Calendar of Events

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MOUNTAIN BIKING

• March 23: Ringwood #1, Ringwood, NJ. Call (201) 831-6199.
• April 13: March For Parks, Ringwood, NJ. Call (201) 831-6199.
• April 19: Spring Thaw V, Oswego, NY. Call (315) 341-7584.
• April 20: Lewis Morris Challenge #1, Morristown, NJ. Call (201) 538-7773.
• April 20: Stewart Singletrack Challenge #1, Windsor, NY. Call (914) 534-5230.
• April 27: Ringwood #2, Ringwood, NJ. Call (201) 831-6199.
• April 27: Winding Trails Fat Tire Classic, Farmington, CT. Call (860) 678-9582.
• May 4: Round Valley Rumbler, Lebanon, NJ. Call (908) 837-4884.
• May 4: Hammer The Ridge, Powder Ridge Ski Area, CT. Call (860) 828-1132.
• May 11: Lewis Morris Challenge #2, Morristown, NJ. Call (201) 538-7773.
• May 17-18: Jack Rabbit Run AMBC, Norwalk, CT. Call (203) 831-9144.
• May 25: Stewart Singletrack Series #2, New Windsor, NY. Call (914) 534-5230.
• May 31: Central Adirondack MTB Chal-lenge, Old Forge, NY. Call (315) 369-6983.
• June 1: Wrath of Sun Valley, West Stafford, CT. Call (203) 633-5881.

ROAD BIKING

• March 1: NEW YORK CYCLE CLUB SIG (Special Interest Group) Rides. The SIG rider development program is a 12-week series of rides featuring top instructors from the NY area. The goal of SIG rides is to help "B" level cyclists become "A" level cyclists. The NYCC also has a SIG series geared towards "C" riders. For details, call (212) 886-4545.
• May 4: The 20th Annual Bike NY: Great Five Boro Bike Tour. Hostelling International - AYH presents this bike tour through the streets of NYC. This is the largest mass cycling event of its kind, drawing nearly 25,000 participants annually. 42 miles in all, 8AM start. Call (212) 932-0778.
• May 18: Montauk Century. Presented by the Five Boruough Bicycle Club. Known as New York's flattest century, most of the route hugs the south shore of Long Island. There are starting points in Manhattan, Queens and Mineola. Call (212) 932-2300, ext. 350.
• June 19-22: Washington DC AIDS Ride presented by Tanqueray, North Carolina to Washington, DC. Four days, 350 miles to benefit HIV/AIDS services at Food & Friends and Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, DC. For info. on registering, call 1-800-825-1000 or visit their website: www.aidsride.org
• September 12-14: Boston New York AIDS Ride presented by Tanqueray, Boston to NY. Three days, 275 miles to benefit HIV/AIDS services in Boston and NY. For info. on registering, call 1-800-825-1000 or visit their website: www.aidsride.org
• All Summer: Central Park Moonlight Rides. On the final Friday of every month, Time's Up! presents these rides. Call (212) 802-8222.

The following includes many local cycling groups that put on many events in the coming weeks.

• Transportation Alternatives Tours. Call (212) 475-4600.
• New York Cycling Club. Call (212) 886-4545.
• The Five Borough Bicycle Club. Call (212) 932-2300, ext. 350.
• The Kissena Cycling Club. Call (718) 343-7343.
• Staten Island Bicycle Association. Call (718) 273-0805.
• Paumonok Bicycle Club, Long Island, NY. Call (516) 842-4699.
• The Coalition of New Jersey Cyclists. Call (609) 665-8234.
• North Jersey Mountain Bike Club. Call (201) 941-0039.
• Bicycle Touring Club of Northern NJ. Call (201) 284-0404.
• Sound Cyclist Bicycle Club Rides. Sound Cyslists of Fairfield County, CT is a 700+ member club which offers organized rides every weekend in CT and Westchester. Call (203) 840-1757.
• NYCC 1997 Architectural Bike Rides. For schedule, call (212) 740-9123.