Thursday, November 7, 2013
Tour de Cure route
The local Northern Virginia Tour de Cure is held each year in Reston, starting from the Reston Town Center. The event is held on a Sunday in June. The 2014 event is June 1. The tour consists of rides of various lengths. The short ride follows the W&OD Trail to Vienna and back. This is usually one of the most crowded times on the Trail and the Vienna-Reston section is one of the most congested.
As the Trail gets more congested, we're seeing more bad behavior: Cyclists passing others too close, too fast, and without warning; pedestrians and joggers wearing headphones; dogs on long leads; etc. Holding a major event on the Trail adds to the problem. We're working with the Tour organizers to see if there is a way to route the short ride somewhere besides the W&OD Trail. One option is to use the Fairfax Co Parkway Trail north to Dranesville Tavern and back, possibly using some of Reston's neighborhood streets.
There are so many places in Fairfax to discover by bike, and yet almost everyone seems to want to ride on the W&OD Trail. We think organized rides, runs, and walks should be a way for participants to discover those places. Most participants likely have already ridden on the Trail; why add to the congestion by holding an event there.
We're hoping the Tour organizers are able to find a suitable route off the Trail. Here's info on the ride:
Do you want to ride for a great cause? Do you know someone with diabetes? Every 17 seconds someone is diagnosed with diabetes, for a total of 5,000 new cases each day. Every day 238 people living with diabetes undergo amputations, 120 enter end-stage kidney disease programs and 48 go blind. YOU can join the fight to stop diabetes by cycling in your local Tour de Cure! Register NOW and get $5 off by using promo code BIKE2014. Register today and take the ride of your life!
If you sign up 10 members on your team by December 1, you will get featured in our 2014 Tour de Cure Brochure! Call Kim at 202-331-8303 ext. 4532 for more information
Reston, VA June 1st, 2014
www.diabetes.org/capital
If you sign up 10 members on your team by December 1, you will get featured in our 2014 Tour de Cure Brochure! Call Kim at 202-331-8303 ext. 4532 for more information
Reston, VA June 1st, 2014
www.diabetes.org/capital
Labels: tour de cure
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Busy day on W&OD Trail in Vienna/Reston/Herndon area
If you're planning to ride the W&OD Trail today (Sunday June 2) in the Vienna/Reston/Herndon area plan to ride a little slower and more carefully. The trail will be more crowded than normal since MORE's NoVa Epic and Tour de Cure are both being held in that area. There will be more inexperienced riders out there so a better option might be to explore other on- and off-road bike routes in the county using the new Fairfax County Interactive Bike Map. When riding through Herndon be aware that the Herndon Festival is also being held today. If you are in Herndon say hi to the FABB folks helping with bike valet.Labels: MORE, nova epic, tour de cure
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Tour de Cure on Sunday
Labels: reston town center, tour de cure
