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Anthem Moonlight Ride |
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| Distances: |
"Full Moon" 17-mile loop
"Half Moon" 8-mile loop |
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| When: |
Saturday, August 8, 2009
6 p.m. – Packet Pick-Up & Walk Up Registration Opens
8 p.m. – Ride begins
9 p.m. – After Party begins
12 a.m. – Event concludes
Please note there is a 4 hour course limit
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| Where: |
Sports Backers Stadium - Packet Pick Up/Start & Finish
For directions, click here. |
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| Who: |
Hosted by the Sports Backers |
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| Cost: |
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Adults |
Youth 8-14 |
Through July 20 |
$25 |
$10 |
July 21 - August 6 |
$30 |
$10 |
Walk up registration on Aug. 8 |
$35 |
$15 |
| On-line registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on August 6 |
 Entry Fee includes:
- Bike #
- Blinking light to attach to back of your bike during ride (can be used as your rear light to help fulfill the safety requirements)
- Goodie Bag
- Participant T-shirt
- Finisher food, including a complimentary soft drink or Blue Moon beer.
Riders as young as 8 years old are permitted with parent or guardian supervision. No one under the age of 8 will be allowed to ride their own bike. No tri-cycles or training wheels are allowed. Approved bike trailers are allowed (nothing homemade or rigged together).
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| Register: |
Sign up online through August 6. Online registration is now closed. Walkup registration will be available Saturday evening beginning at 6 p.m.
Entries are non-refundable and non-transferable. |
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| Entry Confirmation: |
Click here to see if your entry has been received. |
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| Packet Pickup: |
At Sports Backers Stadium beginning at 6 p.m. on August 8. |
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| Parking: |
Free event parking is available in the surface lots surrounding Sports Backers Stadium and The Diamond. |
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| Costume & Bike Decorating Contests: |
There are no guidelines or rules for these contests, just your creativity!! So be as outrageous as possible. Who knows what will excite the judges? Prizes will be handed out in a variety of categories.
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| Volunteers: |
Volunteers are always welcome! Visit our volunteer website. |
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| Safety Rules of the Ride: |
The course will be open to cars throughout the event, so riders will need to show caution. Here are a few tips for safe moonlight riding:
- Helmets are required for cyclists and their child passengers.
- All bikes must be equipped with a front and rear light. You will receive a blinking light at packet pick up that can be used as your rear light.
- Bicycles should also have both front and rear reflectors for visibility.
- Ride slower and more cautiously than you would by daylight.
- Darkness tends to impair depth perception and the hazards will be more difficult to see.
- Obey all traffic signs and lights.
- Follow the instructions of Police Officers and the safety course marshals.
- Ride in the same direction as the automobile traffic.
- Stay on the right side of the street: ride no more than two abreast.
- Riders will not be allowed to pass the lead vehicle.
- It's always a good idea to wear white or light- colored clothing for visibility.
- Bike strollers should have reflectors and vertical flags.
- Children under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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| GroundForce IT Finish Line Festival: |
The GroundForce IT Finish Line Festival takes place at Sports Backers Stadium with a finish arch, merchandise tents and vendors. Upon finishing the ride you’ll receive your commemorative event shirt. Celebrate your accomplishment with live music from the DJ Williams Projekt and enjoy a complimentary soft drink or Blue Moon beer along with your post-event food. |
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| Course Maps: |
Click on the link(s) below to view the course maps in a new window:
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| Official Charity: |
 The VCU Pauley Heart Center is recognized nationally for its heart failure and heart transplantation programs, and was among the first in the United States to implant the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart, the only total artificial heart approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The heart center is comprised of the Divisions of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pediatric Cardiology, which, provides comprehensive pediatric cardiology services for preventative, fetal, and adult congenital heart disease. There is close collaboration between the divisions to provide advanced, patient-centered care to patients of all ages, with every type of heart disease, with the best possible outcomes. Pauley Heart Center's superior performance resulted in VCU Medical Center being recognized by a Thomson Reuters study as one of the top 100 U.S. hospitals for cardiovascular care.
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| More Info: |
Call the Sports Backers at (804) 285-9495 or email moonlightride@sportsbackers.org. |
