CYCLING EVENTS

Flying Fish Bikes Time Trial Series
Ft. DeSoto Park
First Thursday of each month
Series go from March to September
Start time: 6:30pm

• Divisions: Men, Women, Merckx (road bike), Fixed Gear, Juniors
• Top 3 in each division receive gift certificate to Flying FIsh Bikes
• Facebook fan page
• Contact: Flying Fish Bikes 813-839-0410

• a timed metric century (62 miles) or century (100 miles)
• all participants will have an AMB transponder attached to their bike. The transponder will measure 3 different 'zones' on the course. All 3 zones will be hills of various distance and grade. The transponder will ONLY track the elapsed time between the start and finish flag of each zone. At the conclusion of the event each rider will be given a time for each zone.
• The winners of the event will be the male and female with the lowest cumulative zone times, each will win the Yellow Jersey
• Event T-shirt and post-event food and drink included in entry fee.
• Fully stocked aid stations.
• Field limit: 400 athletes

Bike Sebring 12/24 Hours by the Rotary Club of Highlands County
Sat - Sun
Feb 13 - 14, 2010
Sebring International Raceway
113 Midway Dr, Sebring, FL 33870

All evens start at 6:30am on Sat

$75 per rider
$85 after Feb 1

• Starts at the Sebring International Raceway and then head out onto a 89 mile loop along country roads with minimum traffic; the raceway course will be lined with glow sticks for easy identification of the route; lights are recommended for the last 12 hours of the 24-hour race

Call Jen Burnside
Phone: 863-273-2342
Email: info@bikesebring.org

Sebring Tandem Rally
Sat & Sun, Feb 20 & 21, 2010
Kenilworth Lodge
836 SE Lakeview Drive
Sebring , FL

12 & 24 miles - no support

31 & 62 miles - SAG support available

• Flatlands surround the numerous lakes, and the low, rolling hills are covered with orange groves and cattle pastures.
• Routes are well-marked and excellent maps are provided. Rides are done at your own pace, so this event is perfect for riders of all levels of experience.
• Enjoy the warm lake breezes from the rocking chairs on the Lodge’s large front porch, swim in the delightful pool, catch up with old friends and make new ones. Relax in front of the lobby television featuring bicycling videos. Lounge by the pool in the shade of oak trees.
• Enjoy an on-site massage (fee).
• Onlne registration at active.com
• For room reservations: 800-423-5939.

Contact Linda Leeds 561-683-2851 for additional info.

• A meet up style bike ride to tour Seminole Heights restaurants
• Stop in for meet and greet, grab a snack or beverage
• Contact Alan Snel for additional information

Tour de Cure by
American Diabetes Association

Mar 6, 2011, Orlando

Mar 13, 2011, Lakewood Ranch

Start times depend on distance chosen

• Food, music and prizes
• Post ride lunch provided
• Rest stops with liquid & solid fuel
• Mechanical SAG support
• Well-marked, safe, low traffic routes
• Contact for Venice event:Dawn Keglor, dkeglor@diabetes.org or 813-885-5007 ext. 3020
• Contact for Orlando event: 1-888-diabetes
  
  

Cure on Wheels
Sun - Wed, Mar 14 - 17, 2010
Moffitt Cancer Institute
Tampa to Tallahassee

Min fundraising goal is $300 which includes your lunch, SAG and hotels

3 day event, total 300 miles

• Min $300 fund raising goal
• Hotel accomodation, lunch and SAG stops provided to riders
• Riding in the beautiful scenery of west coast of Florida
• Complimentary jersey to riders

• Starts in DeLand
• Cyclists will ride about 300 miles during the tour.
• Bike Florida is fully supported with luggage trucks, SAG and mechanical support, and rest stops every 12-15 miles.
• The tour is leisurely-paced and is designed to be a fun and relaxing vacation for cyclists of all ages and abilities.
• See FAQ on event website for answers to the most popular questions.
• Registration link with additional information
  

Strawberry Century by
Tampa Bay Freewheelers
1206 N. Park Road, Plant City
Sunday, Mar 27, 2010

Registration - 6am
Mass start - 7:30am

• Breakfast 6:30am - 9am
• Lunch 10:30am - 3pm
• SAG & support ends at 3pm sharp
• Door prizes, give-a-ways

Ruben Watson (813) 404-5721 or e-mail RubenWatson@hotmail.com

Ride for Humanity by
East Pasco Habitat for Humanity

Location 1 Dade City Business Center Citrus Country Drive
Dade City, FL 33523

Location 2 Withlacoochee State Trail Hwy 301 Trailhead
Sat, Mar 20, 2010
8am

10 mile family ride

30 miles ride

metric century

• The metric century rides through hills in San Antonio
• This is a family friendly event with family rides and trail rides
• All proceeds and donations benefit the Habitat for Humanity
• BBQ lunch, refreshment and live entertainment
• Marked course, rest stops with fruit, snacks & water and SAG support

• Ride through the scenic roads of northern and eastern Manatee County
• Well stocked SAG stops on each marked route
• T-shirts to all pre-registered riders and first 100 late-registered riders
• Post-ride party with prizes and lunch at the end of the ride.
• Contact: timbutts@wilsonmiller.com

29th Annual Bicycle Safari by
Florida Freewheelers
Sat - Thurs, Apr 17 - 22, 2010
Suwanee County Fairgrounds
Live Oak, FL

Click here for fee information

40 - 65 miles each day

• Choose from a 3-day or 6-day safari cycling camping trip
• Meals provided on most days
• Choose to sleep at camp grounds, dorms, RVs or motels
• Rest stops with refreshment and snacks every 18-25 miles
• Vehicles circulating route for mechanical support
• 6-day safari is limited to 250 participants

Bike MS Bike Rides
by National MS Society
Sat & Sun, Apr 17 & 18, 2010
Zimmerman Bike Ride
Coral Gables, FL

Sat & Sun, May 15 & 16, 2010
The Citrus Tour
Lake Wales, FL

• Visit each ride's website for route, lodging, and other event specific information
• Fully support rides
• Local bike club Team New Tampa teams up with PricewaterhouseCoopers to ride and fundraise for the Citrus Tour, contact Team New Tampa (TNT) for more details

• Race fee includes water bottle, breakfast, BBQ lunch at Sharkey's on the Pier, SAG stops & T-shirt
• Benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation
• Beautiful scenery

• Great power breakfast
• Post race lunch at Flanagan Irish Pub
• Free beer
• Fully support stations
• Raffle of great products

Click here for registration form

Click here to register online

• Daily breakfast, buffet and ice cream social
• Fully support SAG stops
• Riding in beautiful Sebring and relax in Kenilworth Lodge which will be occupied by cyclists the entire weekend
• Contact Bill & Diane Ludwig for event detail and registration
  

Click here to register online

• Lower registration if take up pledges for fund raising
• Event T-Shirt
• Snacks and drinks before the ride
• Goody bag from our sponsors
• Snacks and drinks along the route
• Lunch after the ride
• Also includes a 5k and 1 mile walk/run

• Ride begins in North Apopka Avenue Trail Crossing in Inverness
• Continental breakfast
• Light lunch 11am - 2pm
• 6 SAG stops along the way with water, food and sports drink and restrooms
• Door prizes to pre-registered cyclists

Ride distance:

5, 10, 15 or 20 miles

• 8:30am mass start
• Police escorted rides
• Post event food from Columbia Restaurant and BBQ
• Coincide with the Bicycle Bash held at Straub Park

Online thru 10/11 $22

Day of event $25

• All ride support ends at 3pm
• Light breakfast provided
• Rest stops with drinks and snacks
• Mobile SAG support

Bicycle Bash by
Florida Bicycle Association
Flatwoods Park, Tampa
Sunday, Nov 7, 2010
10am - 4pm

• Swap meet, bike rides, dealers & manufacturers, demonstrations, food, drink and music and lots of fun
• bikesnel@yahoo.com

Gulf Coast Cycle Fest by
Sarasota Manatee Bicycle Club
Main Street, Lakewood Ranch Bradenton
Sunday, Nov 7, 2010 - 7am

SAG stops, support, breakfast and post event meal

GCCF Director - Dave Hodgkinson at: davidhodgkinson@verizon.net
or phone 941-927-5936

Bike Across Florida 20xx
by The Sports Herald
Sat, Nov xx, 2010
Titusville, FL
6am

• From Titusville to Crystal River
• Commemorative T-shirt and collector’s lapel pin, goodie bag, product raffle ticket and much more
• Finisher medals
• Pasta dinner the night before, breakfast & post ride lunch provided

Contact: events@earthlink.net

Ride Without Limits
Tampa
Saturday, Nov 20, 2010

Min $150 donation

$35 registration fee

• SAG stops and support
• mwood@ridewithoutlimits.org or
  call 813.239.1179

• Food, music and prizes
• Pre & post ride meals
• Rest stops with liquid & solid fuel
• Mechanical SAG support
• Well-marked, safe routes
• Prizes for top fundraisers and raffle tickets with proceeds going to charities

Email event questions to Diabetes Challenge Info

Horrible Hundred by
Florida Freewheelers
Waterfront Park at Lake Minneola
Clermont
Sunday, Nov 21, 2010 - 8am

• Breakfast provided
• Grilled fish, chicken and meat for lunch at finish
• Rest stops with drinks and snacks
• Expo with live entertainment, vendors and refreshments

Events director, Mike Gladwin
eventsdirector@floridafreewheelers.com

$35 registration
Minimum fundraising of $150

Click here to register

• Breakfast & lunch
• Rest stops every 4-10 miles
• Fully-supported with SAG and ride marshals
• Awards and prizes for top fundraisers

• All roads have cue sheets, maps and roads are marked
• Rest stops with snacks and drinks
• SAG support for each route
• fees include deluxe continental breakfast, after ride meal each day and ice cream social on Saturday
• Choose from a 3 day event or just 1 or 2 days, riding on beautiful country roads

E-mail event director