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L'Eroica Roanoke The Valley's Friendly Ride cycling destinations, Road Bike rides This weekly ride has something for everyone -- but the emphasis is on "Friendly." Roanoke's Tuesday night ride had become a bit of a problem.  According to many people, over the years it had become a victim of it's own success.  Continue Reading The Warm Springs Cycling Challenge cycling destinations Cycling in Bath County. You would only want to ride Bath County if you enjoy shaded country roads with courteous drivers, bold creeks and small rivers, not to mention the ruffed grouse scuffling along in the gully next to the road, nearly obscured by ferns that Continue Reading Over the Edge Indeed! Hurricane Cliffs, Utah Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized Mountain biking at Hurricane Cliffs, Utah means not looking down, unless you have to. And sometimes you have to. Mountain Biking at Hurricane Cliffs in Hurricane, Utah outside St. George, was a bonus day ahead of a long-scheduled trip to Continue Reading The Great Bicycle Crash Road Bike rides, Uncategorized The Great Bike Crash In the ambulance on the way to the hospital after crashing my bike.   It had to happen eventually.  Now if I could just remember it. The saying goes it's not a question of whether you'll Continue Reading Vanquishing Thunder Ridge cycling destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides It's been a almost year since what was probably the worst ride of my life.  Oh sure, there are those hard rides you later think of as epic, but this wasn't one of those.  In fact, I didn't know this Continue Reading Hurricane Cliffs | Biking 4 Boomers Video Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides Biking Hurricane Cliffs turned out to be very doable and a lot of fun! We were set for a bike and hike trip adventure with Backroads -- the excellent touring company, but with an extra day on our hands we set Continue Reading

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Cycling through Belgium and The Netherlands means windmills, tulips and cycling narrow European streets. Wonderful....
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A 400-mile trek along the Erie Canal Trail is more than a bike ride. My wife and I set out with some friends – and about 600 other people to...
A sarcoidosis perspective on cycling My cycling has come a long way since I began lamenting the difficulties of riding while dealing with sarcoidosis and the multiple medications to keep...