From our friends at the Northeast Alabama Bicycle Club…

May 5 & 6, Anniston & Piedmont, Alabama-----Don’t miss a great family cycling weekend with the combination of the Noble Street Festival on Saturday evening and the Cheaha Challenge Century on Sunday morning.  Selected a Top 10 Event in Alabama in 2006, this weekend is packed with fun for the whole family! The 4^th annual festival on Saturday evening in downtown Anniston attracted more than 5,000 in 2006 and includes nationally recognized Pro & amateur bicycle races (including many Tour de Georgia teams!), cool “just for fun” kids races, 15 restaurants serving great food from tents in the closed streets, hands-on art for kids, a climbing wall, a street market of 40 artists displaying their works, a science demonstration for kids from Birmingham's McWane Science Center, a skateboard park, a .7 mile "dash!" running race around the crit course, and more!  Wake up early on Sunday and tackle the Cheaha Challenge just up the road in Piedmont.  This organized recreational ride is in its 15^th year and attracts hundreds of cyclists from more than 20 states.  The ride offers route options for ALL levels of cyclists----the shorter routes have almost no hills, while the full 102-mile route climbs Alabama’s highest mountain----twice!!---inflicting more than 7400 feet of cumulative climbing.  For those Cheaha families arriving on Friday evening, join us on the roof of Animal Medical Center downtown for dinner and fellowship!  The first 500 registered for the Cheaha Challenge receive a custom Cheaha water bottle!  Visit www.noblestreetfestival.com and www.cheahachallenge.com for all the details.

Michael E. Poe, CFP®
Financial Consultant
Phone: 256-236-6346
Fax: 256-236-6376