South Carolina advocates on Capitol Hill

South Carolina among states represented at Bike Summit

The full day of sessions was packed with information focused on either preparing advocates for meetings with their members of Congress or sharing information to help them succeed as they returned to continue their local efforts. During the lunch session, we had a presentation that aimed to help us communicate effectively with Generation Y. Most [...]

National Bike Summit in Washington, DC

2012 National Bike Summit

This past week I joined over 800 cyclists from 49 states who gathered in Washington, DC for the National Bike Summit. As commuter cyclist and bike racing fan here in Greenville, I arrived looking to learn from leaders in South Carolina bike advocacy and discover how I can best contribute to the work already being [...]

Boone-Roubaix returns with new sections

Boone-Roubaix

The third annual Boone-Roubaix will again draw hundreds of cyclists to Boone, NC on April 21 for a unique opportunity to participate in a European-style “Spring Classic.” In the same vein as the great monuments of cycling like the the, “Hell of the North” Paris-Roubaix, the Hell of the High Country will offer recreational riders [...]

Giordana Velodrome opens

Giordana Velodrome in Rock Hill, SC

In the planning stages since 2002, the Giordana Velodrome is opening to the public Saturday in Rock Hill, South Carolina at the Riverwalk community. Local attorney Spencer Lueders, the city’s Economic Development Department, and Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates were the driving force behind the velodrome project, which initially was just going to be a [...]

2012 Doubleshot at Moore’s Springs Trails

Wes Leading

Ninety-five adventurous men and women lined up next to a Civil War replica cannon last Saturday morning, learning forward in anticipation of the starting blast. Moments later, the cannon’s thunder echoed off the Sauratown Mountains as racers sprinted for the bikes. The inaugural Doubleshot at Moore’s Springs Trails was off and running. Autodrop Ltd. partnered [...]