September 29, 2024 Frays Mill Bridge Is Open! – VDOT has reopened the bridge across Marsh Run on Frays Mill Road (at the bottom of “the Pyrenees”), which had been closed since January 2, 2024.  The work replacing the bridge was completed more than two and a half months ahead of schedule.  Because of the closure, CBC had to modify

September 17, 2024 Safety Reminder:   Safety for everyone is first and foremost in the club’s culture.  Recent experience has reminded us, however, that accidents can and do happen.  On every ride you take, always exercise best practices to protect yourself and everyone around you.  This is a universal responsibility.  So please take a moment now to re-review the club’s Safety

September 12, 2024 Filtered Ride Calendar:  The Ride Calendar can now display rides filtered by various categories, including A, B, or C rides, Road Rides, Gravel Rides, or Social Events.  You can switch between views using the selectors at the top of the calendar. Ride Signup:  We are now encouraging members to sign up for club rides.  Ride pages now

September 29, 2024 Upcoming Organized Fall Events – The Culpeper Cycling Century, which is now hosted by Blue Ridge Cyclery Events Promotions, LLC, rolls on October 5.  Up next, our good friends and neighbors to our north will run the 18th annual Tour de Greene on October 12.  This fully-supported event will feature three routes (21 miles, 45 miles, and a

January 12, 2024 As noted in the January 2024 Newsletter, VDOT is closing the bridge on Frays Mill Road (at the bottom of the “Pyrenees” near Advance Mills Road) for the entire year.  This closure affects more than two-thirds of the routes used on the Tuesday/Thursday club rides out of Spring Hill Baptist Church (SHBC), as well as some routes

January 1, 2023 One year ago today, we relaunched the Charlottesville Bicycle Club as a new, tax-exempt, member supported organization with the goal of becoming the go-to resource for cyclists of all interests and abilities in the greater Charlottesville region. What an amazing first year it’s been… CBC is now 200 members strong! More than 180 group road and gravel

August 26, 2022 The Charlottesville Bicycle Club is honored to announce its charter sponsors.                 Premiere local bike shops Blue Ridge Cyclery and Blue Wheel Bicycles, and Charlottesville-based brewer Random Row Brewing Company, are providing substantial support to the club and its members.  With their backing, CBC is in a stronger position to serve its members with the

February 25, 2022 Charlottesville Bicycle Club is pleased to announce that the longstanding Tuesday/Thursday morning group road rides from Spring Hill Baptist Church are now officially sanctioned club events.  Going forward, CBC members will enjoy their club benefits – including navigation features offered through CBC’s Ride With GPS Club Account, and insurance coverage – while participating on these rides.   Sponsoring the Spring

February 20, 2022 Some of us have noted we’re not seeing all the emails from the club, or they are being delivered to our Promotions or Spam folder.  I hope this article helps to sort this out.  This post is specific to Gmail users. Why emails get delivered to Gmail’s promotions tab. Learn why your emails from CBC go to