2020 Cycling EVEnt OPTIONS
Due to Covid-19 we had to make a few changes to our cycling event. At this time we are offering two options:
Option 1: August 1, 2020
*in person event Details*
25-mile loops
MORE DETAILS TO COME. Please check your emails and our social media pages for details regarding the 25-mile cycling courses! **Subject to change based on current CDC guidelines or State mandates. Final decision will be made by July.**
- Two 25-mile marked loop options, with one common rest stop. Cyclists may choose to ride either 25-mile loop 1 to 4 times to complete 25, 50, 75 or 100 miles. Each 25-mile loop can be ridden in forward and reverse directions
- Designated Start times will be staggered (notifications with time will be emailed in July)
- or participants may start anywhere along the course to ensure social distancing.
- One rest stop available that will provide bottled beverages and manufacturer wrapped nutritional items
- NO SAG support
- T-shirt and candy pick up at end of your ride
MORE DETAILS TO COME. Please check your emails and our social media pages for details regarding the 25-mile cycling courses! **Subject to change based on current CDC guidelines or State mandates. Final decision will be made by July.**
OR
OPTION 2:July 18- August 1
*VIRTUAL EVENT DETAILS*
*VIRTUAL EVENT DETAILS*
Virtual Option-
Join us Virtually - July 18-August 1 bike at your own pace and choose your own route or check out one of our local routes available to you to support cancer research (see below for more information)
Join us Virtually - July 18-August 1 bike at your own pace and choose your own route or check out one of our local routes available to you to support cancer research (see below for more information)
VIRTUAL CYCLING EVENT DETAILS
Cyclists who choose one of our virtual routes will enjoy a ride through the beautiful countryside of central Pennsylvania viewing Amish farms, wooded areas, and covered bridges while visiting historic chocolate Towns of:
Hershey-home of Hershey's Chocolate Factory
Elizabethtown- Home of M& M/Mars
Lititz- home of Wilbur chocolate company
Anyone can participate in The Virtual Chocolate Tour by choosing your own route or we are providing maps and cue sheets for you to use as you like. There is a route for every level of cyclist. from beginner to expert, everyone is sure to find a route they will enjoy. The virtual routes available take you through through scenic central Pennsylvania traveling through Dauphin, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties.
Choose from one of our 5 Virtual cycling routes:
10 family fun ride 30 mile 50 Mile 75 mile 100 Mile
Choose from one of our 5 Virtual cycling routes:
10 family fun ride 30 mile 50 Mile 75 mile 100 Mile
Cyclists participating virtually, can log their event on:
- STRAVA (through the “Chocolate Tour Cyclists” group)
- RideWithGPS or
- ZWIFT (membership required). Instructions will be provided on the website.
- SHARE IT- Share your pictures- Don't forget to share your pic on our social media pages FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER
- USE IT- the event hashtag #GOVIRTUALCT2020
ALL CYCLISTS
We recommend ALL cyclists have the following items with them when riding in-person or virtually. We will not be providing support or assistance:
- Spare tubes, especially if they are a unique size. SAG drivers will have some standard sizes with them but may not be close to you.
- CO2 inflator or a hand pump.
- Auxiliary power supply for your phone.
- Emergency information and ID.
- A bike tool for quick repairs.
- A water to last the duration of your ride.
Also, for your safety, we encourage you to inspect your bike for defects prior to arrival for the ride.
We encourage ALL cyclists participating in the Chocolate Tour follow the rules:
- Helmets are required at all times while riding
- Practice maintaining a safe social distance between you and other riders
- Pass only on the left; announce passing “on your left”
- Signal your turns and stops-visually and vocally
- Stop at all stop signs, obey all traffic laws
- Share the road with walkers, joggers, and vehicles
- Ride single file when cars approach from rear
- Move completely off to side of road if stopping for any reason
- Ride no more than two abreast
- Pace lines are discouraged-this is not a race
- Enjoy your ride
The Chocolate Tour is part of the Bicycling Trifecta, a collaboration of Central Pennsylvania's 3 Premier cycling events. Learn more about how to participate in the Bicycling Trifecta and receive a commemorative mug.
Cycling Photos from the 2019 ride:
Lancaster Bike Club member Steve Holland will have a team of photographers strategically stationed along the cycling routes to capture photos of our riders and the beautiful central Pennsylvania scenery and covered bridges. These photos will be available for sale on his website, www.zenfolio.com/imaginations. Available items will include digital downloads and prints in popular sizes, all at very reasonable prices. And best of all, proceeds benefit the Conner M Holland Foundation (cmhollandfoundation.org), which provides financial support to families of children with pediatric cancer, and runs the Conner’s Comfies ™ program that distributes new pajamas to sick children at the Hershey Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Visit his tent to learn more about the Foundation!
Lancaster Bike Club member Steve Holland will have a team of photographers strategically stationed along the cycling routes to capture photos of our riders and the beautiful central Pennsylvania scenery and covered bridges. These photos will be available for sale on his website, www.zenfolio.com/imaginations. Available items will include digital downloads and prints in popular sizes, all at very reasonable prices. And best of all, proceeds benefit the Conner M Holland Foundation (cmhollandfoundation.org), which provides financial support to families of children with pediatric cancer, and runs the Conner’s Comfies ™ program that distributes new pajamas to sick children at the Hershey Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Visit his tent to learn more about the Foundation!
*Registration fees for this event are not considered charitable and therefore are not tax deductible. *Registration(s) are non-refundable. Regardless of weather or registrants availability or any other unexpected event. The event will take place rain or shine.
