Ride of Silence
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND The first hot day of the year, the temperature hit 93 degrees. I timed my day to start a 60 mile ride at noon before heading up to Rockville for the Ride of Silence. Big mistake. I headed out on the W&OD from Dunn Loring out to Clark’s Gap. Being so hot I […]
Jamie’s Ride of Silence
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND On June 14 I was riding on Berthoud Pass with Bradley Allen, climbing on the lower section, tears in my eyes. Then I knew I had to have a Ride of Silence for Jamie Roberts. She had been killed the day before and I was numbed by the news. The logistics were relatively […]
Ride of Silence
WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA I never participated in a Ride of Silence before. But when I got a call on September 6 asking if I was OK because a cyclist was killed on Spriggs Road, I knew I needed to do something. I first went looking to see if the Washington Area Bicycling Association or Potomac Pedalers […]
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