CALENDAR OF EVENTS Griffin Cycle 4949 Bethesda Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 656-6188 www.griffincycle.com Road, Hybrids, Mountain, Kids Parts & Accessories for All Makes Trailers & Trikes Family Owned – In Bethesda for 38 Years FEATURING BIKES FROM: To be listed, send information to <strong>Spokes</strong>, 5911 Jefferson Boulevard, Frederick, MD 21703 or e-mail: neil@spokesmagazine.com For a more comprehensive list check out www.spokesmagazine.com. MAY 2 – SIX PILLARS CENTURY Character Counts Mid-Shore is sponsoring this fundraiser at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge, MD. The event includes four ride choices, including a 12-mile family ride, a 30-mile fun & fitness ride, a 56 miler, and a full century. The event will support Character Counts Mid-Shore, Inc., an agency which provides the Winners Walk Tall Program in the public schools in Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester counties free of charge. The lessons, provided by over 200 character coaches, are based on the six pillars of character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. For details visit www. charactercountsmidshore.org or call (410) 819-0386. MAY 3 – FALLSTON DUATHON Annie’s Playground in Fallston, Md., will be the site of the first Fallston Duathlon. In support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Contes Bikes of Bel Air, Md., will host this event. Registration is limited to the first 350 entries. Event begins at 7 a.m. For details call the store at (410) 838-0866 or email BelAirMD@contebikes.com MAY 9 – CAPITAL TO CAPITAL RIDE The Virginia Capital Trail Foundation is hosting the Capital to Capital bike ride on May 9th. Riders can choose to start from either Richmond or Williamsburg, ride 100, 50 or 25 miles through Henrico and Charles City Counties. The Williamsburg side will offer a 15- mile family ride on the completed portion of the Virginia Capital Trail. For more information and online registration, visit: www.virginiacapitaltrail.org MAY 15 – BIKE TO WORK DAY Join thousands of area commuters for a celebration of bicycling as a clean, fun and healthy way to get to work! Meet up with your neighbors at one of 26 pit stops all over the Washington metro region, ride into the city with experienced commuter convoys and meet your colleagues at Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue. Washington Area Bicyclist Association and Commuter Connections invite you to try bicycling to work as an alternative to solo driving. Help the Washington region become a better place to ride. Bike to Work Day is a FREE event and open to all area commuters! For details log onto www.waba.org MAY 15-17 – TOUR DE CHESAPEAKE Celebrate the arrival of spring with a bike tour through the wonderful, scenic and flat Mathews County backroads along the Chesapeake Bay. Join 800 cycling enthusiasts on this tour, perfect as a family’s first biking adventure, or maybe the intermediate rider’s, and even the experienced veteran’s, season warm-up. Choose tours of 17, 40, 60, or 80 miles. Families especially will enjoy the abundant quiet, scenic lanes winding down to forgotten coves on the Chesapeake Bay, the East River and the North River. Pedal in and out of the beautiful salt marshes instead of traffic. Visit www.bikechesapeake.org for details and to register online. For inquiries, call (757) 229-0507 or email info@bikechesapeake.org. SIDI • MAVIC • BONTRAGER • DMT Monday-Friday 10-7 Saturday 10-5 Sunday 11-4 1544 York Road Lutherville, MD 21093 410-583-8734 MAY 17 – COLUMBIA TRIATHLON Celebrating its 27th year, the Columbia Triathlon is famous for its outstanding race organization and its fun and extremely challenging race course. Held in Centennial Park, Ellicott City, Md. Consists of a 1.5k swim, 41k bike, and 10k run. Even though the event is full, it’s a great spectacle for on-lookers. For more info call (410) 964-1246 or visit www.tricolumbia.org MAY 22-25 – KENT COUNTY SPRING FLING Join the Baltimore Bicycling Club and Washington College as they host this 27th annual weekend event along Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Rides range from 11 to 100 miles on flat to rolling terrain. Stay at Washington College’s dorm and enjoy great food, an ice cream social, live music, blue grass on the square, contra dancing, sock hop, and much more. For details contact Frank and Kathy Anders at (410) 628-4018 or email KCSF@verizon.net MAY 23 – KID’S TRIATHLON Greatest way to get kids into triathlon, this kid’s only event, consists of two age groups, 6-9, and 10-13. Younger kids do a 100 meter swim, 2 mile bike, and 0.75 mile run. Older group does a 150 meter swim, 4 mile bike, and 1.5 mile run. Held at Frederick, Md., High School, 650 Carroll Parkway. Registration is limited to 150. This is a fund raiser for Joanna M. Nicolay Foundation. For details log onto www.thebicycle escape.com/frederickkidstriathlon.html CALENDAR continued on p.28 26 May 2009
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