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Upcoming Events:

Akron Bike Week

September 3-12, 2010

The 3rd annual Akron Bike Week runs September 3-12. Held every September to promote biking as an alternative form of transportation. While most of the events are recreational, the City is committed to supporting bicycling and Bike Week is a fun way to get people out on their bikes by sponsoring a week worth of events.

cyclist-silhouette Akron Bike Week for details.

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Bike Around the Bay

Saturday May 22, 2010   10, 30, 50 miles

8th Annual Bike Around the Bay – Join hundreds of tri-state bicyclists on Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the Intermodal Transportation Center on the Bayfront Parkway in Erie, Pa.  Bike 10 miles – Town Tour, especially designed for families and less experienced riders; 30 miles – Bay Tour, for casual rider or 50 miles – Endurance Tour, for seasoned riders.  All riders bike along Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie. All rides begin and end at the Intermodal Transportation Center on the Bayfront Parkway, Erie, Pa.
Contact: Pat Lupo  bab@earthforce.org 814-835-8069

cyclist-silhouette Bike Around the Bay

Bike Around the Bay

Bike Around the Bay

Sweet Corn Challenge

Sunday July 25, 2010   10, 25, 50, 100 miles

17th Eddy’s Bike Shop Sweet Corn Challenge in Richfield. Choose 10, 25, 50 or 100 miles, moderate route to monster hills.  Live music at the finish with lunch of pulled barbecued pork, corn on the cob and watermelon. Century has a Subway lunch and buffet dinner at the Taverne of Richfield. Massages. Drawing for a free bike. Free sweet corn to take home. Full service tour with challenging routes and snack stops. Rider limit 2,500.

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Sweet Corn downhill

Sweet Corn downhill

14 Hill Extreme Valley Century Challenge

7:00 am Saturday August 7, 2010  62 and 100 miles

The 4th annual 14 Hill Ride is August 7th this year and will feature a Metric Century option new for 2010.  Both course will weave in and out of the scenic Cuyahoga Valley National Park and will pose a challenge for all level of cyclist. All riders will be given a ride map, gels, bars, water, gatorade and a shirt.  Hudson Community Chapel, Stephen Krebs

cyclist-silhouette Valley Century Challenge

14 Hill Hudson Chapel 2009

14 Hill Hudson Chapel 2009

Note: Eric Schultz’s LEW/ABC Hill Climb Challenge, see Sunday, August 22nd