Potholes and Road Apples

One-hundred cyclists were expected to ride into Lancaster County today as the five-day Brita Climate Ride makes its way from New York City to Washington, D.C.
The group is spending the night at Camp Andrews, 1226 Silver Springs Road, Holtwood. There, the group will hear from guest speakers about global warming and how individuals can minimize […]

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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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There are no cyclocross races schedule for Lancaster County this year, but the first in the region will be held this weekend.
The Nittany Lion Cross race, previously held at the Penn State Lehigh Campus, is being held at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, otherwise known as the Lehigh Velodrome, on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. […]

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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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This article appeared in Friday’s Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era: 
For 14-year-old Maria DeNunzio, her biggest dream was a nightmare.
She was the youngest and only female among 60 participants in the 15th annual Nightmare Bicycle Tour held on Aug. 8.
The bike ride covered some 177 miles and earned its name because it includes rolling hills, steep hills, […]

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 UPDATE:
East Earl Township police late Tuesday afternoon identified the cyclist killed Sunday morning as Harold L. Hartzell, 61, of Manheim.
Hartzell was riding the Covered Bridge Metric Century route. He apparently lost control of his bike turning from Centerville Road to Sensenig Road at about 8:46 p.m. According to the police report, Hartzell’s bike left the roadway, […]

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Most of Lancaster race promoter Rich Ruoff’’s events require a time commitment of only a few hours. One race that was - until recently - listed on Ruoff’s schedule would require a lot more time: a commitment of several years.
Ruoff’s All that is Good promotion company was carrying a flyer for the first Tour de Tallil […]

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There are local bicycle races scheduled both Saturday and Sunday this weekend, but that is likely the last time it will happen until next spring.
Following Saturday’s Deodate Road Race, just northwest of the Lancaster County line, and Sunday’s Christiana Criterium, there is only one more road race on the calender for 2009. That race is […]

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Bicyclists in Colorado on Wednesday began riding with a new state law that requires motorists to pass them with no less than three feet of clearance. The law also allows the motorists to cross the yellow center line when necessary to pass cyclists and allows bicyclists to ride closer to the center when there is […]

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For those, such as myself, who have done the 178-mile Dream Ride Nightmare Tour in the past but realized, in a cognizant moment, that they haven’t trained enough to attempt it again, organizer Mike Ridgeway is offering an opportunity for a Nightmare-like experience with less training, and maybe, less pain.
Ridgeway is offering a 100-mile Nightmare […]

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