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is full, it’s a great spectacle for on-lookers. For more<br />
info call (410) 964-1246 or visit www.tricolumbia.org<br />
MAY 22-25 – KENT COUNTY SPRING FLING<br />
Join the Baltimore Bicycling Club and Washington<br />
College as they host this 27th annual weekend event<br />
along Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Rides range from<br />
11 to 100 miles on flat to rolling terrain. Stay at<br />
Washington College’s dorm and enjoy great food, an<br />
ice cream social, live music, blue grass on the square,<br />
contra dancing, sock hop, and much more. For details<br />
contact Frank and Kathy Anders at (410) 628-4018 or<br />
email KCSF@verizon.net<br />
along the shorelines. Choose from 20, 40, 62.5 or<br />
100 miles on Saturday and 20, 40 or 62.5 miles on<br />
Sunday. CBAR raises money for the American Lung<br />
Association to prevent lung disease and promote lung<br />
health through education, programs and research.<br />
Start/finish, lodging, and activities, including our<br />
famous crab feast, are held at Salisbury University in<br />
Salisbury, Md. For more info or to register visit www.<br />
marylandlung.org or call 800-642-1184.<br />
JUNE 6-7 – BIKE MS: BEYOND THE BELTWAY<br />
Join 1000 participants from across the mid-Atlantic<br />
region for the National MS Society, National Capital<br />
Chapter’s annual Bike MS event in Middleburg, Va.<br />
Choose from several mileage options along our challenging<br />
new route, and enjoy great food, beverages,<br />
and live music at the finish line. Ride for one day or<br />
two. For details, visit www.MSandYOU.org, call (202)<br />
296-5363, or email BikeMS@MSandYOU.org.<br />
JUNE 6-13 – BICYCLE RIDE ACROSS GEORGIA<br />
Come discover Georgia by bicycle on the 30th annual<br />
Bicycle Ride Across Georgia. The <strong>2009</strong> edition will<br />
ride from Hiawassee to Clarks Hill Lake, and will feature<br />
beautiful scenery, historic sites, street festivals, ice<br />
cream socials, an End-of-the-Road party, and more!<br />
Great fun for the family, groups or individuals. Daily<br />
rides average 60 miles, approximately 400 miles total.<br />
Longer Hammerhead options for serious cyclists. Fully<br />
supported with rest stops every 10-15 miles. For more<br />
information, please visit our website at www.brag.org,<br />
or email info@brag.org or call (770) 498-5153.<br />
LUTHERVILLE WEEKLY ROAD RIDES<br />
Lutherville Bike Shop will lead a weekly road bike<br />
ride. The ride will leave from the shop at 5:30 p.m.<br />
Proper riding attire required. Monday nights at 5:30<br />
p.m. 14-16 mph Approximately 30 miles A scenic road<br />
ride through Loch Raven Reservoir and surrounding<br />
areas. We keep the hills to a minimum and invite all<br />
riders to the sport. Racers recovering from the weekend<br />
are welcome as well. We’ll ride as a group and no<br />
one will be left behind.<br />
Call the shop for details (410) 583-8734.<br />
www.luthervillebikeshop.com<br />
WEDNESDAY NIGHT MT. BIKE RIDES AT LOCH RAVEN<br />
Lutherville Bike Shop will lead a weekly mountain<br />
bike ride every Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. from<br />
the shop. The ride will leave from the shop and go<br />
through Loch Raven Reservoir. Distance and speed<br />
will vary based on rider skill level. Call the shop for<br />
details (410) 583-8734. www.luthervillebikeshop.com<br />
SPIRITED SUNDAY ROAD RIDES<br />
Join the folks of the Bicycle Place, just off Rock Creek<br />
Park, every Sunday morning (beginning at 8:30<br />
a.m.) for a “spirited” 36-40 mile jaunt up to Potomac<br />
and back. This is a true classic road ride that runs<br />
year round. While the pace is kept up, no one is<br />
left behind. No rainy day rides. The Bicycle Place<br />
is located in the Rock Creek Shopping Center, 8313<br />
Grubb Road (just off East-West Highway). Call (301)<br />
588-6160 for details.<br />
MAY 30 – RIDE ON FOR CASA KIDS<br />
Ride on the C&O Canal and quiet roads in the western<br />
Panhandle of West Virginia in this fundraiser for<br />
CASA for kids. Visit Civil War sites, historic homes<br />
and the Shenandoah River. The 10 and 25 mile rides<br />
begin at 10 a.m, with the 50 miler heading off at 8,<br />
and the century at 7 a.m. Tykes on Trikes will begin<br />
at 1 p.m. For more information contact Al Levitan at<br />
levitan@frontiernet.net<br />
MAY 30-31 – US AIR FORCE CYCLING CLASSIC<br />
Registration for participation in the Air Force Cycling<br />
Classic, now spread over an entire weekend has<br />
opened. The Cycling Classic, positioned at the center<br />
of the U.S. national road racing calendar and expected<br />
to attract some of the nation’s top racers to its pro<br />
events, will now allow more opportunities for cycling<br />
enthusiasts of all abilities to participate. The weekend’s<br />
events in Arlington begin on Saturday with amateur<br />
and professional criterium races in Clarendon.<br />
On Sunday cycling enthusiasts of all abilities can<br />
challenge themselves on the U.S. Air Force Cycling<br />
Classic’s 12.5 kilometer circuit in Crystal City during<br />
the Crystal Ride, a non-competitive ride with an<br />
option to raise money for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes<br />
Fund. Following this amateur ride, the men’s pro race<br />
will take place on the same course. Registration for<br />
the amateur participatory ride is now open through<br />
the event’s website: www.usairforcecyclingclassic.com.<br />
JUNE 5 - 7 – CHESAPEAKE BAY AIR RIDE<br />
CBAR is a weekend long, pledge-based bike tour and<br />
inline skating event. Open to all cyclists/skaters, novice<br />
to expert. Routes go through Wicomico, Somerset<br />
and Worcester Counties to Assateague Island or<br />
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