Virginia Bicycling Federation

East Coasters Cycling Double Header is upon us again this Memorial Day weekend, with the Wilderness Road Ride on Saturday, and the Mountains of Misery centuries on Sunday.

The Wilderness Road Ride is a fun and family oriented ride, with 4 courses offering something for everyone — 14, 29, 38, and 58 mile options. The ride follows part of the historic Wilderness Road, Daniel Boone’s route through the Applachians to the Cumberland Gap. All rides start and finish in Radford near the Dedmon Center and Bisset Park, making this a great event for riders and non riders alike. Those not riding can enjoy Bisset Park, the New River, and the City of Radford while their friends and family members are out riding.

The Mountains of Misery centuries are well known throughout Virginia and beyond, as some of the highest quality rides anywhere — and the most challenging. The century is 104 miles with 10,000′ of climbing, and the double metric century 128 miles with 15,000′. But the crowning glory is the final, category 1 climb to Mountain Lake Resort. Your name is called out as you struggle up the final few yards toward the finish, where you’re presented with your finishers’ shirt and an all-you-can-eat BBQ.

Moutains of Misery is expected to sell out this year, so be sure to register ahead of time. Wilderness Road Ride has no limit to the number of riders, so come and ride, whether you’ve registered early or not.

The Cycling Double Header is presented by East Coasters bike shops and the New River Valley Bicycle Association. Particularly notable are the dozens of community groups and hundreds of individual volunteers who run various aspects of this logistically complicated event.

For more information or to register, see the Cycling Double Header website.