Franklin Freewheelers

Event List – 2001

Ongoing Club Rides

·        Ride Schedule – rides first Saturday and third Sunday of each month April through November, family potluck picnics May and October

·        Weekly road rides will begin first of April after time changes, every Thursday about 6:00 p.m. from Gary Bowling’s house

 

Upcoming and other events

·        Feb. 18 – Mountain Cross at Jessee Farm – contact Rob Issem e-mail issem@msn.com

·         March 18 -- The Boones Mill Elementary School Tiger Scouts, Den 2 of Pack 129 are organizing a Cycle for Life Bike-a-Thon on Sunday, , 2001 at the Boones Mill Elementary School, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm to sponsor Rob Leonard for the benefit of the Lance Armstrong Foundation.  The Franklin Freewheelers have agreed to lend our support to this event.  We hope families will attend with the children riding in the event and parents helping out as course monitors, etc.  Call Amy King (540) 334-3013 or Carol Bussey (540) 483-2722 to volunteer.

·        Late March or early April – Bicycle Rodeo for children

·        April 7 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        April 4-10 – Blue Ridge Bicycle Club multi-sport trip to Savannah to Charleston – contact Hilda Taylor (540) 774-4454  e-mail:  htaylor@carilion.com

·        April 21 – Wellness Day at the Montgomery Farm – contact Kay Montgomery 721-2131

·        April 28 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        May 5 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        May 12-13 – Tour Franklin County and spend the night at Jones Lake – 45 mile bike ride Sat. $50 cost includes maps, dinner, one breakfast and lodging – contact Kay Montgomery 721-2131 or Ellen Jessee 489-1802 – see also website for other trips www.aconnectingthread.com

·        May 18-19 – Tour de Chesapeake – Mathews County, Va.  metric century - contact Bicycling Education Association (757) 229-0507  www.bikevirginia.org email: info@bikevirginia.org

·        May 19 – Smith Mtn. Lake Triathlon – contact Va. Amateur Sports – (540) 343-0987 or (800) 333-8274  www.commonwealthgames.org

·        May 20 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        May 27 – Tenth Annual Mountains of Misery – sponsored by new River Bicycle Club, contact Dave Jenkins, jenkins@vt.edu

·        June 2 – World Hunger Ride – Antioch Church of the Brethren (Club ride held in conjunction with this event)

·        June 9-10 – MS 150 Bike Tour, Blue Ridge Chapter – Charlottesville to John H. Kerr Reservoir – (800) 451-0373  www.nationalmssociety.org

·        June 17 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        June 22-24 – Biking on the Tappahannock River - $50 cost includes maps, lodging and meals – contact Kay Montgomery 721-2131 or website www.aconnectingthread.com

·        June 22-27 – Bike Virginia Town & Country Odyssey – this year’s ride begins and ends at Front Royal, Va. with stops in Warrenton, Culpeper, Luray and Fort Valley – contact Bicycling Education Association (757) 229-0507  www.bikevirginia.org email: info@bikevirginia.org

·        July 7 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        July 15 – Commonwealth Games road race – Route starts and ends in Callaway

·        July 15 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        July 27 – Aug 5 – Maine to Old Quebec City, contact Kay Montgomery 721-2131

·        August 4 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        August 3-5 – BikeFest 2001, Altoona, PA – sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists – event director Rob Stachowiak  (202) 822-1333 or Rob@bikeleague.org.

·        August 18-19 – Club Ride  Sat. rides and campout at Jones Lake

·        September 1 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        September 6-9 – Great Peanut Tour, Emporia, VA – contact Robert Wrenn (800) 449-2453 no calls after 9:00 p.m. – www.3rddoor.com/gpt.html

·        September 16 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        October 6 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        Oct. 19-21 – Annual Shenandoah Fall Foliage Bike Festival - contact Bicycling Education Association (757) 229-0507  www.bikevirginia.org   email: info@bikevirginia.org

·        October 21 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        November 3 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced

·        November 18 – Club Ride – contact:  To be announced  -- route: To be announced