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Dean’s Ride: Strength and Honor Held in memory of philanthropist and cycling enthusiast Dean Snyder, who lost his battle with espoghageal cancer in 2013, Plant City’s Family YMCA is hosting a ride to promote biking in the community. The event begins 7:45 a.m. with opening remarks on Sat., Jan. 17, and race begins at 8 a.m. Costs $30 to participate. Three different ride lengths: 18, 38 and 62 miles. Starts and ends at HCC Plant City Campus, 1206 North Park Road, Plant City. Register at active.com or in person at the Plant City Family YMCA. For info, contact Regan Thomas at 813-757-6677 or reagan.thomas@tampaymca.org.
City of Temple Terrace “Bike with the Mayor”
Date: Friday, March 20, 2015
Location: Temple Terrace Family Recreation Complex, 6610 Whiteway Drive, Temple Terrace, FL 33617.
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Time: 7:30 a.m.
Description: Mayor Frank Chillura will lead riders on a leisurely 3-mile ride along the winding streets of Temple Terrace, starting and ending at the Family Recreation Complex. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. with sign-in, light refreshments, free bicycle lights, and other safety information. The ride will start at around 8 a.m. Just bring your bicycle and join the fun. The first 100 riders to arrive will receive a free event T-shirt. This adult bicycle ride celebrates bicycling as a mode of transportation, and for fitness and health.
Sponsored by City of Temple Terrace, Tampa BayCycle and New North Transportation Alliance/CUTR
Let us know you’re coming on our Facebook event page!
Honor Ride St. Petersburg
The Honor Ride St. Petersburg hosted by Ride 2 Recovery will have SAG Vehicles, American Legion Motorcycle and Police Escort. Ride 2 Recovery is produced by the Fitness Challenge, a (501C3) in partnership with the Military and VA Volunteer Service Office to benefit mental and physical rehabilitation programs for our country’s wounded veterans and healing heroes that features cycling as the core activity. Whether it’s physical wounds or hidden wounds we can all make a difference for the veterans and soldiers attending this event. More info about Ride 2 Recovery can be seen at www.ride2recovery.com. Everyone is welcome to join our healing warriors before, during and after the ride. Concessions will also be available along with music and some more fun in the sun. March 21st @ 8am.
Florida Caverns to Coast Tour Seven-, five-, two- and one-day options from Blountstown to Marianna to Port St. Joe. Features indoor and outdoor camping, multiple daily ride options, 151 to 520 miles in seven days, beer gardens, a beach party, food by Dixie Grill Bike Catering and get this: a No-Sweat Shower truck service. Plus there’ll be an end-of-ride party to celebrate your accomplishment and nightly entertainment. Registration is Friday, March 20. Riding starts Saturday, March 21. Bike rentals, luggage delivery and tent service available. Starts at Blountstown Middle School, 17586 Main St. N., Blountstown. Fees vary.
Team C2C Spring Ride
This year, our Team C2C Spring Ride will be a choice of a 50- or 65-mile loop in the hills of central Florida, on March 28. It is a supported ride, much of it on light traffic and back roads, with beautiful scenery and some challenging terrain, but is suitable for recreational, enthusiast, or experienced cyclists. There is a minimal $20 charge for support, cue sheets, and a group lunch at the finish is included in the cost.
American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure 2015
Rockin’ for a Cure and Rollin’ out on Sunday, April 12, at the beautiful Lakewood Ranch.
Tour de Cure is more than just a cycling event. A day full of fun and excitement where riders of all levels join forces in the fight to Stop Diabetes® and raise critical funds for diabetes research, education and advocacy in support of the American Diabetes Association.
The Tour is a ride, not a race. Whether you are an occasional rider or an experienced cyclist, there is a route just for you. Enjoy 10, 35, 62, or 100 miles of mostly flat Florida roads.
Florida Tour De Force
The Florida Tour De Force ride is a 270 mile charity bicycle ride from North Miami Beach Police Department to Daytona Beach Shores Public Safety Department. The ride is done to honor and raise money for Florida’s Law Enforcement Fallen Heroes. The ride is organized and manned by devoted volunteers and every single dollar raised is donated to the families of our fallen heroes.
The 18th Annual Florida Tour de Force Bicycle Ride is set to launch - Join us April 13th, 2015 thru April 17th, 2015.
St. Petersburg Bicycle Club 27th Annual Spring Classic
April 19th, 2015. Open the link above for registration form and more details. Choose a 20, 40, 60 or 100 mile route - each with well stocked SAG stops. Rides start & finish at Palmetto High School - 1200 17th Street West Palmetto, Fl. (map).
Pre registration ends April 6, is $40 and includes a guaranteed T-shirt. A portion of the proceeds is donated to CASA. Check-in and walk-up registration starts at 6:30 am, first rides start at 7 am.
Cyclovia Temple Terrace
On Sunday, May 17th, the City of Temple Terrace will be closing 56th street between Busch Blvd./Bullard Parkway and Whiteway Drive for it’s first ever Cyclovia!
Cyclovia is a worldwide movement that closes the streets to cars for one day and converts them into safe, fun thoroughfares where people can walk, run, bike, skate, scoot, play and just enjoy the city in a whole new way. So let’s meet on 56th street for a day of free fun and good health!
This event is made possible by partnerships with the City of Temple Terrace, Florida Department of Transportation New North Transportation Alliance, Tampa BayCycle, Center for Urban Transportation Research, Alert Today Florida, the Hillsborough MPO, Keep Tampa Beautiful, TECO, and Palladium Graphics and Awards!
Fall Cross Florida Bike Trip
This is a fully supported, recreational group ride that transverses Florida from the east coast to the west coast, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, over three days. For this ride we meet in Lutz, just north of Tampa, with group transportation to Ormond Beach for our start at the Atlantic Ocean, support vehicles, hotel accommodations for the two overnight stops, breakfast, lunch, sag-stop snacks and water, great routes, wonderful people, with transportation from the Gulf of Mexico back to Lutz, and much more. Due to the desire to keep this ride a friendly, memorable event, the Cross Florida Ride is limited to about 50 cyclists, and generally fills up about a month before the Ride, but we do start a waiting list that allows riders to fill in if someone has to cancel.
