Regional Events

(The information listed below is supplied by Suburban Cyclists Unlimited)

March 2009

March 10-12, National Bike Summit®, Washington, DC. League of American Bicyclists (LAB)

Sat. March 28, Icicle Metric, University of Delaware, Hollingsworth Parking Lot, North College & Cleveland Avenues, Newark, DE. 22, 31, or 62 miles on moderately hilly terrain in the area west and north of Newark. Well-stocked indoor food stop. White Clay Bicycle Club

April 2009

Sat. April 18, Brandywine Bicycle Club Taxing Metric Century Warwick, PA.

Sun. April 19, Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail Race, Run, Ride & Ramble, Shippensburg, PA. Ride on the unpaved trail.

Sun. April 19, Girls with Gears: A Women's Cycling Event, Limerick, PA. 10, 25, 40, or 62 mi. Benefits Carol for Heart.

April 16-19, PPTC St. Michaels Weekend / Eastern Tandem Rally, St. Michaels, MD. Potomac Pedalers Touring Club

April 24-26, Face of America Bike Ride, Bethesda, MD, to Gettysburg, PA, 110-mi one-way. Ride with servicemen who have been severely injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sat. April 25, Pennsylvania State Police Benefit Ride, Hershey, PA. 7, 15, 32, 38, or 70 mi. Benefits the Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational and Memorial Center.

Sat. April 25, Southern Ocean County Hospital – Great Causeway Challenge, Manahawkin, NJ.  Biathlon:  30-mile Bike, 10K Run.  Benefits Southern Ocean County Hospital’s Kids Health Programs Technology and Education.

Sat. April 25, Tour de Carroll, Westminster, MD. Benefits the Family and Children’s Adult Day Services (Carroll County’s only nonprofit organization offering medical day services to low-income seniors).

Sun. April 26, Tour de Franklin, Somerset, NJ. Benefits the Franklin Township Food Bank.

Sun. April 26, Tour de Scranton, Scranton, PA. 6, 17, 35, 50, or 65 mi. Benefits The Erin Jessica Moreken Drug & Alcohol Treatment Fund.

Sun. April 26, TriColumbia Howard Life Festival, Columbia, MD. Run ˝-marathon or 5k, or bike 18, 40, or 62 mi. Columbia Triathlon Association (CTA)

May 2009

May 1-3, Spring-n2-Cycling Weekend, Danville, PA. Bicycle Club of Philadelphia (BCP). Join the SCU group at this event!

Sat. May 2, Farmlands Tour, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ. 18-100 mi. Central Jersey Bicycle Club (CJBC)

Sun. May 3, Commerce Bank Five Boro Bike Tour, New York, NY. 42 mi. 30,000 riders.

Sat. May 9, SCU Quad County Metric, Green Lane Park, Green Lane, PA.

Sat. May 16, or May 16-17, Bike MS "Coast the Coast", West Long Branch, NJ. National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Sat. May 16, Jerry Hanclich Pinelands Triple Loop, Batsto Village Park, Washington Twp., NJ. Ride 1, 2 or all 3 loops: Loop # 1 - 36 mi, Loop # 2 - 29 mi, Loop # 3 - 35 mi. Shore Cycle Club

Sun. May 17, Bloomin' Metric, Norwalk, CT. Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club

Sun. May 17, Crankin' for a Cure, Middletown DE. The route is one 25-mi loop which riders can do twice. National MS Society

Sun. May 17, Montauk Century, Manhattan or Babylon, NY.

Wed. May 20, Ride of Silence, various locations. 7:00pm.

May 22-25, Kent County Spring Fling, Chestertown, MD. Baltimore Bicycle Club. Join the SCU group at this event!

Sat. May 30, Bike & Hike, Loantaka Park, Morristown, NJ. Morris Habitat for Humanity

Sat. May 30, Jersey Shore Tour de Cure, Brielle, NJ. American Diabetes Association

Sun. May 31, Philadelphia-Area Tour de Cure, CB South HS, Warrington, PA. American Diabetes Association

Sun. May 31, Vacamas Bike Ride for the Children, North Caldwell, NJ.

June 2009

June 5 - 7, Chesapeake Bay Air Ride, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD. American Lung Association of Maryland

Sat. June 6, Get Ready Metric, Fort Mott, Pennsville, NJ. 31 or 62 mi. South Jersey Wheelmen (SJW)

Sat. June 6, Githens Center Bike-A-Thon, Lumberton, NJ. Burlington County Cerebral Palsy Association

Sat. June 6, Kelly's Ride, one-way to Ocean City, NJ, from Medford, Cedar Brook, or Mays Landing.

Sat. June 6, Northern New Jersey Tour de Cure, Basking Ridge, NJ. American Diabetes Association

Sat. June 6, Pedal to Preserve, New Holland, PA. New start location: Garden Spot Village, 433 S Kinzer Ave. 6, 20, or 51 mi. Benefits Lancaster Farmland Trust

Sun. June 7, Philadelphia International Championship (men's race) and Liberty Classic (women's race), Philadelphia, PA. Volunteer and spectator event. (Date from UCI calendar.)

Sun. June 7, Tour de Brooklyn, NY. Free registration.

Sun. June 14, Princeton Tour de Cure, Princeton, NJ. American Diabetes Association

Sun. June 14, Tour dem Parks, Hon!, Baltimore, MD.

June 19-24, Bike Virginia.

Sat. June 20, Double Creek Tour, Dover, PA.

Sun. June 28, Bay to Bay Ride, Betterton, MD. Chestertown Lions Club - supporting leader dogs for the blind.

Sun. June 28, Long Island Harbors Ride, Brentwood, NY.

July 2009

Sun. July 12, American Cancer Society Bike-a-Thon, one-way to Buena, NJ, from Philadelphia or two start locations in NJ.

Sun. July 12, Tour de Queens, New York, NY.

July 18-19, MS150 PA Dutch Ride, Green Lane, PA, to Millersville, PA. National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Sat. July 25, River to River Tour, Telford, PA.

July 31 - Aug. 2, Weekend on Wheels, Winona, MN. LAB National Rally

August 2009

Sat. Aug 1, Brandywine Bicycle Club Dog Daze Century West Chester, PA.     

 

Sat. Aug. 1, Princeton Event, West Windsor, NJ. Princeton Free Wheelers

Sat. Aug. 8, Green Branch Park Century, Pittsgrove, NJ. 27, 52, 76, or 101 mi. Formerly the Bridgeton Zoo Ride, the new routes no longer go through the Bridgeton Zoo. South Jersey Wheelmen (SJW)

Sun. Aug. 16, Covered Bridge Metric, Lancaster, PA. Lancaster Bicycle Club (LBC)

Sun. Aug. 23, Livestrong Challenge, Philadelphia area. Lance Armstrong Foundation

September 2009

Sat. Sept. 12, Civil War Century, Thurmont, MD. Baltimore Bicycling Club

Sat. Sept. 12, Delaware Amish Country Bike Tour, Dover, DE

Sat. Sept. 12, Univest Grand Prix and Cyclosportif, Souderton, PA. (Date from UCI calendar.)

Sun. Sept. 13, NYC Century Bike Tour, New York, NY.

Sat. Sept. 19, Jersey Devil Century, Parvin State Park, Centerton, NJ. South Jersey Wheelmen (SJW)

Sept. 25-27, NJ Ride Against AIDS, Sussex, NJ. A 3-Day, 250-mi ride from High Point State Park to Cape May. $1,500 minimum donation.

Sat. Sept. 26, Belleplain Fall Century, Belleplain State Forest, Woodbine, NJ. Shore Cycle Club

October 2009

Oct. 3-4, MS150 City to Shore, Cherry Hill, NJ, to Ocean City, NJ, and return. National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Oct. 3-4, MS Bike to the Bay, Dover, DE, to Rehoboth Beach, DE, and return. National MS Society

Sat. Oct. 10, Sea Gull Century, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD.

Sun. Oct. 18, Tour de Bronx, NY. Free registration.