Open Door Cycle Fest

Open Door Cycle Fest Open Door Cycle Fest supports Open Door's mission to end homelessness and enhance housing affordability in Southwest Virginia. No worries!

The 2024 event is scheduled in person for Saturday, June 15th. Visit ridwythehope.org for more details. The Fast and The Fiorini is riding for everyone! Seasoned road cyclists, hard core climbers, gravel and mountain bike enthusiasts - everyone is welcome. Located in the heart of Southwest Virginia, our region offers a rugged landscape and deep cultural identity. Cycling through the peaks and vall

eys or on thick back country trails is a great way to experience our region's natural mystique, rich local flavors, and unique mountain culture. Can’t ride in person on June 17th? You can ride any day that works for you, for as many miles as you want to go.

🚴‍♀️ The VBR Gran Fondo is back! 🚴‍♂️Looking for a cycling adventure through the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains? This is ...
09/26/2024

🚴‍♀️ The VBR Gran Fondo is back! 🚴‍♂️

Looking for a cycling adventure through the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains? This is the ride for you! With routes ranging from 33 to 100 miles, there's a challenge for everyone, whether you're a seasoned cyclist or just looking for a new experience on two wheels. 🌄

📅 Date: Saturday, October 13th
📍 Location: Virginia's Blue Ridge
🚴 Routes: 33, 75, & 100-mile options

Hosted by our friends at Muddy Squirrel, LLC, the VBR Gran Fondo is an amazing way to push your limits and soak in the beauty of the mountains. Sign up today and let’s hit the road together!

👉 Learn more and register here: https://www.muddysquirrel.com/gran-fondo.html

Tag your riding crew and get ready for an epic ride! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

Today we're highlighting Open Door Cafe the grand depart and finish line for all four The Fast and The Fiorini road rout...
06/13/2024

Today we're highlighting Open Door Cafe the grand depart and finish line for all four The Fast and The Fiorini road routes.

Open Door Café is Southwest Virginia’s First Donation-Based Community Café, owned and operated by Open Door Community. It houses our anti-hunger program services, providing chef prepared, wholesome lunches five days a week regardless of patrons' ability to pay. When you visit Open Door Cafe, we ask this simple question first:

Q: HOW WILL YOU GIVE TODAY?

A:
💝Give 1/2 hour - receive a token for our classic fare meal option
💲Give at full menu value, choose any meal combo
🎁Give $3 and receive our lite fare meal combo

Check out the menu and stop in for lunch M-F, 11-2 pm or order online.
www.opendoorcafe.org

Regulators, mount up! "Gotta be handy with the steel, if you know what I mean, earn ya keep." - Young Guns, 1988It's alm...
06/13/2024

Regulators, mount up! "Gotta be handy with the steel, if you know what I mean, earn ya keep." - Young Guns, 1988

It's almost time to mount those steel frames and ride to open doors. We're so excited to see you at this year's housing first charity ride and sincerely want to deliver an awesome ride day experience. We want you to feel prepared and know what to expect. For those already registered, be sure to check your email (spam folder included) for important instructions and updates. If you haven't registered, there's still time to join.

Packets can be picked up the day before the ride, Friday, June 14, 2024, from 11 am - 2 pm at the Open Door Café, 650 West Main Street, Wytheville, VA.

Ride day packet pickup and check in begins at 6:30 am on June 15, 2024. We will also offer late registration on-site starting at 6:30 am. The late registration rate is $85 per rider.

www.ridewythehope.org

It's less than one week until we Ride to Open Doors! Over the next several days we'll highlight some points of interest ...
06/10/2024

It's less than one week until we Ride to Open Doors! Over the next several days we'll highlight some points of interest for our roadies, gravelistas, and their friends and families.

Big Walker Lookout Tower & Country Store is the site of our primary aid station. It's a great place for family members and other supporters to "take a trip back to the good-ole-days and relax at our country store surrounded by natural splendor" while they wait for you to arrive.

It features breathtaking views from the 100 foot lookout tower ($8 per adult, $5 for children 3-12) and premium, all natural, farm fresh ice cream from Homestead Creamery, Inc. Later on Saturday, June 15th, meet author Bill Tabor from 12-4 with live music by Georgia Randall from 2-4, serving BBQ plates and yummy baked goods to benefit the Mountain Top Mutts Fundraiser from 11-4.

https://www.scenicbeauty-va.com/

If you've seen the first two mixed surface routes added for our 20th-anniversary charity ride, you've already seen the...
06/06/2024

If you've seen the first two mixed surface routes added for our 20th-anniversary charity ride, you've already seen the long haul route. The Hills and The Hollers Crazy 80 🚴 is our longest, most challenging route. It encompasses the full scope of our shorter 30 and 60-mile options.

Presented by Virginia Housing the route is 82.4 miles long and includes 5 mountain climbs (9,100 feet of elevation ascent and descent) with 45.5 miles paved and 36.8 miles unpaved!

Preview and download the full route at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46991714.

There's still time to join our June 15, 2024 ride to and ensure at www.ridewythehope.org.

Celebrating its 20th year, our charity ride 🚴 presented by Virginia Housing features a brand new ride - The Hills and ...
06/05/2024

Celebrating its 20th year, our charity ride 🚴 presented by Virginia Housing features a brand new ride - The Hills and The Hollers Gravel Grinder. It includes three mixed surface routes of varying distance and difficulty.

Today we're revealing our middle distance route, The Hills and The Hollers Smokin' Sixty. It's 66.2 miles long, follows a figure eight pattern and includes 4 mountain climbs with 34.6 miles of the route paved and 31.6 miles unpaved!

The grand depart for all three routes begin at Deer Trail Park & Campground Inc and features an immediate 10.5-mile gravel stretch. Be ready for an early morning, 1.5-mile climb up Little Walker Mountain before ascending Crawfish Valley and into farmland on mostly remote, forest-covered roads. From there you'll ride through Wythe County farmland along the base of Little Walker Mountain toward Route 52, Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway. Once you turn left it's time to climb 4 miles to the top of Big Walker Mountain, where an aid station awaits at Big Walker Mountain Lookout.

From there you'll descend the Bland County side of Big Walker Mountain into Shewey Valley, turning onto Suiter Road then following unpaved Wyrick Trail West toward Brushy Mountain on a route that parallels and crosses the Appalachian Trail. Visit Brushy Mountain Outpost and get ready for the route's most grueling climb. You'll descend Brushy Mountain to 2,160 feet before catching the Round Mountain Trail. The climb up Round Mountain is about 3 miles to 3,930 feet. From there you'll follow the Round Mountain Trail on a 10 mile unpaved, remote forested stretch, dropping back down to 2,300 feet.

The home stretch crosses Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness using an unpaved section of Suiter Road paralleling Laurel Creek and crossing the AT before doubling back on Route 52. From there you'll have one more climb up Big Walker Mountain before descending back into Wythe County, ending at Deer Trail Park & Campground.

Preview and download the full route at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46901386.

There's still time to join our June 15, 2024 ride to and ensure at www.ridewythehope.org.

In other parts of the country you might hear them called "hollows," but here in Central Appalachia we know them as "holl...
06/04/2024

In other parts of the country you might hear them called "hollows," but here in Central Appalachia we know them as "hollers." Our mountainous, hill-covered region of Appalachia is full of small valleys, some following a waterway, where many people have made their homes for generations.

Celebrating its 20th year, our charity ride presented by Virginia Housing has added new gravel routes on which you'll find yourself winding in and out of hollers, some in remote forest areas, others in areas that folks call home.

The Hills and The Hollers Gravel Grinder features three routes of varying distance and difficulty. Today we're revealing our first official route, The Hills and The Hollers Dirty Thirty. It's 36.7 miles long and includes 2 mountain climbs with 21 miles of the route paved and 15.7 miles unpaved!

The route begins at Deer Trail Park & Campground Inc and features an immediate 10.5-mile gravel stretch. Be ready for an early morning, 1.5-mile climb up Little Walker Mountain before ascending Crawfish Valley and into farmland on mostly remote, forest-covered roads. From there you'll ride through Wythe County farmland along the base of Little Walker Mountain toward Crockett Cove, where you'll find a 2.5-mile climb up Little Walker Mountain, crossing briefly into Bland County. The route concludes on a quick, mostly flat-to-downhill ride on Little Creek Highway through the Jefferson National Forest before ending at Deer Trail Park & Campground.

Preview and download the full route at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46894189.

There's still time to join our June 15, 2024 ride to and ensure at www.ridewythehope.org.

Introducing Deer Trail Park & Campground, the grand depart and finish line for all three Hills and Hollers Gravel Grinde...
05/31/2024

Introducing Deer Trail Park & Campground, the grand depart and finish line for all three Hills and Hollers Gravel Grinder routes. Nestled at the base of Big Walker Mountain, this peaceful natural setting offers deer sightings, hiking trails, a fishing pond, playgrounds, swimming pool, a general store, farm fresh eggs, and a game room. It has everything riders and their families need for a comfortable stay. It's the perfect place to spend time with friends, family, and fellow riders before, during, and after the ride.

Creekside tent campsites, cabins, or RV sites with water and electric are available. And don't miss out on the heated swimming pool with slide - it's a fun way to cool off after completing some grueling mountain climbs at the 2024 Open Door Cycle Fest!

Learn more about Dear Trail Park & Campground - https://deertrailpark.com/

Sign Up for Open Door Cycle Fest - www.ridewythehope.org

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Having trouble deciding which route is right for you? No problem, we have you covered. Today we're previewing the Fast a...
05/30/2024

Having trouble deciding which route is right for you? No problem, we have you covered.

Today we're previewing the Fast and Fiorini Metric Rode Ride routes. Stay tuned for The Hills and The Hollers Gravel Grinder route reveal up next.

The Fast and The Fiorini is our traditional town and country ride. To help you pick, we've renamed the routes and included helpful notes on the distances and number of mountain climbs. We've also added start and finish loops through historic Downtown Wytheville.

🚴‍♂️ Metric Century - 100k, 62.1 miles, 3-climbs
💠 Diamond Jubilee - 75k, 46 miles, 2 climbs
🚴‍♀️ Mid Century - 55k, 34 miles, one climb
🥉 Shorty - 35k, 22 miles, no climbs

Preview the full routes - https://ow.ly/WPam50S2Yls

This isn't any old bike ride. This is a charity ride to end homelessness and ensure housing affordability! Ride for a purpose, ride to open doors!

🚴‍♀️ Embrace the thrill of the ride with our commemorative event jerseys and apparel by Starlight Custom Cycling Appar...
05/23/2024

🚴‍♀️ Embrace the thrill of the ride with our commemorative event jerseys and apparel by Starlight Custom Cycling Apparel! 🚴‍♂️ Stand out on the road or the back county with a personalized design, premium materials, and a comfortable fit. Gear up in style and make a statement as you conquer every mile this June 15th .

To earn a this year's jersey, start fundraising now at https://ow.ly/uOZ950RSSXu

To order and have your kit shipped directly before ride day, visit https://ow.ly/88bX50RSSXr.

Standard rate registration ends tonight, Wednesday, May 15th at 11:59 pm! 🚴‍♂️Open Door Cycle Fest has riding for everyo...
05/15/2024

Standard rate registration ends tonight, Wednesday, May 15th at 11:59 pm! 🚴‍♂️

Open Door Cycle Fest has riding for everyone! Seasoned road cyclists, hard core climbers, gravel and mountain bike enthusiasts - everyone is welcome. Located in the heart of Southwest Virginia, our region offers a rugged landscape and deep cultural identity. Cycling through the hills and the hollers or on thick back country trails is a great way to experience our region's natural mystique, rich local flavors, and unique mountain culture.

Sign up at www.ridewythehope.org

It's April 15th! Do you know what that means?If you answered Tax Day, you're right, but that's not what has us excited.O...
04/15/2024

It's April 15th! Do you know what that means?

If you answered Tax Day, you're right, but that's not what has us excited.

Open Door Cycle Fest featuring The Fast and The Fiorini Metric Century and The Hills and The Hollers Gravel Grinder is only two months away. That means our standard registration rate of $65 for this fully supported, charity ride to is still available for 30 days. It also means our official Starlight Custom Cycling Apparel store is about to open for orders and fundraising reward fulfillment.

Whether you're getting a tax refund or paying a bill this April 15th, you can still help celebrate and join our 20th anniversary ride!

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680 W Main Street
Wytheville, VA
24382

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