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Ridgeway cycling for a cause this week

September 7th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: charity · food · Lancaster · cycling

Mmmm, Donuts

August 20th, 2009 · No Comments

For those of you looking to get a head start on your winter spare tire, the Lehigh Wheelmen are here to help.
The Allentown-area cycling club will again hold its Donut Derby ride on Labor Day, Monday, Sept 7. 
 The annual ritual of bicycling and gluttony begins at 9 a.m. at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, otherwise known […]

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Tags: holiday · food · ride · cycling

Community Bike Swap Saturday

May 13th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: charity · food · Lancaster · ride · cycling

Halloween ‘cross race in Maryland on Saturday

October 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Costumes. Treats. A haunted barn. “Harvest-themed beverages.” Pulsating music. Oh, and there’s a bicycle race too.
The Wayne Scott Xross race will be held this Saturday at Fair Hill, Md., at the northeast tip of Maryland, just below the Pennsylvania line and about an hour and 10 minutes by car south east of Lancaster. The first race begins at […]

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Tags: food · holiday · cyclocross · races · children · cycling · sports

Mmmmm, Donuts

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The Lehigh Wheelmen will be celebrating Labor Day with bicycling and gluttony. The annual Donut Derby fun ride begins at 9 a.m. Monday from the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, otherwise known as the Lehigh Velodrome.
This event rewards both speed and consumption. Riders will pedal 12 miles to the first donut stop, consume as many donuts […]

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Tags: holiday · food · ride · cycling

RedRoseRaces to be bigger, better in 2008

December 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Lancaster County is cementing its reputation as the amateur bicycle racing mecca of the Mid-Atlantic with the combination of events of two local race promoters.
Rich Ruoff, director of RedRoseRaces.com, recently acquired   the bicycle races promoted by colleague David Butterworth, of Pro-Am Cycling, for an undisclosed price.
RedRoseRaces recently announced a 2008 racing schedule with 23 events […]

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Tags: Lancaster · food · season · races · cycling · sports

Bike Fresh, Bike Local

July 9th, 2007 · No Comments

The “Buy Fresh, Buy Local” program is being launched this month with a series of activities. One of the first is a bicycle ride on Sunday morning, July 22.
The ride leaves the Landis Valley Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, at Kissell Hill Road and Oregon Pike,and ends at the Hopewell Farm Center for Education and […]

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Tags: food · Lancaster · ride · cycling