FLASHMOB on the Virginia Mountain Bike Trail. Saturday April 12th. SVBC will participate in a state-wide day of trail work on the Virginia Mountain Bike Trail. We are holding a “VA Trail” work day (Note- The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition Spring Classic, Harris-Roubaix is April 13th) From Shenandoah Mountain Touring: “The goal is to get some…
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The Virginia High School Mountain Bike Series (VAHS MTB) is gearing up to start the 2014 racing season. VAHS MTB is an interscholastic high school mountain bike race series that is sanctioned by USA Cycling. This 5-race series is open to any high school or middle school student in Virginia. Harrisonburg/Rockingham County’s’s Rocktown Racers, the 3-time defending…
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PRESS RELEASE 2 Newly Designated LCIs in the Shenandoah Valley Harrisonburg, VA – March 12, 2014 – Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) announces two (2) of its members earned the prestigious certification of League Cycling Instructor (LCI) from the League of American Bicyclists, a 131-year-old national bicycling and advocacy organization. The new LCIs are Becky…
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Join us for “Confident City Cycling,” a class that gives bike riders the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic and on the trail. This class is combination of classroom instruction, parking lot drills, and on-road practice. Two sessions are available this Spring 2014! Harrisonburg – April 25/ 26 Staunton – May…
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This Thursday- March 13 is the first Hillandale Trail Work day of the Season Join us at Hillandale Park on Thursday evenings to help repair the trail system… Meet us by the big SVBC trailer across from shelter 11 (all the way in the back of the park at the end of the paved road).…
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Virginia House of Delegates: Please Support the 3 Feet Passing Bill Support: SB 97 – Three Foot Passing Bill The Virginia Bicycle Federation (VBF) has been hard at work this winter during the Virginia General Assembly trying to pass a number of bicycle related bills. One of the most important is the three-foot passing bill which would…
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This winter, four of SVBC’s nine board members will see their terms expire. This year’s election is open through March 7 and once confirmed, board members will be active for a 2 year term starting March 10. Please submit your ballot by filling out this form. You can also submit a ballot by regular mail…
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A report on our annual Superbowl Sunday Ride from over the mountain in C’ville by Chase Lyne… This past weekend marked more than 30 annual Super Bowl Sunday Ride for Harrisonburg, Virginia and the surrounding area. I am not sure anyone truly knows the first year the Super Bowl Ride began, but I am about 90%…
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You heard it here first! Massanutten’s Western Slope Trails (largely built and maintained by the fine volunteers of the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition) will open up for regular daily use this Saturday February 8. The trails close every year on November 1 for hunting (except for Sundays) and always open back up for daily use…
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Interested in inspiring others to give biking to work a try, or bike around their neighborhood with their family? Think more of your friends would bike more if they had just a little more confidence in their biking skills? Consider becoming a League (of American Bicyclists) Cycling Instructor (LCI) and teach “Smart Cycling”. Its is…
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