National Bicycle Relay 2003
Washington DC to California
Riders needed for DC to Pittsburgh or Pittsburgh to Columbus cross-country relay event. Must be in good health and accustom to distant riding…
We here at the Western Pennsylvania Field Institute are putting together Great Outdoors Week 2003 and one of the components of that week is to highlight the National Bicycle Greenways. The primary objectives and purposes of the National Bicycle Greenway (NBG) are to gather and coordinate the resources needed to create a nationwide network of interconnected car roads (that meet its standards for safety and efficacy) and bicycle pathways (multi-use with priority given to transportation). The NBG is again sponsoring their annual nation-wide relay ride which starts in Washington, D.C. and finishes in Santa Cruz, California.
The ride will start in D.C. on May 2, heading out on the C&O Canal to the Great Allegheny Passage and into Pittsburgh on May 9th at 12:00 noon. After a small rally downtown, riders will head off to Columbus, Ohio (possibly using the Montour Trail and/or the Panhandle Trail) and onward to California.
To see a complete list of dates, background, more info, etc. please visit: www.bikeroute.com/NationalMayorsRide/index.html.
We are currently looking for are riders to volunteer for the local portions of this relay ride, DC to Pittsburgh or Pittsburgh to Columbus. We are hoping that any group that benefits from having better biking opportunities in the region could send a message to their members calling for riders. Imagine if there were 20 – 50 riders from various organizations leaving from Washington and arriving before the cheering crowds in downtown. It would make for a great marketing opportunity for all the organizations involved. The application for riders is found at: www.bikeroute.com/RiderQuestionnaire.html. The screening process and coordinating of riders will be done by the enthusiast and talented folks in California.
If you or your organization would like to be kept in the loop about this event, please email me back and I will add you to our regular update list. I will also forward your email address on to Martin Krieg director of this project so you can be added to the national updates.
In the near future I will be sending more details about Great Outdoors Week 2003, May 10 – 18 and Venture Outdoors, May 17 and how your organization can be involved in these great outreach events.
Thank you for your consideration and please feel free to contact me if you need more information or you have any suggestions.
Sincerely,
Michael Sobkowiak
Communications Director
Western Pennsylvania Field Institute
412-255-0564
PS - Please feel free to forward this message on to any other like minded organization.