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Bicycle Brandywine Tour Sunday, September 2nd 2012

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37th Annual Brandywine Tour

Start Time: 7:30 AM
Pocopson Elementary
26, 50, 65, 80 and 100 Mile Routes
on rolling to hilly terrain
EXPECTED ATTENDANCE: 300-400 riders

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36th annual brandywine bicycle tour September 2nd 2012

Delaware Valley Bicycle Club's Brandywine Tour Sunday, September 2nd 2012 meanders through the beautiful Brandywine River Valley, crossing 6 major creeks and traversing much of the area where Revolutionary War troops marched and fought at the Battle of the Brandywine.

Pre-registration: $25 if postmarked by August 28. Day of ride / on site registration $30.
Send checks to Delaware Valley Bicycle Club , P.O. Box 156, Swarthmore PA 19081

Five great routes
Pizza at 11:00 at the end
Cue sheets and maps
Marked routes
Sag wagons

Massage
Portable rest rooms
Food. Lots of food.
Food at the end of the ride.
Did we mention food?

More About the Tour

26 Mile Route

This year's 26-miler is a challenging but friendly route. We put some hills in while keeping the great scenery and shaded back roads afforded by Chester County on the way to the Brandywine Outfitters food stop. While there, check out the canoe rentals, stock up on vittles, then follow the paddlers downstream on this quiet, shaded and meandering section of our eponymous river.

65 Mile Route

We're bypassing Smith's Bridge this year.
Great hill but too much traffic. Follow the crowd to the first rest stop, then pick your poison, er distance. Overall, the routes are front-loaded with hills and flatten out at the end.

50 Mile Route

All routes 50 miles and longer now follow the same route to the Fred Engle food stop in West Grove. Expect hills. Lots of hills. And serene country roads, ever-changing scenery and something different around every bend. Then, if you're feeling frisky after the first 22 miles, you can tack on some extra miles by following the longer routes home.

80 MILE ROUTE

Slumbering Groundhog, Bell Road and 20 miles. That's all that separates you from a full-blown century. Slumbering Groundhog is the outermost rest stop that is only available on the century. Your cut-off is at the 43-mile mark and your last chance to shorten the route. Feeling enervated or languid? There's still a big Bell to ring and 37 miles left.

100 Mile Route

Now you're committed -- or you should be. There are hills at the far end of this route in
Lancaster County and yet another covered bridge. We didn't go hill-hunting, honest.
We just liked the scenery and the flow of the roads and the creeks. In fact, we seem to have
a penchant for flowing water as you will ride alongside the Brandywine for more than 20 miles as well as the White Clay, Red Clay and Bucktoe Creeks and cross more than 20 small runs. That's why this is among the best of the green coast.

special offers

Pre-registration NONMEMBERS $25
Preregistration CURRENT DVBC members $18.00
Day of ride / on site registration $30; CURRENT DVBC members $23.00
Online access to the newsletter and ride calendar
Discounted admission to the club banquet and annual meeting

Preregistration must be
postmarked by Monday Aug 28.
Close PayPal @ midnight
Mon August 28.

Registration includes membership in DVBC through April 2012.

Online access to the newsletter and ride calendar
Discounted admission to the club banquet and annual meeting

Click on Register Online to pay w. Paypal,
or to register by mail, click on Register by Mail and then print and complete the form and send it with a check to:

Delaware Valley Bicycle Club,
P.O. Box 156, Swarthmore, PA 19081

Directions to Pocopson
Elementary School, 1105 POCOPSON RD, WEST CHESTER PA 19382

West from Route 202
Just south of West Chester, take Route 926 (Street Road) west.
Go 2.7 miles to stop sign and continue on 926 west one-tenth mile across bridge.
Turn right at light. School is on top of hill.

North from Route 1
At Chadds Ford follow Creek Road north 2.7 miles until it merges with Rte 926.
Follow route 926 west one-tenth mile across bridge. Turn right at light. School is still on top of hill.

South from West Chester
Follow SR 52 approximately 4 mi.
Turn left at first intersection after bridge on Pocopson Rd. Turn left just before the next traffic signal, and follow the crowd up the hill.

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