Ride Without Limits

November 21, 2009 — 3rd Annual Ride Without Limits

The event benefits United Cerebral Palsy of Tampa Bay.   For more information and registration please visit RWL Web site or contact Patricia A. Hansen at phansen@achievetampabay.org.  The event is a one day event with distances of 35, 65 or 112 miles.  The ride starts and ends at Starkey Park. The registration fee is $35 and minimum fund raising is $150 for individuals and $100 for teams of 10 or larger.

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Hilly Hundred 2009

The Hilly Hundred is an on-road bicycle tour of varying distances through the beautiful rolling hills of Pasco and Hernando Counties.  Full info at Tampa Bay Freewheelers.

Date:  Sunday, October 18, 2009, 07:30 AM
Time:  7:30 AM
Venue: Pasco-Hernando Community College
Address: 36727 Blanton Road, Dade City, FL 33523-7599
Fees: Online Registration: $22.00 (Online Registration Closes: 10/11/09 midnight)
Day-of-Ride Registration: $25.00
Ride Distances: 18 miles, 34 miles, 63 miles, or 100 miles

The Hilly Hundred is not a race. It is a bicycle tour with distances suitable for a variety of skill levels. Since the hills of Pasco and Hernando Counties can be challenging, please plan your day of riding so you are back to the ride start by no later than 3:00 PM. All ride support stops at 3:00 PM.

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Keep Flatwoods Park Open

As you already know, Hillsborough County proposed budget calls for closing Flatwoods county park Monday and Tuesday.  This is very bad news for all of us and SWFBUD (South West Florida Bicycle United Dealers) is asking bicyclists and park users to join a 5-mile bike ride to the county building on July 16 to tell the commissioners to keep Flatwoods open 7 days a week at a budget hearing at 6 PM in downtown Tampa.

SWFBUD is announcing a “Keep Flatwoods Park Open 7 Days a Week” bike ride from the Seminole Heights Garden Center at 5800 Central Avenue to the County Government Center for the first Budget Hearing on July 16.

5:00 PM – Meet in front of garden center on Central Avenue, a half-mile north of Hillsborough Avenue. Lots of space to park if necessary.

5:30 PM – Reach county government building in downtown Tampa and sign up to speak.

6:00 PM – Hearing begins.

Make your voice heard.  Call the budget hotline at 813-307-8337 at tell the county to keep Flatwoods open 7 Days a week. Send an email to hcbudget@hillsboroughcounty.org

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