When completed, the Virginia Capital Trail will run 55 miles along the Scenic Route 5 corridor, and connect past and present capitals of Williamsburg, Jamestown and Richmond.
Cap2Cap is unique in having starts at both ends, Richmond and Williamsburg, with quarter, half, and full century out-and-back ride options. Pedal through 400 years of Virginia history, and help raise funds to make the Capital Trail a world-class experience.
The 15-mile family ride returns for 2012, along with youth pricing for the quarter, half, and full century rides. Also new this year is a jersey:
Norfolk, Virginia – Nation’s Heroes to take part in cycling event conducted by The Warrior Ride. Wounded Warriors will participate in a bicycle ride that will begin 26April2012 aboard the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.
The Warrior Ride is a non-profit organization that conducts morale building events, such as adaptive cycling for wounded service members. The Cycling events are an opportunity for the Warriors to have fun, be with their peers, be honored and be physically challenged.
This is not your typical bike ride; it is an adaptive cycling event. Several of the participants will have specially designed bicycles and three wheel recumbent bikes.
There is no cost to the Warriors to participate. All expenses for meals, lodging, cycling attire, an adaptive bicycle and airfare is covered. Without the generous donors the rides would not be possible.
There will be a Community ride in Chesapeake on 27April2012. The community is encouraged to join the Warriors on their ride. There is a $25.00 registration fee and all of the money will help pay for future Warrior Rides. The ride will begin at Fat Frogs Bike and Fitness, 237 Hanbury Road E, Suite 13 Chesapeake, VA. Registration will begin at 8:30am. [click to continue…]
Attention bicycle fashionistas and active commuters!
To kick off Bike Month in the New River Valley, SGA Transportation will host Blacksburg Cycle Chic – Fashion Show and Commuter Celebration on May 1st. This is an event not to be missed!
The evening begins with Keynote Speaker Elly Blue, author of Grist’s famous Bikenomics series, then leading into an open networking/bike brainstorm session with local hors d’oeuvres, followed by short presentations (15-20 min Ted Talk style) that will reveal the progress Blacksurg and Virginia Tech has made towards becoming a bicycle-friendly community and university. The night concludes with a fashion show of student and community cyclists. Over 50 ‘models’ will strut their heels and wheels on the runway, or in this case cycle path!
The event will showcase local groups striving towards regional transportation sustainability and active lifestyles while revealing bicycle heroines and heroes in our Hokie community.
Or just show up May 1, 5-9 PM, at the VT Graduate Life Center.
Update from Lyndsay McKeever: “We want YOU in our Bicycle Fashion Show (more like a bike rider celebration!). We’d love to showcase bike couples on tandems, children on their trikes, VT professors in business suits, Rogues Racing athletes in their kits and families of Huckleberry Trail riders! This event is about CHARACTERS in our unique Blacksburg Bike Community. Make sure you join the fun, either as a ‘model’ or attendee for the incredible line-up of speakers and bike brainstorm!”
A ride report from the Grand Opening weekend.
The rest of the High Bridge Trail State Park 31 mile long trail has been open for 18 months now, while the bridge itself has been undergoing its conversion from a railroad bridge to a bridge for hikers, bikers, and horseback riders. For months the word has been [...]
In March, Virginia Commonwealth University was awarded the Silver level Bike Friendly University award by the League of American Bicyclists and launched a VCU RamBikes Bike Loan program.
On April 11 VCU holds the biannual Great Bike Round-Up, with free bike tune-ups and information about biking safely, registering bikes with VCU police. April 21 – 27 VCU [...]
With the High Bridge Trail about to open, we thought it would be wise to remind cyclists that we won’t be the only users. We expect the High Bridge to be very popular with walkers and equestrians.
Here’s a quick reminder on how to interact with horses along the trail.
Be courteous and share the trails with the other [...]
Ride-ins will be accommodated, even when campgrounds are full.
The Virginia State Park System has announced a new policy showing that long distance touring cyclists are always welcome in Virginia’s award winning parks. Beginning today, Virginia’s state parks will designate areas for cyclists to camp even when campgrounds are full, to ensure that long-distance touring cyclists [...]
The League of American Bicyclists’ 2012 National Bike Summit concluded Friday. With over 800 attendees, the League set a new attendance record with cyclists represented from all states (except Alaska!)
VA Cyclists Meet with Congressman Bobby Scott (second from left)
Aides From Senator Warner and Webb's Offices Field Questions
Besides sessions on economic impact cycling brings to communities, [...]
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