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DID YOU KNOW MAY IS BIKE MONTH?
May is Bike Month in the Roanoke Valley, and local organizations have teamed up to host a series of events celebrating bicycles, bicycle culture, and bicycle people. A complete list of the growing roster of events can be found at bikeroanoke.com.
The Bike Month mission is to bring attention to both the opportunities and challenges of bicycling as recreation and transportation in the Roanoke Region by creating events that involve all interest, skill, and age levels of cyclists. To support the region's certification under the League of American Bicyclist's Bicycle Friendly Community Designation (we're currently a Bronze Community), events are aligned with the six E's of Bicycle Friendly Communities: Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, Engineering, Evaluation, and Equity.
Event Oveviews:
- Blue Ridge Bicycle Club's Tuesday Night Ride - every Tuesday
- Five-Point Bike Polo Match - every Monday
- Clean Commute Challenge - every Friday
- Casual Fridays at Tudor's Biscuit World (7-8am) - arrive by bike and get sweet deal
- 15% Discount at Fork in City/Fork in Alley - every Friday (arrive by bike and show your helmet)
- Art Bike Rack Dedication - 5/21
- Public Art Tour by Bike - 5/21
- Kids on Bikes - 5/28
- Bike Shorts Film Festival - 5/28
- Bike Rack Hunt - 5/31
- View details on all of the above
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SHARK SURFING!
Some things, like shark surfing, are just easier to watch rather than explain. Enjoy! 
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ADD SOME MORE TRAILS?
Of course we need to add some more trails! The 600+ miles we already have aren't nearly enough. Join other trail advocates as they extend a popular trail at Carvins Cove.
The Four Gorge Extension trail at Carvins Cove will be around one mile and will continue the trail across the fire road and come out close to the top of the Tuck-a-Way trail.
Your help is needed to finish the trail this summer. Regularly scheduled work days, that you can put on your calendar, have been implemented. Come for one, come for all...but above all, come out the first Saturday and/or the third Sunday of each month beginning this Sunday (May 22).
Work days will start at 9am at the Bennett Springs parking lot and volunteers will carpool to the work site. If you want to meet the crew at the work site, just walk into the woods across from the end of the Four Gorge trail until you find the new trail. Work will continue until 1pm.
Work days for June are Saturday June 4th and Sunday June 19th. June 4th is National Trail Day and will be a big event with food and other fun stuff.
If you plan on making any of these work days please email bbatteiger@comcast.net. A headcount is always appreciated to help plan for transportation, tools, and snacks.
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OAKLEY BIG BASS TOUR AT SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE
 The Oakley Big Bass Tour comes to Smith Mountain Lake, VA on May 21 and 22. This premier big bass tournament series is open to all amateur anglers. Anglers of all skill level will enjoy this exciting tournament format and event experience. Everyone who enters has a chance to win the top prize, a Nitro Z-7 bass boat ($25,000 value), as well as a boatload of other prizes. Fish Saturday, Sunday, or both days! 
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Upcoming events to keep your eye oN
- Weekly bike rides throughout Roanoke & NRV Valley
- Monday Bike Polo
- Tuesday Tune Ups
- Thursday Happy Hour Floats
- AEP 5/10K Festival Run - 5/28
- Intro. to Whitewater Kayaking - 5/28
- Wilderness Road Ride - 5/28
- Mountains of Misery - 5/29
- National Trails Day - 6/4
- Virginia Inland Sailing Open House - 6/4
- Race for Open Space - 6/4
- YMCA Sprint Triathlon - 6/5
- Conquer The Cove Trail 25K & Marathon - 6/5
- Overnight Canoe/Kayak Camping Trip - 6/11
- Intro. to Caving - 6/11
- Rockin' RAM-A-Thon - 6/11
- Run With Grace - 6/11
- Moomaw Madness Triathlon - 6/18
- Hike For Haiti - 6/18
- Intro. to Mountain Biking - 6/25
- TriAdventure Summer Sprint Triathlon - 6/26
- Floyd Fandango Beer & Wine Festival - 7/2-3
- Alleghany Highlands Cycling Festival - 7/9-10
- FloydFest - 7/28-31
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Roanoke Regional Partnership · 111 Franklin Plaza, Suite 333 · Roanoke, VA 24011540.343.1550 X 104 · www.roanoke.org
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