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The TransAmerica Bicycle Trail began as the route for Bikecentennial, a mass bicycle tour across the country to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976. The route was developed and mapped in the years preceding the event by volunteers and staff members of the organization Bikecentennial, which changed its name to Adventure Cycling Association in 1993.
The Virginia Capital Trail (VCT) (informally, the Cap Trail, or simply the Cap) is a dedicated, paved bicycle and pedestrian trail crossing four counties and 51.7 miles (83.2 km) between Jamestown and Richmond, Virginia — that is, between the Colony of Virginia's first capital and Virginia's current capital.
Skyline Century. Location: Front Royal, Virginia. Start in Front Royal, Virginia, and venture south on Skyline Drive, one of the most breathtaking roads that the eastern side of the U.S. has to ...
In the state of Virginia, part of USBR 76 is signed, and a map is available as part of a state bicycling publication. [10] The route passes along the following roads and through the following counties and communities: State Route 80 (Virginia) from Elkhorn City, Kentucky to Meadowview, Virginia in Washington County; Buchanan County (10.9 mi.)
Adventure Cycling Association's Atlantic Coast Bicycle Route is a 2,615-mile-long (4,208 km) bicycle touring route traversing the East Coast of the United States. The route has two connecting segments, extending nearly the entire length of the nation's eastern margin. [ 1 ]
Look at the terrain (gravel, road, or a mix) and elevation over the course of the 100 miles, and try to find similar rides that you’ve done to make a time comparison.
Even if you have little cycling experience or haven’t ridden in a while, going from the couch to a century (a 100-mile bike ride) is a very achievable goal to set.
Bikecentennial Route. Bikecentennial '76 was an event consisting of a series of bicycle tours on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail across the United States in the summer of 1976 in commemoration of the bicentennial of America's Declaration of Independence. [1]