Cycling in the Washington D.C. Area

Local Rides and Events

This schedule contains century rides, charity rides, supported tours (commercial and not), swaps and expos, advocacy events, and PBP qualifying brevets. Check with local bike clubs (below) for regular training and recreational rides.

February 2005 — Events

04 Fri Critical Mass Ride Dupont Circle DC
05 Sat WABA Winter Gala and Benefit Auction Washington DC
06 Sun Westminster Swap Westminster MD
25 Fri Solidarity Ride Dupont Circle DC

March 2005 — Events

04 Fri Critical Mass Ride Dupont Circle DC
16-18 Wed-Fri National Bike Summit Washington DC
19-20 Sat-Sun The Bike Show Edison NJ
25 Fri Solidarity Ride Dupont Circle DC
26 Sat Icicle Metric Century Newark DE
26 Sat 24 hr Flèche TBA

April 2005 — Events

01 Fri Critical Mass Ride Dupont Circle DC
06-07 Wed-Thu IMBA's 24 Hours of Washington DC Washington DC
09 Sat 200km ACP-sanctioned Brevet Hyattstown MD
10 Sun Atlantic Cycling Leesburg Tour Leesburg VA
15 Fri Critical Mass Ride for Antiglobalization Dupont Circle DC
16 Sat Anacostia by Bike Washington DC
16 Sat WABA Bike and Gear Swap Silver Spring MD
16 Sat Ocean to Bay Bike Tour Fenwick Island DE
16 Sat Spring Bicycle Flea Market Trexlertown PA
16 Sat Taxing Metric Century Knauertown PA
17 Sun Bike Bergen Park Ridge NJ
23 Sat Tour de Cure Hampton Roads VA / Outer Banks NC
23 Sat BikEric Florence NJ
23 Sat 200km ACP-sanctioned Brevet Warrenton VA
24 Sun Miles for Matheny Peapack NJ
28 Thu WABA Annual Meeting Washington DC
29 Fri Solidarity Ride Dupont Circle DC
29-01 Fri-Sun Cirque du Cyclisme Greensboro NC
29-01 Fri-Sun Cape May Weekend Avalon NJ
29-01 Fri-Sun PPTC Lewes Delaware Weekend Lewes DE
30 Sat Fish Hawk Festival Bicycle Tour Princess Anne MD

May 2005 — Events

01 Sun Atlantic Cycling Blackwater Tour Blackwater Refuge, Cambridge MD
01 Sun SCU Quad County Metric Green Lane PA
01 Sun The State Police Metric Century Celebration Ride Hershey PA
01 Sun Mason-Dixon Ride for MS Middletown DE
01 Sun Five Boro Bike Tour New York City NY
06 Fri Critical Mass Ride Dupont Circle DC
07 Sat Turkey Hill Country Classic Lancaster PA
07 Sat Southern Maryland May Metric Clinton MD
07 Sat History In Motion: C&O Canal at Point of Rocks, MD Point of Rocks MD
07 Sat Farmlands Tour Lincroft NJ
07 Sat Pinelands Triple Loop Batsto NJ
07 Sat Montauk Century Babylon NY
07 Sat 300km ACP-sanctioned Brevet Middletown VA
07 Sat Tarwheel Century Elizabeth City NC
14 Sat Tour de Cure Columbia MD
14 Sat Tour de Talbot Metric Century Easton MD
14 Sat Capital-to-Capital Century Richmond VA
14-15 Sat-Sun Ride for the Feast Rehoboth DE
14-15 Sat-Sun Pedal PA River Ramble Yardley PA
15 Sun Horse Farm Tour McSherrystown PA
15 Sun Bike 4 Sight Media PA
15 Sun Dream Come True Ride or Stride Trexlertown PA
20 Fri Bike to Work Day Washington DC
21 Sat WABA Bike and Gear Swap Silver Spring MD
21 Sat Charles County Heritage Bike Ride Nanjemoy MD
21 Sat Bicycle Expo / Ride Schnecksville PA
21 Sat 400km ACP-sanctioned Brevet Warrenton VA
21-22 Sat-Sun Snow Valley MS 150 Bike Tour Purcellville VA
21-22 Sat-Sun MS Coast the Coast Bike Tour Sandy Hook NJ
22 Sun Bloomin' Metric East Norwalk CT
22 Sun Bonkers Metric Media PA
27 Fri Solidarity Ride Dupont Circle DC
27-29 Fri-Sun Mountains of Misery Christiansburg VA
27-29 Fri-Sun Wilderness Road Ride Christiansburg VA
27-30 Fri-Mon Kent County Spring Fling Chestertown MD
28 Sat Way to Go Arlington Community Bike Ride Arlington VA
28 Sat Baltimore Bike Jam Baltimore MD
28 Sat Shorebird Metric Century Salisbury MD
29 Sun Atlantic Cycling Middleburg Tour Middleburg VA

June 2005 — Events

01-03 Wed-Fri Tour de Montes Howard County MD
03 Fri Critical Mass Ride Dupont Circle DC
03-05 Fri-Sun Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride Bike Tour Salisbury MD
04 Sat Get Ready Metric Pennsville NJ
05 Sun Artemis Track Clinic Trexlertown PA
05 Sun George Washington Bridge Challenge Fort Lee NJ
05 Sun Bike-Boat-Bike Long Island NY
09 Thu Off Road to Athens Arlington VA
11 Sat Tour de Solomons Solomons Island MD
11 Sat Peddle for a Purpose New Freedom PA
11 Sat Ride for Autism Lincroft NJ
11 Sat Patuxent River Rural Legacy Ride Croom MD
11 Sat The Longest Day High Point NJ
11 Sat The Great American Cycling Event TBA
11 Sat 600km ACP-sanctioned Brevet Middletown VA
11 Sat Whiteface Mountain Uphill Bike Race Wilmington NY
11-12 Sat-Sun MS 150 Tour de Shore Salisbury MD
11-12 Sat-Sun MS 150 Pennsylvania Dutch Tour Trexlertown PA
12 Sun Tour de Cure Reston VA
12 Sun Knotts Island Century Chesapeake VA
12 Sun Freedom Valley Bike Ride Philadelphia, Rosemont, or Phoenixville PA
17-19 Fri-Sun PPTC/WABITS Family Weekend Salisbury MD
18 Sat Clean Air Ride Washington DC
18 Sat Double Creek Tour York PA
18 Sat Flatlands Tour Chesapeake City MD
18 Sat Velodrome Veloce Century Trexlertown PA
18 Sat View Trail 100 Berlin MD
18 Sat The Jersey Double Whitehouse Station NJ
18 Sat Pedal to Preserve New Holland PA
18-29 Sat-Wed To Niagara Falls & Back Niagara Falls NY
23-26 Thu-Sun Cycle Across Maryland (CAM) Tour Emmitsburg MD
24 Fri Solidarity Ride Dupont Circle DC
24-29 Fri-Wed Bike Virginia Bridgewater VA
25 Sat WABA Bike and Gear Swap Silver Spring MD
25 Sat ALS Express Blackwood NJ or Dennis Township NJ
25 Sat Blood, Sweat and Gears Boone NC
25-02 Sat-Sat Southern Crossing Greensburg PA
26 Sun Atlantic Cycling Davidsonville Tour Davidsonville MD
30 Thu The Tour Baby! Arlington VA

July 2005 — Events

01 Fri Critical Mass Ride Dupont Circle DC
03 Sun Delaware Double Cross Metric Middletown DE
05-08 Tue-Fri Cycle for a Change Washington DC
08-10 Fri-Sun Pennsylvania Bike Rally Gettysburg PA
09 Sat Summer Flea Market Trexlertown PA
09-12 Sat-Tue Great Bicycle Tour of the C&O Canal Cumberland MD
10 Sun American Cancer Society Bike-A-Thon Mays Landing NJ
10-16 Sun-Sat Anchor House Ride for Runaways McHenry MD
15-17 Fri-Sun PPTC Shenandoah Valley Bicycling Weekend Mt. Jackson VA
16 Sat Tour de France Stage 14 LIVE Arlington VA
16-17 Sat-Sun MS Bike Tour for Central PA Gettysburg PA
16-22 Sat-Fri Pennsylvania Greenway Sojourn Erie PA
17 Sun Tour de France Stage 15 LIVE Arlington VA
23-24 Sat-Sun MS 150 Keystone Country Ride Hollidaysburg PA
24 Sun Tour de Vin Powhatan VA
24 Sun Peleton Project Charity Ride Hopewell NJ
29 Fri Solidarity Ride Dupont Circle DC
30 Sat River to River Bicycle Tour Telford PA
30 Sat Dream Ride for Lancaster County Marietta PA
30 Sat Shenandoah Valley Bike Festival Harrisionburg VA
30 Sat To The Rescue Bicycle Tour Toano VA
31 Sun Atlantic Cycling Thurmont Tour Thurmont MD
31 Sun Harlem Valley Rail Ride Millerton NY
31 Sun Tour de Tinicum Erwinna PA

August 2005 — Events

05 Fri Critical Mass Ride Dupont Circle DC
06 Sat The Mountain Mama Road Bike Challenge Monterey VA
06 Sat Dog Daze Century West Chester PA
06 Sat The 25th Annual Bicycle Event West Windsor NJ
13 Sat Eat a Peach Challenge Bike Ride & Fun Walk Westminster MD
13 Sat Nightmare Tour Marietta PA
13 Sat Bridgeton Zoo Century Centerton NJ
13 Sat Habitat for Humanity Tour Jamesburg NJ
13 Sat Ride to See Galena MD
19-21 Fri-Sun PPTC Allenberry Resort & Playhouse Bicycling Weekend Boiling Springs PA
20 Sat Cumberland Valley Century Clear Spring MD
20 Sat Knights for Sight Metric Century Salisbury MD
21 Sun Covered Bridge Metric Century Lancaster PA
21 Sun Atlantic Cycling Easton Tour Easton MD
21 Sun Ramapo Rally Mahwah NJ
26 Fri Solidarity Ride Dupont Circle DC
27 Sat Shore Fire Century Middletown DE
27 Sat Cedar Ridge Ride Thru History Williamsport MD
28 Sun Reston Century Reston VA
28 Sun The Blue Ridge Extreme Afton VA
28 Sun Lake Nockamixon Century Doylestown PA

September 2005 — Events

02 Fri Critical Mass Ride Dupont Circle DC
02-04 Fri-Sun Family Cycling Tour Lake Ontario
03 Sat Bay Country Century Owings MD
04 Sun Brandywine Tour Pocopson PA
04 Sun Tour de Valley Century Waynesboro VA
04 Sun New Hope to New York Ride Philadelphia PA
05 Mon Labor Day Century McSherrystown MD
05 Mon Donut Derby Trexlertown PA
08-11 Thu-Sun Great Peanut Tour Emporia VA
10 Sat Civil War Century / Gettysburg Metric Century Thurmont MD
10 Sat Amish Country Bike Tour Dover DE
10 Sat West Wicomico Heritage Ride (former Watermelon Ride) Salisbury MD
10-11 Sat-Sun Tour de Canal Cumberland MD
10-11 Sat-Sun Sacred Summits Spruce Pine NC
10-11 Sat-Sun That Dam Ride Boston or Connellsville PA
11 Sun Great Neighborhood Bike Ride Baltimore MD
11 Sun Southern Maryland Fall Century (Indian Head 100) Indian Head MD
11 Sun Shenandoah Valley Century Harrisonburg VA
11 Sun Scenic Schuylkill Century Philadelphia PA
11 Sun The Flattest Century in the East (TFCE) Tiverton RI
11 Sun Orange County Country Roads Bicycle Tour Middletown NY
11 Sun New York City Century Bike Tour New York NY
11 Sun Art Cycle Doylestown PA
16-18 Fri-Sun Braking the Cycle Chesapeake Bay MD
17 Sat WABA Bike and Gear Swap Silver Spring MD
17 Sat Jersey Devil Century Centerton NJ
17 Sat Maryland Wine Festival Bike Tour Westminster MD
17 Sat Univest Grand Prix and Cyclosportif 100k Souderton PA
17-18 Sat-Sun Heart of Virginia Century and Bike Festival Richmond VA
17-18 Sat-Sun Rehoboth Twin Centuries Newark DE
18 Sun PPTC Historic Back Roads Century Berryville VA
18 Sun Bridge to Bridge Century Lenoir NC
18 Sun Three Creek Century Carlisle PA
18 Sun Second Sight Bike-A-Thon Stony Brook NY
18 Sun Pink Ribbon Ride Havre de Grace MD
23-25 Fri-Sun Thurmont Weekend Thurmont MD
24 Sat WABA 50 States Tour Washington DC
24 Sat Amish 100 St. Mary's City MD
24 Sat Shoo-Fly Classic Trexlertown PA
24-25 Sat-Sun MS 150 City to Shore Tour Cherry Hill NJ
25 Sun Atlantic Cycling Chestertown Tour Chestertown MD
25 Sun Twin Lights Ride Highlands NJ
25 Sun Ride for Rett Lincroft NJ
30 Fri Solidarity Ride Dupont Circle DC

October 2005 — Events

01 Sat Belleplain Fall Century Woodbine NJ
01-02 Sat-Sun MS 150 Bike to the Bay Dover DE
02 Sun Gap Gallop Century Bethlehem PA
02 Sun Pumpkin Patch Pedal Jamesburg NJ
07 Fri Critical Mass Ride Dupont Circle DC
07-09 Fri-Sun PPTC Rehoboth Beach Weekend Rehoboth Beach DE
08 Sat Tour of Hope Washington DC
08 Sat Seagull Century Salisbury MD
08 Sat Githens Center Bike-A-Thon Lumberton NJ
14-16 Fri-Sun Shenandoah Fall Foliage Bike Festival Staunton VA
15 Sat Savage Century Newark DE
16 Sun Tour du Port Baltimore MD
16 Sun Covered Bridges Ride Erwinna PA
16-21 Sun-Fri C&O Canal Fall Foliage Tour Washington DC
21-23 Fri-Sun Cape May Weekend Cape May NJ
22 Sat Between the Waters Bike Tour Nassawadox VA
23 Sun Tour de Bronx New York City NY
28 Fri Solidarity Ride Dupont Circle DC

November 2005 — Events

06 Sun Artemis Introduction to Racing Clinic Wheaton MD

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Local Races

This schedule contains races listed by MABRA. It may be necessary to have a USAC license (see USA Cycling) to participate.

February 2005 — Races

20 Sun Tradezone Training Series: Industrial Park Circuit Race Upper Marlboro MD
27 Sun Tradezone Training Series: Industrial Park Circuit Race Upper Marlboro MD

March 2005 — Races

05 Sat Navy Collegiate Criterium COLLEGIATE ONLY Annapolis MD
06 Sun Navy Time Trial COLLEGIATE ONLY Annapolis MD
06 Sun Tradezone Training Series: Industrial Park Circuit Race Upper Marlboro MD
12 Sat Elkridge Furnace Inn Road Race COLLEGIATE ONLY Elkridge MD
13 Sun Tradezone Training Series: Industrial Park Circuit Race Upper Marlboro MD
13 Sun UMD President's Criterium COLLEGIATE ONLY College Park MD
20 Sun Tradezone Training Series: Industrial Park Circuit Race Upper Marlboro MD
26 Sat Jefferson Cup Charlottesville VA

April 2005 — Races

02 Sat Snow Valley Classic Road Race Walkersville MD
03 Sat Tysons Corner Circuit Race Vienna VA
09 Sat Seaford Day I Seaford DE
10 Sun Seaford Day II Seaford DE
17 Sun Carl Dolan Memorial Columbia MD
23 Sat ACCC Collegiate Champs Day 1 COLLEGIATE ONLY College Park MD
24 Sun ACCC Collegiate Champs Day 2 COLLEGIATE ONLY College Park MD

May 2005 — Races

01 Sun Bunny Hop Suitland MD
04 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
07 Sun Turkey Hill Country Classic Lancaster PA
07 Sat TSV Time Trial Eastern Shore MD
07 Sat Wintergreen Ascent: The Blue Ridge Climbing Championship Wintergreen VA
11 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
14 Sat Poolesville Road Race Poolesville MD
15 Sun Leonardtown Criterium Leonardtown MD
18 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
22 Sun Mayor's Main Street Classic Elkton MD
25 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
28 Sat BikeJam/Kelly Cup Baltimore MD
29 Sun CSC Invitational Clarendon VA
31 Tue Wachovia Cycling Series (Pro race) Lancaster PA

June 2005 — Races

01 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
02 Thu Wachovia Cycling Series (Pro race) Trenton NJ
04 Sat The Quicksilver Sterling VA
05 Sun Artemis Track Clinic Trexlertown PA
05 Sun Wachovia USPRO Championship (Pro race) Philadelphia PA
05 Sun Wachovia Liberty Classic (Pro race) Philadelphia PA
08 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
12 Sun Bethesda Grand Prix Bethesda MD
15 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
18 Sat Team Snow Valley Time Trial Church Creek MD
19 Sun Solarex Points Race Frederick MD
22 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
26 Sun Reston Town Center Grand Prix Reston VA
29 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD

July 2005 — Races

09 Sat MABRA Senior Criterium Championship Hagerstown MD
10 Sun MABRA Age-Graded Criterium Championship Hagerstown MD
13 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
16 Sat Giro di Coppi Barnesville MD
17 Sun Downtown Silver Spring Criterium Silver Spring MD
20 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
24 Sun Age-Graded Time Trial Championship Boonsboro MD
25-31 Mon-Sun Tour de Toona Stage Race Altoona PA
27 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD

August 2005 — Races

03 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
06 Sat Bayside Velo Road Race Brandywine MD
10 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
13 Sat MP Murad Road Race Clarksburg MD
14 Sun RFK Criterium Washington DC
17 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
21 Sun Back-to-School Criterium Baltimore MD
24 Wed Greenbelt Training Race Greenbelt MD
28 Sun MABRA Senior Time Trial Championship Boonsboro MD

September 2005 — Races

04 Sun Jason Gundel Classic Wilmington DE
11 Sun Wilmington Criterium Wilmington DE
17 Sat King Pawn Grand Prix Baltimore MD
18 Sun Turkey Day Races Upper Marlboro MD
24 Sat MABRA Track Championship Day 1 Trexlertown PA
25 Sun Charm City Cross Baltimore MD
25 Sun MABRA Track Championship Day 2 Trexlertown PA

October 2005 — Races

01 Sat Juniors Day Out/MD Special Olympics Sykesville MD
02 Sun Ed Sander Cross Lily Pons, Adamstown MD
15-16 Sat-Sun Iron Cross Weekend Carlisle PA
22 Sat Wooden Wheels Cross Granogue DE

November 2005

06 Sun Artemis Introduction to Racing Clinic Wheaton MD
12 Sat Evolution Cross TBA
13 Sun Race Pace Cross TBA
26 Sat Taccino Cross TBA
27 Sun Capital Cross Classic Lake Fairfax, Reston VA

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Destination Trips

This schedule lists special rides and other events that are rumored to be worth the hassle of travel.

March 2005 — Trips

04-07 Fri-Mon Moab Skinny Tire Festival Moab UT

June 2005 — Trips

05 Sun America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride Lake Tahoe NV
26-02 Sun-Sat Bicycle Tour of Colorado Aspen CO

October 2005 — Trips

07-09 Fri-Sun Moab Century Tour Moab UT
15-16 Sat-Sun THF: California San Francisco CA

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Local Bike Clubs, Groups, Teams, Shops

Potomac Pedalers Touring Club is a non-profit educational, recreational and social organization for bicycling enthusiasts, and one of the largest bicycle clubs in the United States.
Atlantic Cycling hosts a great series of metric centuries near the DC metro area. The folks are laid back and the rides are well supported; their checkpoints offer the best banana bread you'll ever get on a bike ride.
Artemis is a road-biking and racing club, dedicated to promoting women in competitive cycling. They race, train, teach, and work hard to get riders to reach full potential while embracing the diversity of their members. Occasionally they train and compete at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome in Trexlertown PA.
DC Velo is a well-respected mid-Atlantic racing club. They host local training rides year round, including weekend rides in Rock Creek Park, plus midweek hill training and interval sessions.
DC Randonneurs, founded in 2004, sponsors randonneur (endurance bicycling) events and a Randonneur Brevet Series, in the Washington, D.C. area. DC Randonneurs is an affiliated club of Randonneurs USA (RUSA) and the League of American Bicyclists (LAB).
Washington Area Bicyclist Association is an advocacy group, supporting bike commuting and creating new and better places to ride in the DC metro region.
Bike Washington DC is a guide to the location and condition of all multi-use trails in the local area. They host two email lists for Bike Washington DC and C&O Towpath enthusiasts.
Proteus Bicycles in College Park MD offers new and used equipment, foolproof maintenance and fittings, history lessons, "bike therapy," and happy hours. There's no other shop quite like it.
The Bicycle Place in Silver Spring MD sells high-end bikes and all the usual services in a unique spot near Rock Creek Park. They host a regular Sunday ride followed by coffee at the Red Dog Cafe.
MidAtlantic Bicycle Racing Association (MABRA) is the organization that sets the rules for all local bike racing. They issue race permits and keep the most current schedule of local criteriums, road races, and time trials.
Ultra-Marathon Cycling Association (UMCA) promotes long-distance bicycling from century rides to the Race Across AMerica (RAAM). The UMCA is open to all cyclists interested in endurance riding.
Suburban Cyclists Unlimited, based in Horsham PA, keeps one of the best events lists around.

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