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10/27: Celebrate: End of Season Massanutten Trails Party!

What: Join the SVBC to celebrate our biggest season of trail building on Massanutten’s Western Slope. We will celebrate with a bike ride, food, and drink. We will NOT be doing any trail work but rather, we will celebrate all of the hard work and great accomplishments that we have achieved in 2016. Celebrate the…
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October 18, 2016 0

10/17 & 10/18: Harrisonburg School Board and City Council Candidate Forums

2 Forums / 2 Nights #hburgforums Monday October 17: School Board Candidate Forum Tuesday October 18: City Council Candidate Forum Where: Court Square Theater When: 6:15-8pm Cost:  Free Post Event Meet & Greet: 8pm With the candidates (upstairs) at Capital Ale House to immediately follow the event Sponsors: Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of Realtors, Harrisonburg Rockingham…
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October 16, 2016 0

10/16: Rocktown Cyclocross Festival

The Rocktown Cyclocross Festival is this Sunday October 16 at Westover Park Join Rocktown Bicycles for their eponymous annual race on Sunday for friendly competition and good fun! Festival Day: October 16th, 2016 First race starts at 9:30AM Location: Westover Park REGISTER ONLINE NOW Are you new to cyclocross? As a newcomer, you are eligible to be…
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October 12, 2016 0

10/16: High School Mountain Biking Time to get Stoked for Stokeville!

Come out to cheer on our own High School/Middle School Youth Mountain Bike Race team, SHEN-ROCK THIS Sunday, October 16. The Virginia High School Cycling League, a part of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, is hosting the second race in a four race series at the Stokesville Campground on Sunday 10/16/2016. This is one you will not want…
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October 11, 2016 0

How Do I Ride the new Carr Mountain Trail?

***Warning: Your chance of getting lost on this one is high if you do not first arm yourself with National Geographic Map #792 and PDF Maps on your phone. See details below and YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED*** Great question and one that we have heard a lot as of late what with the $80,000 of…
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October 11, 2016 10

10/10: October SVBC Social @ Ruby’s Lounge 7pm

Meet us! Monday, October 10, 2016, We will meet at our regular time of 7:00pm in the basement of Clementine Cafe AKA “Ruby’s” Join Us! Read the proposed Agenda On the second Monday of each month, we get together at Ruby’s (also known as Clementine’s basement) in downtown Harrisonburg, Virginia for our “Monthly Social.” Most folks arrive around…
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October 8, 2016 0

10/7-10/9: Register Onsite- Shenandoah Mountain Bike Festival

We know you want to spend Columbus weekend with the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition at the Stokesville Campground for the 20th Annual Shenandoah Mountain Bike Festival. Well you are in luck, although pre-registration is closed, you can register on-site. We will accept all forms of payment this year so come on out and help us celebrate…
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October 3, 2016 0

Shenandoah Mountain to air on PBS show

See Friends of Shenandoah Mountain on a PBS documentary, “This American Land” You will see a short piece on Shenandoah Mountain including SVBC member, Thomas Jenkins. You can also learn more about the Shenandoah Mountain proposal on SVBCoalition.org Season 6 Episode 2 Protecting the Chenier Plain: On the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana, a…
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September 29, 2016 0

9/24: Massanutten Western Slope Trail Race

RUN THE MOUNTAIN…….THIS SATURDAY (9/24) AT MASSANUTTEN WESTERN SLOPE! This Saturday (9/24) there will be a trail running event on the Western Slope Trails. The event will start at 8:30am and be done by noon. If you are riding out there please respect your fellow trail users and course markings. Discounted Registration will be available…
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September 21, 2016 0

9/25: Volunteers Needed for Alpine Loop Gran Fondo Beer Garden

One of the great fall events is just around the corner. The Alpine Loop Gran Fondo is approaching quickly and there is a ride option for nearly everyone. Whether you want to ride 36, 62, 78, 100, or 107 miles, whether you want to ride over mountains or remain in the valley, ride dirt roads…
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September 19, 2016 0