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• ABC Weekday Rides - Winter Schedule

  • Start
    08 January 2019
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  • End
    28 February 2019
  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Generals Highway Corridor Park

  
  

  Tuesday

  10:00 AM sharp at Generals Highway Corridor park right across from the Renaissance Festival, following a 27 mile route; also the 902 Group rides about 22 miles. Please be ready to ride 5 minutes before start time. For more information contact John Richardson at jjrichardson2@msn.com. 

  
  Thursday

  10:00 AM sharp at Generals Highway Corridor park right across from the Renaissance Festival, following a 27 and 22 mile routes. See Tuesday's description for details.

  
  

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• ABC Weekend Rides

  • Start
    23 February 2019
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    24 February 2019
  • Location
    Davidsonville Park, Davidsonville, MD

  All rides are weather permitting - no go if it's raining or if temperatures are under 40F at ride time. 

  Saturday

  10:00 AM start at Davidsonville Park (not the park & ride): Meetup for a ride of 30-40 miles. 
  
  

  Sunday

  1:00 PM start at Davidsonville Park (not the park & ride): Mark Jones will lead a ride of about 40 miles at 15-16 MPH and Jim Black will lead a 30 mile ride at about 14 MPH. Routes TBD, probably heading to Deale and Galesville. It is expected to be a warm afternoon with temperatures over 60F! 
  

  
  

  
  

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• Return of the Wednesday Evening Rides

  • When
    13 March 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    see description

  
  Weather permitting, the Wednesday Evening Rides will start on March 13th for the 2019 season. 

  5:00 PM at the Dixon Aircraft Observation Area parking lot: Jim Van Horn and Len Jones will lead the North County Wednesday Evening ride. Make sure your bike has working lights! Distance will be about 25 miles at a reasonable pace. Click here to contact the ride leaders.

  5:00 PM at the Davidsonville Park (not the park & ride): Tina McDermott will lead a 22 mile ride on the South County Wednesday Evening route, but starting at a new location to shorten the ride. 14-15 MPH; no drop. Make sure your bike has working lights! Cue sheet. Contact Tina: tinasbike@gmail.com

  
  

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• 30th Annual Ocean to Bay Bike Tour

  • When
    27 April 2019
  • Location
    Bethany Beach, DE

  Join more than 2,500 cyclists of all levels April 26-27, 2019 in the Quiet Resorts for a cycling tour through Sussex County’s beautiful beaches, bays, and beyond! This award-winning event offers cyclists a 30-, 50-, metric century, and century ride on flat terrain – the perfect destination for an early season spring ride. Celebrating 30 years, this year’s event will feature special anniversary celebrations!

  Click here to register. 

  Ocean to Bay Expo & Packet Pickup
  Bethany Beach Bandstand
  Friday, April 26, 12-7pm 
  
  Friday Fun Ride Start & Finish
  Bethany Beach Bandstand
  Friday, April 26, 12-4pm
  
  Ocean to Bay
  Start & Finish Line
  Bethany Beach Bandstand
  Saturday, April 27, 7 am-5 pm

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  Date/Time Information:

  OCEAN TO BAY: Packet Pickup & Expo
  Friday, April 26, 12-7 pm at the Bethany Beach Bandstand
  Saturday, April 27, 7-9 am at the Bethany Beach Bandstand (no expo)
  
  FRIDAY FUN RIDE
  Friday, April 26, 12-4 pm - Bethany Beach Bandstand
  
  OCEAN TO BAY BIKE RIDE
  Saturday, April 27, 7:00 am Ceremonial Century Start - Bethany Beach Bandstand

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• Six Pillars Century: 2019

  • When
    04 May 2019
  •  
    7:00 AM
  • Location
    Cambridge, MD

  Six Pillars Century: 2019

  Character Counts Mid Shore, Inc. is sponsoring the 11th annual Six Pillars Century Blackwater Tour fundraiser on Saturday, May 4, 2019.

  Cycle the Scenic back roads of picturesque Blackwater Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County, MD. Choice of three FLAT routes: 37 miles, the famous 56 – mile Ironman Eagleman course, or our beautiful 100 – mile century course that takes you through quaint townships along the Chesapeake Bay and back through serene woodlands. Begin your day at Great Marsh Park for a complementary al fresco breakfast on the shores of the scenic Choptank River.

  Click here to register. 
  

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• ABC Bicycle Handling Skills Workshop - registration not open yet

  • When
    11 May 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Kinder Farm Park, Visitors Center
  • Spaces left
    20

  Currently this workshop is in proposed status; once we have commitments from the coaches we will open registration. 

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  ABC hosting a bicycle handling skills workshop; no classroom required! Space is limited to 20 people. Cost: $40 per person. Rain date is Sunday, May 12th - in the event of rain on both days the event will be cancelled and registration fees will be refunded.

  Participation in this event is open to the public. 
  

  This half-day workshop will focus on bike handling skills at low speed for practice and confidence building. If conditions permit we will also do grass drills. 

  Workshop location: Kinder Farm Park Visitor's Center

  Our instructors are USAC Coach BJ Basham and USAC Coach James Schaefer.

  ABC contact for this event is James Edison at james.edison@yahoo.com 
  

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  Parking lot drills

  • cornering
    
  • cornering in tandem, including riders shifting inside to outside
    
  • bunny hops
    
  • pick up cone or water bottle and placing it on other side of bike
    
  • slow speed turns inside 1 parking space, figure 8 turns inside 2 parking spaces
    
  • braking 
    

  Grass drills

  • bump 'n go
    
  • pick up cone or water bottle (if we haven't done it above)
    
  • riding in pairs w/handlebars touching or hand on partner's shoulder
    
  • how slow can u go race
    
  • last cyclist in the ring: this exercise eliminates riders if they fall, put a foot down or ride out of the circle - and the circle shrinks as the # of riders drops
    

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  Agenda

  9 AM: Introduction

  9:15 AM: Parking Lot drills

  11:30 AM: Lunch to be brought to workshop (ABC will provide lunch) 

  12 PM: Grass drills (conditions permitting)  

  1:15 PM: Wrap up

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• Bike MS: Chesapeake Challenge 2019

  • Start
    15 June 2019
  • End
    16 June 2019
  • Location
    Easton, MD

  June 15 - 16, 2019

  An extraordinary experience marked by passion, inspiration, determination and fun. Feel the electricity at the starting line and the remarkable support throughout your journey as we unite in our mission to end MS.

  Saturday: 34, 68 & 100 miles; Sunday: 35 & 53 miles

  Easton, MD

  Click here for information and registration. 

  
  

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• 2019 KOMEN MARYLAND PROMISE RIDE

  • When
    22 June 2019
  •  
    7:00 AM
  • Location
    South River High School, Edgewater, Maryland

  
  Contact Andrew Beron to join the ABC team! awberon@gmail.com

  DATE: June 22, 2019
  

  TIME: Ride Site open at 7:00 a.m.

  PLACE: South River High School, Edgewater, Maryland

  DISTANCES: There are four routes to choose from: 12, 35, 67 and 100 miles. All routes are through beautiful country roads through southern Anne Arundel County.

  FUND RAISING: There is a fund raising minimum of $100 per person. 

  Information and Registration Link: http://maryland.info-komen.org/site/TR?fr_id=7511&pg=entry 

  
  

  We Ride Because…
  

  • One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
  • Because every minute, somewhere in the world, someone dies from breast cancer.
  • And because, breast cancer knows no boundaries- be it age, gender, socio-economic status or geographic location.
  • We continue to Ride because at the current rate, 13 million breast cancer deaths around the world will occur in the next 25 years.

  But, when you participate and fundraise for the Ride, we fight these statistics together. In 1980, the 5-year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer (cancer confined to the breast) was about 74 percent. Today, that number is 99 percent! Komen has played a critical role in every major advance in the fight against breast cancer - transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors. This progress was made with your continued support and together we can reach our vision of a world without breast cancer.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• FireFighter 50 Bicycle Ride

  • When
    21 July 2019
  •  
    6:30 AM
  • Location
    Pleasant Valley FD, 2030 South Pleasant Valley Road, Westminster, MD 21158

  
  The 8th Annual Firefighter 50 cycling event will be held on Sunday, July 21st, 2019 near Westminster, MD. Again this year we are offering GREAT cycling in Northern Carroll County and Eastern Frederick County MD. and in Southern Adams County, PA.

  All rides start and finish in the village of Pleasant Valley which is about 6 miles west of Westminster, MD. This year we have five great routes. We have road loops of 35 miles, 50 miles, plus a Century Route (100 miles) and a NEW Metric Century Route (62 miles). We have an updated 35-mile combo paved and dirt road ride called the “Dirty 30.”

  We will provide an “all you can eat” Firefighter lunch and fully supported rides.

  Mail-in registration cost is $35:    http://www.firefighter50.com/

  
  

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• Lancaster Covered Bridge Classic

  • When
    18 August 2019
  • Location
    Lancaster, PA

  
  

  Lancaster Covered Bridge Classic

  Sunday August 18, 2019

  Sponsored by Kreider Dairy Farms and Donegal Insurance Group

  
  The Lancaster Covered Bridge Classic (formerly the Covered Bridge Metric Century) is a classic Pennsylvania ride now in its 41st year. It offers beautiful routes of 100 miles, 65 miles, 33 miles, and 16 miles, covering some of the most scenic cycling terrain anywhere. Each route traverses through covered bridges and past Amish farms.

  The routes all cover rolling terrain with only moderate climbing with the exception of 100 mile route. The 100 mile option is a challenging ride that includes a hilly 38 mile loop that starts and ends at the lunch rest stop in Stevens, PA. There are no official rest stops on the 38 mile loop, so please stock up at the lunch stop.

  Proceeds from the ride benefit the Lancaster Bicycle Club’s grant program. Over $300,000 has been donated for covered bridge restoration and bike-related initiatives since 1999.

  Date: Sunday August 18, 2019

  Where: HACC’s Lancaster Campus 1641 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster, PA 17602

  
  

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