cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Tour de Valley in Waynesboro, Va.
Corn. Hay Bales. Barns. Ahhh. The Tour de Valley
It seems I never get tired of riding next to corn. Or hay bales. The Tour de Valley, which starts and ends in Waynesboro, Virginia offered plenty of both, along with barns
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Bike Gear, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Gravel Camp - How to properly bike the road less traveled.
In the Summer of 2023, Cardinal Bicycle of Roanoke invites you to learn how to enjoy the real backroads.
Gravel Camp is a fun way to think of a series of four rides offered in the summer of 2023 in Virginia's
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
Devils Backbone Metric Century Road Ride and Ramble
Devils Backbone Road Metric Road Ride and Ramble
An uphill pass while riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway during the Devils Backbone metric century.
Let's get something out of the way. There are two climbs on this ride
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
Farm to Fork Fondo Hudson Valley
Farm to Fork Fondo is an amazing series of bike rides that include cycling events throughout the warmer months. Bike rides are offered in places like Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, the Berkshires and the beautiful ride we did in New York's
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
Cycling Paint Bank - Buffalo and a Flat Ride Through the Mountains.
It's not easy to get to Paint Bank, Virginia. In fact, you pretty much have to be headed there if you want to be there, but it's worth a purposeful trip if you enjoy good food, and a beautiful, flat
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Road Bike rides, Uncategorized
The Great Bicycle Crash
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
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A rare nice day in March turned into a great day on the trail. After a long winter, and too many mindless miles spinning on the trainer, the temperature hovered...
Paul Sherwen – “The soundtrack of a generation” The voice of Paul Sherwen, the late cycling broadcaster has been repeatedly called the “soundtrack” for a generation of cycling fans. He...
The Blue Ridge Fondo 30-Mile Course As we prepared to ride the Virginia’s Blue Ridge Fondo 30-mile course, the sun was out and even at 11 a.m. the temperature was...