Did a little research tonite into what charity bike rides are coming up. I was surprised at how many there were and how hard they were to find! I like the sound of the Marine Corp ride, Avenue of the Oaks and the Alpine Challenge…
- Feb 9th - Tour de Palm Springs benefiting various non-profit groups in the Coachella Valley
- Feb 23rd - Le Tour de Manure benefiting the Imperial Vally Special Olympics
- March 1st - Marine Corp Bulldog Bike Race benefiting the Marines, Sailors and their families
- April 5th - Avenue of the Oaks benefiting P.E.D.A.L for Kids
- April 12th & 13th - Camp Laurel Ride for AIDS benefiting Camp Laurel
- April 13th - Ride 4 AIDS benefiting UCSDAIDS Research Institute and Being Alive San Diego
- April 26th - Alpine Challenge benefiting the Alpine Challenge Scholarship Fund and the San Diego Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
- April 27th - Sharon’s Ride.Run.Walk for Epilepsy - benefiting the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County
- May 4th - City of Angels Fun Ride benefiting the Children’s Hospital Bloodmobile Fund
Non non-profit rides
And of course, there are a bunch of fun sounding rides that aren’t organized around a charity. You know I’m going to win the SROP 4th of July ride, right?
- March 12, 22nd and April 9th - Del Mar Criterium Series
- March 15th - Tour of Borrego
- April 5th - 2008 Stagecoach Century
- April 19th - Rosarito Ensenada
- May 5th/6th - Julian Bicycle Festival
- May 25th - Pedal to the Park
- July 4th - Scripps Ranch Old Pros
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So someone actually thought “le tour de manure” was a good name for a ride?
North End Classic in Yuma is supposed to be cool too
http://yumabikeclub.com/index.php?page=north-end-classic