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  • Next Meeting - Monday,
    October 19 Location changed!

    The October meeting is slated for this upcoming Monday October 19th at 7pm and will meet at Calhoun's on Neyland Dr. instead of Barley's. The agenda thus far:
    * 2009 Fall Century Wrap Up
    * Nominations for 2010 Club Officers
    * Call for Volunteers to help organize Christmas Party
    * Brainstorming for 2010 programs and trips!!!!
    * Welcome New Members

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    11th annual Cherohala Challenge

    Registration opens February 15th, 2010
    Check back on the website for registration details.

    DUE TO THE EPIC NATURE OF THIS EVENT AND THE ENORMOUS EFFORTS REQUIRED BY THE VOLUNTEERS TO STAFF THE REST STOPS AND SAG SUPPORT THERE WILL BE NO DAY OF RIDE REGISTRATION.

    Join us on June 19th, 2010 for the 11th Annual Cherohala Challenge.
    In addition to the 115-mile Challenge and the 62-mile Metric Challenge, there will be a “Ride the Valley” 50-mile route for those who prefer wonderful scenery along gently rolling terrain. All routes start and finish at the Tellico Plains visitor’s Center

    The Challenge: A 115 mile route takes riders up The Dragon (with its famous 318 curves over 11 miles) and UP and over the Cherohala Skyway. These legendary ribbons of pavement are joined by scenic, rolling, country roads in Tennessee and North Carolina. Together they create an unforgettable epic ride with over 9,000 feet of elevation gain. Make no mistake, the Cherohala Challenge is an epic ride. All riders taking on the Challenge are expected to have the fitness and experience to finish an epic ride.

    Are you up for The Challenge? 

    Specialty PlateJeff Roth Foundation

    The Jeff Roth Foundation promotes, through advocacy and education, cycling as a safe and healthy form of transportation, and to provide financial assistance to families that have been touched by cycling tragedies.

    Along with other projects, the Foundation currently working on a specialty license plate campaign to further this goal. Click here for more.

    Handy Info from KnoxTrans:

    Knoxville-Knox County Bike Map is available at your local bike shop and online at www.knoxtrans.org/plans/bikeprog/resource.htm

    Many motorists and bicyclists are unsure about the rules are regarding bicycling on roadways. This handbook was developed to help everyone understand what the law says, and how motorists and bicyclists can safely share the road.
    www.knoxtrans.org/plans/bikeprog/resource.htm#handbook

    Contact: Kelley Segars, AICP
    Senior Transportation Planner
    Knoxville Regional TPO

    Phone Contacts for On-the-Road Assistance.

     

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