The attached link to the excellent Cycling Virginia site lists numerous events of all types throughout VA.  Rather than duplicating the great 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.  We welcome your feedback on both sites.

3 days of cycling on routes ranging from 10-100 miles.  Registration fee: $185 to 11/16/18, $235 after.  2018 ride was the 5th straight sell-out at 2000 riders.  This event always has a large WAB contingent.

Sponsored by Bicycle Club of Philadelphia's in the lovely and green Susquehanna Valley.  The Spring Weekend is an all-inclusive, 3-day weekend package, providing two nights at the Quality Inn & Suites, meals, snacks, parties, rides with leaders, cue sheets for a wide variety of routes & distances, live music, and more.  Event details and registration form are available at: BCPWeekends.org.  Jane Banfield recommends this event.  She, Jim, and Martha Gullo have been there.

Bike / Walk Williamsburg event.  This is the only day of the year to bike, walk or jog the Colonial Parkway from Newport Ave in Williamsburg to Jamestown in a car-free environment, 9 miles each way, from 8am-1pm.  This event is totally FREE and family-friendly.  Website not updated yet.

7, 23, 52, 100 mile rides.  Start, finish, and festivities at Dorey Park.  Benefits the Virginia Capital Trail.  Registration fee varies by ride, with price increases 1/3, 2/7, 4/4, and 5/11.  100-mile ride starts at $60, increases to $100; 52- and 23-mile rides $55 to $95; 7-mile ride $25 to $45.

22, 24, 25, & 30 mile routes - making a total of 101 miles for a century!  Registration fee: $35.  Fully-supported, flat ride, scenic.  Recommended by Jim Day and Robin Land.  Jim Day is organizing a group to ride together.

Fun, recreational ride throughout Washington DC completely car-free and full of fun! Enjoy the beautiful monument views from two wheels and celebrate after at the Finish Festival in front of the U.S. Capitol with food trucks, entertainment, giveaways, and activities for all ages.  Registration fee: $60.

Mon 5/20

The Assault on Mt. Mitchell is a 102.7-mile self-paced ride from Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in downtown Spartanburg, SC, along the Blue Ridge Parkway, to the summit at Mt. Mitchell State Park in North Carolina—a total vertical ascent of more than 10,000 feet.  With 10 rest stops along the way, you will be able to refill, refuel, and make mechanical adjustments as needed.  Presented by The Freewheelers Cycling Association and Greenville Health Systems.  Registration fee: $135 to 12/31/18, $150 to 3/31, $165 to 5/17, $175 day of event.  Various transportation options to get back to the start (add'l fees).

Mon 5/20

The Assault on Marion is a 74.2-mile self-paced ride starting from Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in downtown Spartanburg, SC, along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and ending at Tom Johnson Rally Park Pavilion in Marion, NC.  The Assault on Marion is a shorter version of the Assault on Mt. Mitchell that does not include the 28-mile trek to the top of the mountain.  Plenty of rest stops.  Presented by The Freewheelers Cycling Association and Greenville Health Systems.  Registration fee: $50 to 12/31/18, $55 to 3/31, $60 to 5/17, $65 day of event.  Various transportation options to get back to the start (add'l fees).

3 or 4 days of cycling with over 30 different routes ranging from 11 to 100 miles on flat, low-traffic roads along Maryland's Chesapeake Bay eastern shore.  Presented by the Baltimore Bicycling Club.  (3) nights lodging, (2) all-you-can-eat dinners, (3) all-you-can-eat breakfasts, a catered picnic and a brunch are included along with (3) nights of social entertainment!.  Registration thru 4/15 including suite lodging: 4-days $380; 3-days $335.  For special WAB pricing, contact Jim Gullo or Deana Sun, who are coordinating a WAB group.

This PBA event features 32, 50, 62 mile rides starting from Windsor Castle.  Bring a lawn chair and find a shady spot under a tent or a tree after the ride and enjoy lunch and music.  Lunch will be catered by Q Daddys BBQ and Tropical Smoothie Cafe.  Registration fee: early-bird registration is $59 while they last.  Always lots of WABBIT's attending this event.

15, 25, 50, 65, and 100-mile routes. Rides include historic attractions, beautiful waterways, the Woodland Ferry, Trap Pond State Park and more. The finish party features live music, barbecue chicken and beer samples from local breweries.  Registration fee: $50.

33, 54, 62, and 100 mile routes through beautiful rolling hills south of Asheville, NC.  Bluegrass band, BBQ, and beer after.  Sponsored by the Blue Ridge Cycling Club, benefits cycling advocacy in WNC.  Limited to 1000 riders, often sells out.  Registration fee: $50 11/15 to 11/30/18, $55 to 3/31/19, $60 to 5/31, $65 after.  Rich Thompson highly recommends this ride.

3-day cycling weekend in the Finger Lakes region, Geneva, NY, sponsored by the Harrisburg Bicycle Club of PA.  Excellent cycling, wineries and craft breweries.  Lodging at the college residence facilities of Hobart-William Smith College.  $156 for 3 nights lodging, 3 breakfasts, and 3 evening socials.  You can also go 1-2 days early (add'l cost).  Accommodations are townhouse units with 4 or 5 single bedrooms, living room, unfurnished kitchen and patio.

Trip time is 9-10 hours from Williamsburg. The terrain is not as hilly as you may think, varies by route.  Routes that go between lakes cross ridges that tend to add climbing, while routes that go around the lakes tend to be flatter.  You can ride with a designated group leader or head out on your own.

Several WAB members have gone in the past.  Contact Rick Nevins if you are interested.  You must join HBC to participate.  The trip sold out last year, so register early if interested.

Annual Bike VA Tour is a festival of biking. Come for 1 day, 3 days, or 6 days of adventure. This year is in the Shenandoah Valley - Woodstock to Harrisonburg. Bike VA is a fully-supported ride that is all about rider’s choice: multiple routes from 10-100 miles daily, hard or leisurely, camping or hotels, food trucks, multiple registration options, entertainment. See website for fees (3-day and 6-day options, price increases on 1/1, 2/1, event date).  Deana Sun highly recommends this event.

What's a Farm to Fork Fondo? An organized bicycle ride where you stop for chef-prepared bites at farms along the way.  Hickory Nut Gap Farm will serve as the start-finish venue.  Registration fee: $95 (35-mile event), $115 (55-mile event), $135 (80-mile event).

2 days of cycling in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  Various loop route options from 15 to 70 miles.  Indoor or outdoor camping, evening entertainment, some meals included.  Registration fee: $165 to 12/31/18; $180 to 5/14, $205 to 7/14; $230 after.

16, 33, 65, 100 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: $40 to 2/28, $50 to 6/30, $60 after.

PBA signature fund-raising event.  3 loops of 23, 27, 50 miles.  Starts from the Surry Athletic Field behind the Surry Courthouse.  Tour beautiful Surry County, where some of the earliest English settlers lived. Ride along the James River, through a Roundabout, past historic sights such as Bacon's Castle and Chippokes Plantation State Park. Multiple rest stops along the way with delicious home-baked goodies, post-ride lunch and party.  Registration fee: $65.  Always lots of WAB participation.

What's a Farm to Fork Fondo? An organized bicycle ride where you stop for chef-prepared bites at farms along the way.  National historic site Belle Grove Plantation in Middletown, VA, will serve as the start-finish venue.  Event recommended by Natalie Barron.  Registration fee: $98 (30-mile event), $118 (50-mile event), $138 (80-mile event).