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A celebration of cycling, a celebration of life
The Raven Rock Ramble is a century (100-mile) bicycle ride which explores
the four-county area (Wake, Harnett, Lee, and Chatham)
around
Raven Rock State Park.
Proceeds from the event go to benefit the
National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina
and the US Transplant Games.
Since its start in 2002, the Raven Rock Ramble has raised over $74,800 for these
causes.
| A threatening forecast gave way to a beautiful, warm spring day, and
408 riders came out to enjoy the 8th riding of the Raven Rock Ramble on May
3, which netted $12,750 for the National Kidney Foundation of NC.
Pictures can be found here.
Registration for next year's event will open on November 1. The
ride date will be Sunday, May 2.
David Cole, director
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Facts at a glance:
| Date: |
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 - rain or shine |
| Distances: |
100 miles, 86 miles, 100K (62 miles), 42 miles, 50K (31 miles), 10 miles - see the Routes
page. |
| Registration: |
Via registration page or Active.com
(active adds a $3.28 processing fee).
Registration is limited to 450 riders and will fill by mid April. There is no day-of-event registration.
Registration is now closed; all slots have been
filled. To check your registration status, see the Riders
Page.
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Registration
Pick-up: |
You may pick up your registration packet on Friday, May 1 (10:00am -
7:00pm), or Saturday,
May 2 (10:00am - 5:00 pm) at Cycling Spoken Here, 1377 NW Maynard, Cary
[map]. Registration packets will be available starting at 7:30am the morning of
the event (Sunday, May 3) at Harris Lake County Park at the Longleaf
shelter.
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| Time: |
Park opens at 7:30am, all rides start at 8:30am. All routes close
at 4:30pm.
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| Place: |
Harris Lake County Park
in southwest Wake County, near the Shearon Harris nuclear plant
(see Directions)
Address: 2112 County Park Drive, New Hill, NC 27562
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| Cost: |
$30 (still). Receipt will be provided for
tax-deductible portion of registration fee.
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| Contact: |
David Cole
dlcole@nc.rr.com
919-362-9578 (home - before 9pm, please)
919-254-4113 (work)
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| Donations: |
If you would like to make a donation to the cause (Thank-you!), you may do
so via credit card at Active.com.
Or, you may mail a check, made out to 'National Kidney Foundation' to
David Cole
206 Persimmon Place
Apex, NC 27523-9275
Any amount $50 or over will qualify you as a private sponsor - see the Sponsors
page (scroll to the bottom).
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| Notes from the director |
| 04/18/2009 |
I've updated the News page
with additional details for this year's ride.
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| 04/05/2009 |
I've updated the Routes page
with the finalized cue sheets and route markings.
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| 03/26/2009 |
I've updated the Artwork page
with the artwork for 2009.
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| 02/08/2009 |
I've updated the Related Events page for 2009.
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| 11/30/2008 |
Registration is now open! I've readied the
Registration page and will be updating the remainder of the site for 2009 in the coming weeks.
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