Once again calling all those involved in road racing or trying it out for the first time. Just across the border into West Virginia this weekend is a race you won’t want to miss: The Lost River Classic, on Saturday, July 20th. Featuring a 10 mile loop course with the sort of climbing all of those…
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Mission Time: Saturday am (June 29th) -Monday (July 1st) am…You choose what would work for you! Teams: goal is to have groups of 2-4 folks. SVBC will have 2-3 brushers and 1-2 rakes, gas, back pack with: extras brusher blades and small parts, first aid and safety equipment. Goal: Brush Top of Timber to bottom of…
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The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition is helping to lead and organize bike rides for the first ever Red Wing Roots Music Festival presented by the Steel Wheels at Natural Chimneys. We are leading three rides on Saturday July 13 and we need volunteers to help lead the rides and provide support. These rides are…
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It is that time of year when the trails grow in so fast we can barely keep them open. Shenandoah Mountain Touring asks that you please consider spending a few hours of your Saturday helping them cut back the Wolf Ridge Trail. Plan to meet at the Wolf trailhead on Tillman Road at 10am on…
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A local Girl Scout project that involves a casual bike ride around town. Friday June 28 form 5:45-8:00pm Volunteers are needed for thefollowing slots: Ride leaders, registration table (Westover-beginning/end; Harmony Square), event setup(Harmony Square) and takedown, Ride Safety Monitors (several intersections),Water-Refilling Station Attendants (Red Front and Harmony Square). If you are able to help out…
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SVBC Members, The infamous SVBC Time Trial series has been resurrected this summer. It will be a 4 race series with 3 Dry River Rd. time trials and a Reddish Knob hill climb. The dates are as follows: Last Thursday of each month at 6:30pm (except first week) June – 20, Dry River Rd July – 25, Dry…
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This post by Anne Lorimer, queen ringleader for Bike Month-Bike to Work Day. Salutations Captains, Sponsors & Organizers! We interrupt your summer to announce OUR THREE TROPHY WINNERS for Bike to Work Day, 2013 … (drumroll) …. EMU, Laughing Dog, and Tradeshowdirect! See below for color commentary, cultural analysis, and *proof* *Harrisonburg has become more…
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SVBC Board Member Rich Harris will be on the radio!! He will be a guest Thursday on Virginia Insight, WMRA‘s call-in talk show. The show’s title is “The State of Biking.” Wahooo!! WMRA broadcasts on 90.7 FM in the Shenandoah Valley, 103.5 FM in Charlottesville, 89.9 FM in Lexington, 94.5 FM in Winchester, and 91.3 FM in Farmville.…
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For the past decade and-a-half, hardy souls from up and down the Appalachians have gathered to celebrate riding, friendship, and breathtaking mountains at the Giro d’Ville, the Appalachian take on the European Grand Tour.
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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