Mid-Atlantic cycling events for 2013

[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.