Are you ready for Ride Weekend? 40 pictures of Pelotonia document miles of smiles
Barbara J. Perenic, Columbus Dispatch
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Pelotonia Ride Weekend is one of the biggest rides in the country. About 6,500 cyclists will participate in 2023 on Aug. 5 and 6, with "One Goal" of funding research to end cancer. Around 3,000 volunteers and tens of thousands of spectators will also be involved.
Now in its 15th year, every dollar raised by Pelotonia participants goes directly to cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.
Ride Weekend will kick off for participants and their families on Aug. 4 with an opening ceremony that includes multi-platinum artist Andy Grammer and other performers.
Pelotonia will hold its newest fundraising ride, Gravel Day, on Sept. 30, offering choices of 20, 30 and 50 miles in the rolling hills of Athens County.
When and where does Pelotonia Ride Weekend begin?
Ride Weekend will take place Saturday and Sunday, with starting points and and times varying according to routes. Drivers can expect closures between McFerson Commons Park and North Bank Park from morning to mid-evening on Aug. 4, as well as on Aug. 5.
Riders leaving from North Bank Park, 311 W. Long St., on Saturday will depart in the following time frames:
101-mile riders: 7 a.m.
50-mile riders: 7:30-7:45 a.m.
24-mile riders: 8:30-8:45 a.m.
Riders doing the 77-mile route from Pickerington to Gambier will leave from Pickerington North High School, 7800 Refugee Road, at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.
On Sunday, those riding the 37-mile loop option will set out from New Albany Middle School, 6600 Dublin Granville Road, at 8 a.m., and 160- and 184-mile route cyclists on the second leg of their journey will depart from Kenyon College, 221 Duff St., Gambier, at 8 a.m.
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