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PHOTOS FROM THE ROAD
We love seeing photos from your cycling adventures, and late fall's shorter days and chilly nights are a great time to organize and share your best shots. There are 3 ways to share your photos with us. Submit your best images to our 1st Annual Bicycle Travel Photo Contest or to our ongoing Photo of the Week contest. You can also share your favorite images from one of our guided tours or your solo adventures on one of our routes with our Flickr groups!
ADVENTURE CYCLING'S LATEST BLOG POST
Amy, Membership and Marketing
Friday, November 20, 2009
Adventure Cycling is headed to Colorado! Adventure Cycling's executive director will be presenting at gatherings in Ft. Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs during the first week of December. Check out the schedule:
Dec. 1st, Ft. Collins
6:30 to 8:00 pm @ New Belgium Brewing Company, 500 Linden Street; Dec. 3rd, Denver
Dec. 4th, Colorado Springs
At all of these events, Jim will provide the latest news and resources on bicycle travel, including new bike-friendly routes, maps, tours, and policy initiatives at the national level — such as an official U.S. Bicycle Route System, now being considered by Congress. There will be time for Q&A, and for folks to share stories and tips. Whether you’re a bike travel veteran or a newcomer, there will be new insights and inspirations for you. Refreshments will be provided at all three events. Feel free to bring your friends to these free events. Please RSVP for any of these events (so we know how many people to expect) by emailing Beth Petersen at bpetersen@adventurecycling.org or 800-755-2453 x211, ideally by November 30th.
-- MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS is posted each Friday by Amy Corbin, Membership and Marketing Coordinator. It spotlights the various benefits of membership, what we have accomplished thanks to member support, and even interviews with some of our most passionate and dedicated members, both individual and organizational.
Check out our full blog.
ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION IN THE NEWS
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MISSOULA, MT (BRAIN)—Adventure Cycling Association—North America's largest membership cycling organization—reported strong income numbers for FY09 (ending September 30) with overall growth in its membership, sales, development and tours' programs.
Surprisingly, in a year where many tour companies suffered, the big star for Adventure Cycling was its guided cycling tours. Total tours participants were up 9 percent over FY08, with total tours revenue increasing 23 percent. Adventure Cycling offers more than 40 cycling tours each year, including supported trips, self-contained tours and educational trips such as its unique Intro to Road Touring course.
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It's never too soon to start planning for a major bike ride next year.
Although cross-country bike travel isn't in the cards for me, I started checking into self-contained or fully supported coast-to-coast bike tours that are offered in 2010.
Here a a few that I stumbled across that are being offered by non-profits or as fund-raisers for charitable causes. The rides are targeted for everyone from college students to women over 50.
I'll update the 2010 Cross-country Bike Travel page for more rides as I come across them.
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