The Great Bicycle Tour of the C&O Canal
Location: Boonsboro, MD
Type of Event: Touring
The Great Bicycle Tour of the C&O Canal (TGBT) will be held Saturday, July 10 through Tuesday, July 13. Nearly 80 riders have already registered for San Mar’s July 10-13 ride along the length of the 186-mile C&O Canal—beginning in Cumberland, MD and ending in Georgetown, District of Columbia. Ride capacity is 150.
The ride is fully supported. Riders, their bikes and gear are transported from San Mar Children's Home in Boonsboro to Cumberland for the start of the ride through the country’s longest National Park. Four days later they will be transported from the end of the ride in Georgetown back to San Mar.
In between, riders are treated to one of the premier rides in the East with overnight stops in Hancock, Williamsport, and Frederick. Community groups, including the Cumberland Rotary Club, and Lions Clubs from Hancock, Hagerstown and Boonsboro help along the way. Members of the groups provide rest and lunch stops for the riders.
The Cumberland Valley Cycling Club is a ride sponsor, as are Best Buy, which provides a support truck and driver and Wheelbase Bike Shop, Frederick, which sends mechanics along to help throughout the entire tour, and Hagerstown Ford.
Participants come from throughout the country to join the ride. In addition to Maryland residents, riders from Delaware, Mississippi, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington DC are among the early registrants.
Participants pay a $35 registration fee and raise at least $450 in pledges ($400 for those riding for only the weekend). For those exceeding minimum amounts there are prizes awarded for going above and beyond. In the 20 years the event has been held, participants have raised nearly $800,000.
Contact Email: dcday"at"sanmarhome.org
Contact Phone: 301-733-9067
Fax: 301-733-3114
Web site: <a href="http://www.tgbt.org">http://www.tgbt.org</a>
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