NextThreeDays: Event Display

Ride of Silence
Venue: Central Lumber Parking Lot, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM - TBD
Event Types: Sports, Family Friendly, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
Join cyclists worldwide on May 16th, 2012 in a silent, slow-paced ride in honor of those who have been hurt or killed while cycling on public roadways

This is a family-friendly event, and children are encouraged to participate (helmets are required). We will have a police escort along the 6.8-mile route and will ride at a slow pace. Though solemn, the group ride is enjoyable and inspirational to even the youngest riders.

Co-sponsored by the New River Valley Bicycle Association and Pathways for Radford, the New River Valley ride was first organized in 2008 after the untimely death of Fess Green, local professor and veteran cyclist. This year’s event will follow the same route, traversing Radford’s roads and scenic Riverway, which Fess was instrumental in building.

Staging will begin in the Sal’s/El Charro (Central Lumber) parking lot at 709 W. Main Street, Radford, VA 24141 at 6:30 pm.

Schedule of events:
6:30 – staging begins
6:45 – speakers and instructions
6:59 – moment of noise
7:00 – Ride of Silence begins

If you cannot ride, we welcome your support for bike safety. Join us along the route on Main Street (from Sal’s and El Charro to the Dedmon Center).

Participants are invited to gather at Sal’s and El Charro following the ride. Please feel free to share this with friends and families!

For more information, visit: http://www.visitradford.com/Ride_of_Silence-2012.aspx