The Peanut rides, each year outside Emporia, VA, on the weekend after Labor Day - http://www.greatpeanuttour.com/. You see everything from families with little kiddies on pink bikes w/streamers to fatfree racer types on carbon flyweights. There are beautifully marked routes and distances for everyone (13-100+ miles), and terrain is fairly flat except for the more rolling Lake Gaston routes on Friday. The big draw, however, is the FOOD. You gain weight riding from food to food, especially on Saturday and Sunday. Rest stops all feature different offerings - you might expect a Peanut Stop, a Cookie Stop and a Cake Stop at an organized ride, but how about a Cucumber Stop, Gazpacho Stop, Homemade Ice Cream Stop, Watermelon Pickle Stop, Popsicle Stop...on and on. My favorite is the Tomato Sandwich Stop. The website says they don't offer lunch - what a laugh! Registration is limited to about 1200, so the roads are never too crowded. It's a party. Come on out!