The Highlands Pedalers Bicycling Club

www.highlandspedalers.com

Rides & Events from Sebring, Lake Placid, & Avon Park

• Be sure to wear a helmet and bring something to drink on the ride. Below are the typical ride start times & locations which occasionally change due to the weather.
  • Check out our website above for our “Cycling Guidelines”.
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• AVON PARK BMX: www.highlandsbmx.com   Thursday & Saturdays practice 6-8:00 pm followed by racing on Saturday. – Contact Randall Wilkins @ 863-443-0501
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• AVON PARK Road Bikes: at the Walker School, 8:00 am both Saturday (contact Randall Wilkins at 863-443-0501) and Sunday (contact Bey Gonzalez at 863-458-0157), typically 20 miles at 15 mph average pace.  Ride canceled if below 50 degrees F at 8:00 am.

• SEBRING Road Bikes “for beginners” at Florida Hospital: Wednesdays starts at 5:00 pm but come if you can make it later since we use a 3 mile warm up loop, then a 10 mile loop which can be repeated as much as you like. Gather at the Emergency Room parking lot across from the Sun N Lake Elementary School.
  • For information call Evelyn Perez @ 863-214-1230 or Tom Price @ 863-382-9553.

• SEBRING Road Bikes at “Highlands Today” plaza*: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday –Starts all year at 7:30 a.m.  Groups typically start together but ride at different “average paces”.
  • A Group (20+ mph)         - Kenny New @ 863-443-1577 or James Broen @ 314-0227   
  • B Group (17 to 19 mph) – Rick Johnson @ 655-2188 or Bob Bennett 382-7184  
  • C Group (14 to 16 mph) – Rita Bennett @ 382-7184 or Leonard Wright @ 835-0596
  • D Group (< 14 mph)      - Contact - Let us know 382-7184 who is interested  
  •  *Replaces the traditional “Bike Shop” start location. Find us at US 27 & Flare Rd, across from Gate’s service station. Please park &/or gather near the large tree well away from the shops and, of course, avoid obstructing motor vehicle traffic. Call if you have a question.
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·          SEBRING Road Bikes at the YMCA: This Monday, Wednesday, Friday group has decided to start at the “Highlands Today” plaza described above at 7:30 am until further notice.

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• SEBRING Mountain Bikes: Each Mon, Wed, Fri, and Saturday at 4 to 6:00 pm at “The Preserve” in the back of Sun-N-Lake. – For details contact Kenny New @ 863-443-1577.

·         SPECIAL BICYCLING EVENTS:  Examples include:

o         Club Meetings: first Thursday of each month 7:00 pm at the Kenilworth Lodge

o         February 13, 2010 “12/24 Hour Bike Sebring”

o         February 20^th & 21^st, 2010 “Sebring Tandem Rally”

o         March 27, 2010 Club Picnic at Hammock State Park

o         May 14, 15, 16, 2010 “Everglades Club in Sebring” *

o         Sept 5, 6, 7 “Tour of Sebring” Labor Day Weekend (Sat, Sun, and Monday) *

o         October 9, 10 & 11, 2010 “Family Trail Ride”

o         December 10, 11 & 12, 2010 – “Highlands Bike Fest” *

o         January 13, 2011 Election of Officers 7:00 PM at Kenilworth Lodge

* Club members who assist with registration or road marking duties for one of these events will be registered free of the normal fee for these events. To volunteer contact Rick or Kathy Johnson @ 655-2188. * Contact the Kenilworth under bicycling events at http://www.kenlodge.com/packages/?id=35 .

·         Additions or Corrections to the Rides & Events Schedule: Please contact Bob Bennett @ 382-7184 or ritabob2@embarqmail.com .