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Carolina Cyclers bicycle rides are open to everyone! We welcome non-members. Do come prepared with the appropriate fitness, water bottles, clothing, and extra tube, and an inflation devise (pump or CO 2).
If you are a member of Carolina Cyclers you may add a ride now. Contact Vince Flores (803-779-0977), Ride Coordinator, or Paul Palmer, (803-782-5656) webmaster, for user name and password or for any assistance you need adding or editing a ride. Just please be reminded that ride leaders are expected to have all riders who participate in the ride to sign a Release and Waiver of Liability Agreement. Just click the link and print a few copies.
If you are a local ride leader from a local bike shop or other local organization, we will be delighted to add your ride to the calendar. Contact Paul Palmer, (803-782-5656) webmaster to have your ride listed, provided you give complete information about the ride as follows: Date, time, place duration, pace, and organization.
(If the calendar does not appear below reload this page by clicking the refresh button on your browser or press your F5 key. The imbedded calendar is at http://www.plus.calendars.net/ptpalmer .)
Skip to South Carolina Special Cycling Events
Skip to Ride Library - Cue Sheets
See Message Board for last minute updates and information about bike rides in the Columbia area and Post a message Here.
Ft Jackson Security Numbers:
Range Patrol: 803-751-7171
Military Police: 803-751-3113
Here are some weekly evening rides (to resume with daylight savings time in April):
Here are some Carolina Cyclers that are always ready to ride with you - give 'em a call:
Ride Photos
2010 New Years Day Ride slide show here.
2009 Phil's London - Edinburgh - London Ride here.
See 2008 Assault Slide Show here.
Here are Phil's 2008 Hell week photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32357281@N00/sets/72157604341751148/show/
Check out the 2007 Assault on Little Mountain Slide Show/Photo Gallery.
Check out the 2006 Assault on Little Mountain Slide Show. (It is a very large file; be patient with broadband. It will take all night for dial-up.)
Check out Bob's 2005 Rose Hill ride from Newberry.
Check out the 2005 Assault on Little Mountain Slide Show. (This file will take a few minutes to download.)
Check out the 2005 Carolina Cyclers Slide Show.
Check out the 2004 Carolina Cyclers Album.
Send your photographs to the webmaster for posting.
We have some cycling photos of some of our members and guests, all shown in a nifty full-screen slide-show format. You will, however, need a 4.0 (or better) version of Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or AOL's browser. Check out photos from the 2001 Irmo Okra Strut Century Ride, and photos of an impromptu ride from Fort Jackson taken on a sunny Saturday in March 2001. In each show there are several photographs so please be patient unless you have a high-speed internet connection.
Please send your que sheets (WordPerfect, MSWord, Excel,
PDF, txt) or your Garmin Route to
Carolina Cyclers Webmaster
Assault on Little Mountain - 2009 Cure Sheet here. Garmin Route here.
Assault on Little Mountain - 2008 Cue Sheet here.
Assault on Little Mountain - 2008 Garmin Route here (requires Garmin MapSource software).
Blythwood Community Center, Blythwood Rd., Blythewood, SC 40 miles (Paul Palmer) Blythewood Community Center
Caughman Road Park, Trotter Rd., Hopkins, SC - 50 flat miles (Phil Creel) Caughman Park Tennis Courts
Caughman Road Park, Trotter Rd., Hopkins, SC - 50 hilly miles (Phil Creel) Caughman Park Tennis Courts
Caughman Road Park, Trotter Rd., Hopkins, SC - 61 flat miles (Gordon Langston)
Caughman Park Tennis CourtsCongaree National Park 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC 54 miles, some hills (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC 50 miles, some hills (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC 49 miles, some hills (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park, 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC - 45 flat miles (Dorothy Disterheft)
Congaree National Park Visitors CenterCongaree National Park, 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC 39 miles, some hills (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park, 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC - 38.5 miles, 1/3 Hilly, 2/3 flat (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Congaree National Park, 100 National Park Rd., Hopkins, SC - 38.3 miles, flat (Dorothy Disterheft) Congaree National Park Visitors Center
Ft. Mott - US 601 - SC 267 - This Garmin Mapsource file has 10 routes in this area with distances of 15 to 40 miles (Paul Palmer). There is a route to get there from Caughman Rd. Park. There is also a route to the famous Lone Star Restaurant near Santee, State Park. There is also a route to get there from the intersection I-26 and SC 22, exit #139.
Spartanburg Auditorium, 221 Church St., Spartanburg, SC.- Mt. Mitchell, The Assault, 2005 Route 115 miles, exceptionally hilly (Freewheelers of Spartanburg)
2005 ASSAULT ON MT MitchellSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France AUDAX CLUB PARISIEN, Cyclotouring Association founded in 1904, Paris-Brest-Paris 2007 Route 1200K (Paul Palmer).
Trenholm Park - Trenholm Park is located near Trenholm Road, but it is not on Trenholm Road. It's at the intersection of Covenant Road and Bethel Church Road in Forest Acres.
Trenholm Park, 101 miles - hilly - Jenkinsville, Winnsboro, Blythewood, Elgin hilly - Garmin MapSource Route (Paul Palmer).
Trenholm Park, 75 miles - hilly - Cedar Creek, Blythewood, Elgin - Garmin MapSource Route (Paul Palmer)
SCIway Bike Routes - Here is a central location for various short rides all over South Carolina.
South Carolina Special Cycling Events 2012
March 19, 2012
Marquis de Sade- 82 mile ride to train for Mt. Mitchell.
April 1, 2012
After the Bridge Run, Charleston, SC, 100 and 73 mile rides -
April 14, 2012
Assault on the Carolinas, 40k, 60k, or 100k, Brevard, SC
April 20, 2012
Biking Around South Carolina, April 20-23, 2012, Greenville, SC
April 23, 2012
Meals for Wheels, 25 mile, 45 mile, and Metric Century options from Furman University Stadium in Greenville, SC
April 21, 2012
Tour de Lake, Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia, SC 100 mile route and other shorter routes.
April 21, 2012
TRY Charleston - half ironman and sprint distances triathlon, KOA campground Mt Pleasant 7:00 AM, Swim, Bike, Run (teams welcome), Benefits www.Help3C.org
April 28, 2012
Issaquenna's Last Ride Walhalla, SC 100 - 61 - 32 miles, benefits Safe Harbor helps victims of domestic violence, providing safe emergency shelter, counseling, legal advocacy, and community outreach and education in Greenville, Pickens, Anderson and Oconee Counties.
May 6
, 2012Aiken to Ride Century. The ride will consist of 100, 62, , 1/2 metric, and 25 miles loops covering some of our club's favored quiet roads in Aiken County. This ride will benefit the PCC.
May 12, 2012
Tour de Midlands - 15, 32, 70, 100 mile routes from Lexington, SC. Benefits Lexington Greenways Alliance.
May 19, 2012
Swamp Fox Ranger Ride A 25/45/75 mile cycle race on through the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina that raises awareness to the GallantFew Mission Inc. a 501(c)3 non profit nationwide Veteran mentor network that helps our returning heroes transition successfully from military service to civilian life.
May 21, 2012 (Monday)
The Assaults on Mt.Mitchell and Marion, Come test your climbing legs on this wonderful annual event from Spartanburg, SC.
June 3, 2012
Fletcher Flyer, NC Blue Ridge Bicycler Club. There are three routes: century, metric century, and half century.
June 23, 2012
Blood, Sweat, and Gears is a full English century - 100 mile loop ride starting and ending at the Valle Crucis Elementary School, approximately 5 miles south of Boone, North Carolina. The cumulative climbing elevation is 13,000+ feet, with the climb up to the gap at Snake Mountain, milepoint 63, reaching an 18-20% grade near the top. Riders reaching the Cove Creek aid station (milepoint 82) after 2:30pm will be directed to the finish at Valle Crucis, resulting in a total distance ride of 87 miles. The Half Century ride, approximately 47 miles, will start and finish at the Valle Crucis Elementary School. The course follows a mostly separate route and is fully supported with 2 aide stations. The uphills are not too bad, and there are 2 really great downhills.
June 23, 2012
Greyhound Rescue Ride - Anderson, SC Your participation in this cycling event will directly help find “forever homes” for greyhounds and for many other homeless animals through the efforts of our local Anderson County animal rescue groups.
July 20_22 2012
A Ride to Remember The 3-day, 250+ mile cross-state ride benefiting the South Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association begins in the Upstate and ends at the South Carolina coast.
July 28, 2012
September 16, 2011
Bridge to Bridge
"100 miles of pure hill" from Lenoir, NC to the top of Grandfather Mountain.
September TBA , 2012
Carolina Cyclers
Assault on Little Mountain
October TBA
, 2012Tour de Camden 30 mile, 50 mile and metric century. The ride starts at 9 AM and leaves from Historic Camden, 222 Broad Street, Camden, SC. This ride benefits the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.
November 7-12 2012,
FestiVELO de Charleston
There will be
four days of rides from the rural areas of Berkley County.
More Ride Information on SC bike rides --
www.weeklyrides.com
For info on various rides and tours around the country, you may also want to check out the
National Bicycle Tour Directors Association. The NBTDA is a group of bicycle ride coordinators and directors of tours that are three days or more, dedicated to promoting safe and effective cycling.
Please contact the
webmaster to have your ride added to this list.
Fort Jackson Notes
See the
memorandum for bicycle safety rules at Ft. Jackson
Colonel Levi R. Martin, Chief of Staff. The entrance procedure for gate security
includes letting riders in without having to sign provided they show a picture
ID and a current copy of the rules.
HELMETS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL CLUB RIDES!
Paces listed with the rides are only "guestimates" unless otherwise stated. If more information is needed, please contact the ride leader.
Ride leaders will usually stay with the largest group of riders, but may stay with a slower or new rider if needed. This is a courtesy left up to the discretion of the ride leader.
Show-n-Go ride distance and pace are determined by the group present at the start of the ride.
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Note that ABRAHAM J. TURNER, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Commanding Officer,
directed on 08/25/2004 that cyclists ride single file on all four lane roads at
the Fort! He also stated that he is concerned that cyclists are going to loose
their riding privileges.Caveat
This page was
updated 03/23/2012