Cycling Team Long-Distance Riding Fundraisers

Are you considering making a long-distance bike ride, perhaps across the nation? Well if so there are many ways to do this. You can go solo like a bicycle tourist with lots cargo packs or you can go with a team or group. There are many groups that ride across the nation and many bike tourist organizations that can help plan a ride. If you are planning to do a ride for a non-profit group this is a great option, which will ensure your safe arrival and completion. Going with other team riders, who like to really crank and enjoy going with a chase team or "sag wagon" (cyclist slang for the chase car). Riders like this, just ride, hard and fast and allow the team wagon to give them food and drinks as they ride or change out flats or do repairs. The sag-wagon, would pick them up at the day's final check point and take them to a local hotel and bring them back to that point for the next day to start again. Now then, considering these concepts and knowing that the fundraiser you are planning cannot fail, it might make sense to look into some other options, such as a sponsored tour, such as the Ride Across America or a few top notched local riders with a small chase team. Don't get me wrong, a solo-rider can get it done and for a lot less, and if he or she plans the trip well and uses an ATM or Credit Card, chances are they can stay relatively light-weight and click off a good chunk of mileage each day. There are hundreds of people who have ridden all the way across America, from coast-to-coast this way, thanks to convenient stops along the way and the new high-tech bicycles that were not available just a couple of decades ago. Think on this.

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