Mid-Atlantic cycling events for 2013

[7rider]

I did the Ride to See last August and it was great.
Cheap ($30), benefits a good charity (Lion's Charity Programs for vision health), was small (something like 200 riders), well supported by super friendly folks (on a first name basis with many of them by the end of the day), and the terrain was surprisingly wonderful for the Eastern Shore. I never knew there were rolling hills to be had out there. Oh, it passes through Rock Hall during their Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend so you could practice your "Arrrgghh's" while stopping at a rest stop. Super fun and while it slowed down the pace a bit last year, added more than a little bit of fun to an already great ride.
I'll be there this year too and hope to see some of you!

[lovelygamer]

I have a couple of rides to contribute to on this thread:

The Ball and Chain Century July 21, 2013: The event features three courses: 42 mile, 60 mile metric and 100 mile century routes, starting at the Mid Del-Mar-Va Family YMCA in Salisbury, MD.

https://sites.google.com/site/ballandchaincentury/home

Wild Goose Chase Bicycle Tour for Women October 12, 2013 - October 13, 2013 This sixth annual one-day bicycle tour for women takes place in and around Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, in Cambridge, Maryland.

http://www.tourdorchester.org/event.php?eventid=714 (unofficial site)

[ny biker]

Registration is open for the Civil War Century on Sept 7.

http://www.civilwarcentury.com/

The number of riders is limited and this ride will sell out. Don't wait!!

[breeze]

Ooh, some great looking rides listed here!

I did the East End Brewing Keg Ride this morning (anyone else there?) and the weather was beautiful.

Coming up in August: Pedal PGH- August 13. Three rides-- family ride (2-16mi), 25mi city tour, and metric century.

[ny biker]

The Patuxent River Rural Legacy Ride is coming up on Saturday, June 15. Registration is $20.00 if you sign up now, and day-of-ride registration is $30.00.

http://ohbike.memberlodge.org/events...e=EventDetails

This is one of my favorite rides. It's in a really nice part of southern Maryland. The starting point (Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary) and all the rest stops are on the Patuxent River. I'll be doing the 62-mile route. You can also choose to ride 26 or 45 miles, or a 13-mile route that includes four miles of scenic, unpaved road on the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Driving Tour.

The route maps, elevation profiles and GPS files are here: http://ridewithgps.com/users/7576/routes.

[ny biker]

I have a couple of rides to contribute to on this thread:

The Ball and Chain Century July 21, 2013: The event features three courses: 42 mile, 60 mile metric and 100 mile century routes, starting at the Mid Del-Mar-Va Family YMCA in Salisbury, MD.

https://sites.google.com/site/ballandchaincentury/home

Wild Goose Chase Bicycle Tour for Women October 12, 2013 - October 13, 2013 This sixth annual one-day bicycle tour for women takes place in and around Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, in Cambridge, Maryland.

http://www.tourdorchester.org/event.php?eventid=714 (unofficial site)

I just got an email from Terry -- registration is open for the Wild Goose Chase Tour. IIRC, this ride will sell out pretty quickly.

Updates on some other rides --

The Civil War Century is closed -- they hit their maximum last month.

Registration is open for the PPTC Backroads Century on Sept 22. This ride usually sells out in advance. Do not wait if you want to do this ride.

http://www.backroadscentury.org/

The Bay Country Century is on Saturday, August 31, which is Labor Day weekend. It's in southern Maryland. I've never done this ride but am probably going to do it this year. I've done club rides that were based on the route used by this century and the area is really nice. Not many details have been posted yet for this ride, but the website is here.

http://abrtcycling.com/events/annapo...ountry-century

[ny biker]

Just wanted to bump this for anyone who might be thinking about signing up for any rides in September.

Registration is open for the Southern Maryland Century on Sept 8.

http://ohbike.org/century/index.htm

Choose from 16, 29, 43, 60 and 100 mile options.

Early Registration through July 31 is $20.
Registration from August 1 to September 6 is $30.
($40 on the day of the ride.)

I've volunteered at this ride twice and I saw many happy cyclists both times. Not sure yet if I'll be able to help out again this year, but I guarantee you will meet some very friendly people volunteering at the rest stops and post-ride picnic.


Also, for the PPTC Backroads Century on Sept 22, registration is still open. In the past few years they have filled up in advance of the ride date. Early-bird registrations ends July 31. I'm signed up to do the metric version for this one -- after all these years cycling in the DC area, it's my first time doing this ride.

http://www.backroadscentury.org/

[ny biker]

I'm hearing on the twitter that Ben King and Jens Voigt will be at the Save a Limb ride in Cockeysville, MD (north of Baltimore) on Oct 19.

http://savealimbride.org/SaveALimbRi...dFestival.aspx

I already have plans for that day and it's a bit of a drive for me. But it looks to be not far from the area where Coach Troy rides in his virtual reality DVD that goes around the Prettyboy Reservoir. So it's a nice place for cycling.