Potholes and Road Apples

July’s Dream Ride Lancaster charity bicycling tour raised more than $146,000 for 17 charities.
More than 400 riders participated in the event, completing distances of 10, 20, 30, 62 or 100 miles. Those riders raised funds for non-profit organizations. Representatives from those charities participated by staffing rest stops along the routes.
Dream Ride founder and event organizer Mike […]

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The Paradise Rotary Club will hold is second annual Amish Country Classic Bike Tour on Saturday. Last year’s inaugural tour drew 180 riders, some from as far as New York. Organizers hope to attract 250 this year.
There are 12, 23 and 62-mile courses. The rides begin at 8 a.m. at the Intercourse Community Park. Riders may […]

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Lancaster cycling advocate Mike Ridgeway is asking his neighbors to donate food while he racks up the miles.
Ridgeway is in the midst of his “Dream Ride Bike-A-Thon Food Drive” to benefit Mom’s House, a Lancaster non-profit organization that cares for children while needy parents go to school.
Ridgeway is asking residents of his Lancaster City neighborhood to place […]

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The eighth-annual Miles in Memory of Josh bike ride will be held Sunday, Aug. 30, on the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail, near Mount Gretna.
Riders can do between one and 10 miles on the trail. Registration opens at 12:30 p.m. The ride begins at 1 p.m. Organizers are asking for a minimum $10 donation per adult […]

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Grandview United Methodist Church, 888 Pleasure Road, Lancaster, will host a neighborhood Bike Swap and Tune-up on Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
People who have a bicycle that is gathering dust in their garage are encourage to donate it. Used bikes will be tuned-up and sold at the swap. There will also be lunch and […]

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The Lancaster Sunrise Rotary is holding is sixth-annual Ride for Literacy on Saturday, with 10-, 21-, 43- and 62-mile rides leaving from Manheim Township Community Park in Neffsville, beginning at 7 a.m.
The cost to participate in each of the rides is $25. Proceeds from the event go to support the Literacy Council of Lancaster-Lebanon and […]

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The 10th annual Turkey Hill Country Classic bicycle races will be held Saturday, beginning with the pro/elite level race at 10:20 a.m.
According to BikeReg.com, there are 375 riders pre-registered for the six different race categories. Same-day registration will be available to the master’s categories and the pro/elite race. Other categories are full.
In addition to the […]

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Trish Karter was looking for an interesting way to mark the 15th anniversary of the company that she founded, the Boston-based Dancing Deer Bakery.
And, the company CEO wanted to draw attention — and donations — to the company’s partnership with the Boston-based non-profit organization One Family Inc. With One Family, the company funds college scholarships […]

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For the second year, the annual Sauder Easter Egg run and walk event will include a bicycle ride. The ride will be April 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m, in Lititz. 
As with last year’s inaugural ride, there are options to do 10 or 25 miles. New this year is a longer, 50-mile ride.
After the ride, participants […]

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Registration has opened for the 2009 Pedal to Preserve ride. The fund-raising event for the Lancaster Farmland Trust will be held Saturday, June. There will be six-mile, 20-mile and 51-mile rides.
More than 1,000 riders are expected to participate. Last year, more than $56,000 was raised for the preservation of Lancaster County farmland. The cost to […]

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