The attached link to the Cycling Virginia site lists numerous events of all types throughout VA.  Rather than duplicating the work they have done on their site, the link is attached for your use instead.  We will continue to separately list events that are not on the Cycling Virginia site, that have been or may be of interest to our membership, particularly PBA and RABA events, as well as out-of-state events.

Sun 7/10 to Sun 7/17

8-day, 400-mile recreational bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany.  Most of the route is off-road on the mostly-flat and traffic-free Erie Canalway Trail.  Cyclists will cover between 40 and 60 miles per day.

Registration includes camping accommodations each evening with restrooms and showers; 8 breakfasts and 6 dinners; 2 refreshment stops daily stocked with fruit, snacks and beverages; SAG support and baggage transport; daily cue sheets and marked routes; entertainment and historical presentations every evening; and guided tours of the Canal, historic sites, museums, and other attractions.

Shuttles will be available at the beginning and the end of the ride to transport riders and their bicycles for an additional $100. 4-day options are also available.

Registration fee for the full tour is $975 to 6/7/22, $1050 after, opens 1/5/22.  Deana Sun would like company!

RAGBRAI, Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is more than just a bike ride, it is an epic 8-day rolling festival of bicycles, music, food, camaraderie, and community. It is the oldest, largest, and longest multi-day bicycle touring event in the world, with more than 15,000 daily riders traveling across Iowa 450-500 miles. It is the small towns, local food, rolling Iowa farmland, heartland hospitality, and live entertainment each day that make RAGBRAI an annual tradition for bicyclists worldwide since 1973. Registration fee: $175 to 2/28/22, $190 after, $35 daily option also.  Jane Elkin and Jim & Martha Gullo are riding.

From Jane Elkin:

I’d like to extend an invitation to anyone who would like to caravan to Iowa with me to cycle RAGBRAI, (Register’s Great Ride Across Iowa) July 24-31, 2022.   https://ragbrai.com/.    RAGBRAI is the largest organized group bike ride in the world, with up to 20,000 riders.  I’ve done this ride six times.  It’s about a 450-mile ride over six days.  Iowa isn’t flat in the western part of the state, so the daily elevation can be 3500’.  There are rest stops about every 20 miles, with plenty of food vendors:  Mr. Pork Chop, church suppers, Amish ice cream, corn-on-the-cob and of course, pie, all fitting into the four major food groups of the tour, which are beer, pork, pie, and corn.  There’s entertainment:  goat yoga, a pool with a swim-up bar, karaoke, beer gardens, music, rope swings, and more.  If you’re worried about the heat, you can always soak yourself down with water at every town.

This year RAGBRAI registration is first come, first serve and registration began in November.  The cost of the weeklong rider registration is $175 before February 28 and $190 after that.  Registration includes baggage transportation, SAG support and a few other essentials.  The specific route across Iowa will be announced on January 29^th. 

I’ll be camping with Pork Belly Ventures, https://pkbelly.com/#ragbrai-charter but there are less expensive camping options available.

Martha and Jim Gullo have also registered to ride RAGBRAI 2022, and they’re using the Quad City Bicycle Club https://www.qcbc.org/ to handle their camping, luggage, and transportation.

The drive to Iowa would take about two days, since it’s about 1100 miles.  I don’t like to drive more than 500 miles a day and I don’t like to drive at night.  We would take the route through Pennsylvania, since I don’t like to drive on Route 64 through West Virginia.  We would park our vehicles on the Eastern side of the state at the long-term parking lots and take a bus to the Western side of the state and ride West to East across the state. 

Jane Elkin jelkin87@gmail.com

2 days of cycling in the mountains.  Various loop route options from 10 to 70 miles.  Indoor or outdoor camping, evening entertainment, some meals included.  Registration fee: $180 to 3/17/22, $190 to 7/17/22, $200 after, daily option also.

100, 65, 35 mile scenic rides on a Sunday when all of the Amish are on the roads going to church.  Rolling terrain, 5 covered bridges.  100-mile ride features a 38-mile hilly loop.  Benefits Lancaster Bicycle Club's grant program for covered bridge restoration and bike-related initiatives.  Registration fee: $45, no on-site registration, will open in April 2022.

4 @ 25 mile loops.  Benefits the work of the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition.  No details as of 12/23/21.

100, 65, 35, 11 mile rides.  Sponsored by RABA.  Benefits the Brain Injury Association of VA and RABA’s Bikes for Kids program.  Registration fee (2021): $50 to 8/31, $60 after, no on-site registration, website not updated as of 12/23/21.

7 days of cycling in NC with 1000 friends.  Lake Junaluska, Hendersonville, Tryon, Belmont, Albermarle, Laurinburg, Whiteville, Holden Beach.  Fee includes outdoor camping, luggage transportation, SAG support, rest stops, etc.  Registration fee: $400 to 3/17, $415 to 7/17, $430 after. 1,2,3-day options also available.  Breakfast & dinner meal plans are available.

2 days of riding in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.  All new routes in 2022.  Sat - 101, 63, 30, 24, 8 mile rides - lunch included.  Sun - 103, 65, 27, 25, 9 mile rides - brunch included.  Registration fees: $100 from 5/15 to 7/1, $125 after.  Camping & lodging available.  Proceeds benefit recreational cycling in the Staunton area.

25, 40, 60, 100 mile rides along VA's eastern shore.  Very popular event, cap back up to 1000 riders this year.  Tucked between Bay & Sea, cycle on the longest stretch of natural coastline remaining on the east coast.  Sponsored by Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore.  Registration fee: $75.

3 days of cycling on routes of varying distances.  Registration is open as of 6/1/22!  Fee: $215 to 7/17/22, $230 to 10/27/22, $245 to 3/16/23, $260 after.  No refund policy.