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New York Cycling: Jan 13-15

The calendar says January, but that doesn't stop New York cyclists from heading outdoors for a spin this Saturday, Sunday and also Monday, the holiday observing Martin Luther King's birthday. Assuming the weather cooperates here's what's happening:

  • New York Cycle Club leaders have scheduled two different "Die Hard" A-level rides for members, one off-road, the other on asphalt for Saturday morning Jan. 14. There are several spots left. Sign up at NYCC.org.
  • Although a B-15 Saturday morning NYCC ride is full, a B-18 ride of 30 miles,  dubbed "Quick and early to the (Palisades) market in New Jersey and back" is still open.See nycc.org/ for details.
  • The Five Boro Bike Club offers three different rides Saturday, one over the George Washington Bridge to Bergen County, another from the Bronx into Westchester, and a third in Queens. See 5bbc.org for details.
  • Sunday morning Jan. 20 former NYCC president George Arcarola has posted an A-19 ride of 55 miles from Queens to Oyster Bay for any and all takers. See nycc.org for details.
  • Also Sunday morning, Five Boro leaders will be pedaling 30 miles or so from the Bronx, from Queens and from Strictly Bicycles in Fort Lee. See 5bbc.org for details.
  • Fast and Fabulous, the GLBT club, is doing a Sunday ride in Manhattan starting from Stumptown Coffee Roasters at 29th Street and Broadway. See fastnfab.org calendar for details.
  • Two B rides Monday are on the New York Cycle Club schedule, although one is already full. See nycc.org for details.
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Grace Lichtenstein, a former New York Times reporter and bureau chief, writes for suite101.com, Livestrong.com, and other publications. She is the New York Cycle Club Public Relations Director. She chronicled her ride across the U.S. for breast cancer research in twice-weekly dispatches for the...

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