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VeloProject.com Labor Day Charity Benefit Ride

Monday, August 25th, 2008 |
September 1, 2008
8:00 amto1:00 pm

When: Monday, September 1st at 8:00 AM

Where: Fitness Center in High Point (behind High Point Regional Hospital at corner of Lindsay St. & Quaker Lane)

What: 60 mile and 35 mile bike rides, cue sheets will be provided at the start.  (The 60-mile route will venture to picturesque country roads in Randolph County).

Please bring: 2 or more cans of food or other non-perishable food items; and/or monetary donation.  (Monetary donations may be provided in cash, or check payable to West End Ministries).

100% of all donations to benefit the Food Ministry program of West End Ministries in High Point.  For more information on the Food Ministry and other programs at West End, please visit http://www.westendministries.org/foodmin.html

If you are unable to attend, you may drop off food and/or monetary donations prior to ride day at either the Fitness Center, or Bicycle Toy & Hobby.  (This option can also be used for those riding their bikes to the start to save lugging cans around).

The ride is not limited to VeloProject.com members and is open to all.  Please invite anyone who may be interested.

Thanks for your support!

Final Tour to Tanglewood Training Ride

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 |
August 23, 2008
7:30 amto11:30 am

Training Ride this Saturday August 23, 2008 at 8:30am from Bicycle Toy & Hobby located at 2000 N Main Street High Point. The Safety Talk will be held at 8:15 and registration begins at 7:30. Park down Fisher Ave. (Across from Bicycle Toy & Hobby) at Westchester Baptist Church or Lebanon United Methodist Church. Please no parking in Sir Pizza, Libby Hill or Ham’s, your car could be towed if you park in those lots.

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Labor Day Charity Ride Monday, September 1

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 |
September 1, 2008

Please hold the date and plan to attend a fun ride and charity benefit on Monday, September 1, 2008. The ride will benefit the Food Ministry program of West End Ministries in High Point. http://www.westendministries.org/foodmin.html

There will be no entry fee for the ride. Instead, please bring 2 or more items of canned food or other non-perishable food items, which we will collect and present to West End Ministries.

There will be 2 ride options, one longer and one shorter. Cue sheets will be provided. Ride start is planned for somewhere in the High point area. We are working on the details, and will send out another note with more information.

Please also mention this to any other cyclists or groups beyond VeloProject.com, as we welcome participation by all.

Thanks in advance for your support.

Piedmont Velo Sports ITT Training Ride

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 |
August 23, 2008
8:00 amto12:00 pm

Piedmont Velo Sports is having a practice individual time trial this Saturday August 23rd and have invited VeloProject.com to join them. Below is a copy of the email Jim Martin forwarded to me from Charlie Lawrence.

Saturday’s team training ride will be a practice individual time trial of approximately 14 miles. You don’t have to have a time trial bike or any special equipment to ride this. A regular road bike will be fine to ride. This will be great training. This ride is open to riders other than just the team members.

We will score an “Eddy Merckx style” category separately. This is no aero bars and no aero helmet. (regular road bike)

The first rider will be off at 8:30 AM. So plan to be there a little earlier to get a start time. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM.

Riders will leave in order of registration at 1 minute intervals.

The time trial will start from Davidson Community College.

The route will be straight out Old Greensboro Road for approximately 7 miles, turn around and come back. (Flat to very slightly rolling with smooth fresh pavement)

The turn around spot will be just past Friendship Ledford Road and marked by orange cones on either side of the road and hopefully some signs. The turn around spot may or may not have a person there. It depends on who we can get to volunteer to do this.

You will be timed.

If we can find someone we will try to have someone hold the riders up at the start. We hope to simulate to the best of our abilities a competition time trial.

There is no entry fees. (there will be a donation jar to help off set gas for volunteers)

There is no prize money. (This is a training ride. Don’t take ANY chances with cars!)

There are no placings.

There is no traffic control. (Watch for traffic) (When you are riding you are on your own)

Non sanctioned waivers will be provided and must be signed to ride this ride.

We hope this is a successful training ride and we will be able to do it again. Then you can compete against the time you set the first time.

Anyone wanting to ride more is welcome to do so afterwards.

We could also use a couple of volunteers.

Regards,
Charlie - My cell phone number is 336-414-1769

Saturday TTT MS Training Ride

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 |
August 9, 2008

If any of you are interested in a longer training ride on Saturday, there is a group of riders that will be leaving from David Miller’s house (1614 Heathcliff Road, High Point) at 7:00 AM to bike over to Winston Salem for the 45 mile MS training ride being hosted by Paul’s Schwinn. The ride over will be about 17 miles so, when you figure in the round trip, the total ride including the training ride will be about 79 miles. If you are interested just show-up at David Miller’s house and be ready to ride at 7:00 AM on Saturday. If you only have time to ride the training ride we will see you at the start line at Paul’s Schwinn at 8:30 AM.

Tour de Furniture Official Start Time

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 |

I called the Red Cross this morning as well as this afternoon and verified twice the start times for Saturday’s Tour de Furniture. I was told that the 100K, 50K, and 50 mile rides will all start at 7:30 am. The 10 mile ride will start at 8:00 am. The ride time change vs. last year was in response to requests for later start times. Registration opens at 6:00 am. Even if you are pre-registered as an individual or team member, you will still need to stop at the registration table.

Tuesday Night’s “Ride to Open Sky”

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 |

The Tuesday evening ride out of High Point proved to be a “Ride to Open Sky” rather than the normal planned route.  Storms popped up everywhere once the ride rolled out into the country.  The course route changed at almost every stop sign and course direction was determined by riding in any direction that was going away from the lighting.  As a result, the ride leadership changed continually to anyone that declared “I know where we are now”.  It turned out to be a great ride.  Everyone returned dry and no one was dropped or lost.  The most positive take away was that we now have a new route to ride.

Ride for for Parkinsons - Saturday April 19th

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 |
April 19, 2008

50 Mile Ride to Caraway Mountain from Ragsdale High School Jamestown, North Carolina

Great scenery, marked routes, food-drink, great rest stops, sag wagon support.

  • No “entry fee” - a minimum $25 donation.
  • Participants with donations of $100 or more are entered in drawing for valuable prizes!
  • Check in at 8 AM, All riders off at 9 AM.
  • Helmets required.
  • All riders must sign a waiver of liability on the day of the event at registration.
  • Teams receive special recognition at roll off.

For more information visit http://www.cyclesdeoro.com/ride-for-parkinsons

MARCH 29th RIDE to benefit Davidson County Cancer Services

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 |
March 29, 2008

I am a little late in putting this together but I need everyone’s help! Wanted! Walkers, Runners & Bikers March 29, 2008 Gimme 5! “Walk Run & Ride for Life” 5K Fun walk, 5K Run, 25, 50 & 100K Bike Ride from Finch Park, Lexington.

Registration Starts @ 8:00am
Bike Ride Starts @ 8:30 am
5K Run Starts @ 10:00 am
5K Walk Starts @ 10:30 am

Cost $25 includes lunch, T-shirt & door prizes. Money raised goes to Davidson County Cancer Services to help low income & elderly diagnosed with cancer. Please call or e-mail me if you need any more information: Cell 239-3957 E-mail msnyder {at} rdharrison(.)com Thanks in advance for all your help! Mark Snyder

Sunday Ride - High Point YMCA - Hartley Drive Branch

Saturday, February 9th, 2008 |

Ride start will be 2:00 PM from High Point YMCA - Hartley Drive Branch.

Directions: YMCA of Greater High Point - Hartley Drive Branch

Anticipated Distance: 40 miles

Ride Leader: Terry Lanier

Pace: Moderate (18-20mph)

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