Great 2019 Gaston County Cyclists Rides! I want to thank all of the members and ride leaders for their participation and to those who enjoy riding with the group, we look forward to seeing you all back in 2020 starting with our Polar Bear Ride schedule on January 4th. Our organized rides will startup again in the spring of 2020.

Angel

Save the Date*

Let’s support this ride for such of great cause, help raise awareness for ovarian cancer.

https://www.teampages.com/teams/75133-Gaston-County-Cyclists-cycling-team-website/pages/69865

(2019 – July 14th)

Presented by:

Ride-A-Bike Bicycle Shop

benefiting Gaston County Senior Centers

Time: 8:00 am mass start (7:00-7:45a onsite registration).

Come out and enjoy another great ride, supported by the Gaston County Senior Center and Ride-A-Bike Bicycle Shop. All proceeds will benefit senior programs and equipment at the Gaston County Senior Center. The Gaston County Cyclists and the Gaston County Senior Center will work together for the third year to make this a very enjoyable ride, with great support along the route and at the aid stations. We are looking forward to another great ride this year. Please come out and enjoy the morning! Rolling hills and back country roads with long stretches of scenic rural Gaston County! A great Sunday ride to cap off the weekend with some nice straights, good climbs, and a lot of cyclist friends to share it with. Come see why a lot of people are heading “over the bridge” to Gaston County for their riding joy!

Distances: 25 or 46 or 63 mile options. Route HERE on MapMyRide (Dog Days of Dallas 2014 – route will be slightly different to avoid busy roads on last part of the return)

Elevation: ~2600ft (for the 63 mile option)

SAG: Yes

Rest stops: Yes, 2 or 3 depending on the route

Cost: $25 prior (via bikereg), $30 day of

Registration: www.bikereg.com/dogdays

Food: Yes, pizza/subs afterward and food at rest stops

100% of Proceeds go to Gaston County Senior Centers

Parking: At the Gaston County Senior Center (plenty of free parking)

Important Time Notes:
Course support ends at 1:00 p.m. All riders should complete their rides by 1:00 p.m.

Location: Dallas Senior Center. 1303 Dallas Cherryville Hwy, Dallas, NC 28034 (approximately 25 minutes from downtown Charlotte) Link: HERE Approximately two miles North of Gastonia, N.C. on US321. Exit onto Hwy 279 W (Dallas / Cherryville exit) toward Cherryville. The Senior Center is on the left just beyond the fast food restaurants (appx 20 min from Charlotte).

Gaston County Cyclists is a 501c3 non-profit, 100% volunteerism!

*On May 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM we will participate in our 14th consecutive observation of the Ride of Silence.

Meet at the Gaston County Courthouse at 630. Following a brief program, those gathered will roll down Long/Ozark Avenue to New Hope Road, to Gaston Memorial Hospital, and return to the Courthouse via Cox Road/Aberdeen and Franklin Boulevard. *

All are welcome to attend and participate.

Distance 8.5 miles, avg. speed no more than 12 mph

NO ORGANIZED RIDE FROM FOREST VIEW HS.

•To HONOR those who have been injured or killed
•To RAISE AWARENESS that we are here
•To ask that we all SHARE THE ROAD

THE RIDE OF SILENCE WILL NOT BE QUIET

On May 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will traverse and unite the globe as nothing before it. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn’t aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.

In 2003,Chris Phelan organized the first Ride of Silence in Dallas after endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz was hit by the mirror of a passing bus and was killed. (Read the full history here…)

The Ride of Silence is a free ride that asks its cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph, wear helmets, follow the rules of the road and remain silent during the ride. There are no registration fees. The ride, which is held during National Bike Month, aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police and city officials that cyclists have a legal right to the public roadways. The ride is also a chance to show respect for and honor the lives of those who have been killed or injured.

After the ride, we will meet at Ride-A-Bike on Main Street.