Bike for a Cause

The Washington, DC area has many opportunities to bike on behalf of any number of important causes.

Note: complete information about upcoming ridess is often not available until a few months prior. If the links below do not provide current information, please check the sponsoring organization's websites at a later date.

Braking the Cycle AIDS Ride

When: September 16-18

Who benefits: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, NY,NY.

The skinny: Cheasapeake Bay to Manhattan,NY. 275miles

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Clean Air Ride Washington DC

When: June 18

Who benefits: The American Lung Association of DC

What: 20 and 40 mile rides

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Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride Bike Tour Salisbury MD

When: June 3-5

Where: Salisbury, MD

What: Featuring FLAT terrain, the 40-, 62.5- (metric century) and 100-mile routes on Saturday pass by beautiful farms and golf courses with a stop at the famous Assateague Island State Park where wild ponies roam free. Sunday's 10, 20 and 40-mile "cool-down" rides offer more of Maryland's rural Eastern Shore scenery with a visit to some of Maryland's most historic landmarks.

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Cure de Tour Ride

When:
May14 Columbia, MD,
June12 Reston, VA

Who benefits: American Diabetes Association

What: 10 to 100 miles.

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Patuxent River Rural Legacy Ride

When: June 11

Who benefits:Maryland's Rural Legacy Program preserves selected rural areas from development. In Prince George's County, this program targets farmland, woods and wetlands along the Patuxent River, preserving wildlife habitats and farms.

What: 24, 46, and 62 mile tours of this beautiful countryside, from Mt Calvert in the north to Eagle Harbor in the south. The terrain is rolling, with some fast flats and fun hills. Two optional shortcuts provide shorter routes of 24 or 46 miles. Mountain bikers may elect the dirt trail variation of the north loop, if weather permits.

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MS 150 Bike Tour

When: May 21 & 22

Who benefits: National Multiple Sclerosis Society

What: 30 to 140-mile rides in Virginia

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Ride For The Feast 2005

When: May 13-15

Sponsor: Moveable Feast

What: Moveable Feast is a Baltimore, MD based non-profit organization that provides hot meals,
In 2004, 59 riders in Ride For the Feast raised over $115,000 to help feed Marylanders living with HIV and AIDS.

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