Sent on behalf of Dr. Barry Nichols, NEABC President. 

 

It’s the Sunny King Criterium and Cheaha Challenge Century, arguably the biggest bike weekend in the State.  It must be since Frankie Andreu is expected to make an appearance in the Century.

Morgan Andriulli

SCCC

AlaBike

Huntsville, AL

Noble Street Festival – Sunny King Criterium and Red Diamond Restaurant Tour -May 2, 2009

Cheaha Challenge Century – May 3, 2009

 What: Noble Street Festival with Sunny King Criterium, Red Diamond Restaurant Tour, McWane Kid Zone, Mellow Mushroom Mad Dash, and Pedaling Art Show

And the 17^th Annual Cheaha Challenge Century – largest century ride in Alabama - in Anniston/Piedmont. Come ride with  9-time Tour de France rider Frankie Andreu and others.

 Where: festival is in downtown Anniston and the century ride starts in the small town of Piedmont, Alabama and goes up to the top of Alabama’s highest mountain – Cheaha Mountain. 7,400 feet of cumulative climbing  (many shorter options available)

 When: the Noble Street Festival is Saturday afternoon, May 2, and the Cheaha Challenge Century ride is Sunday morning, May 3rd, 2009

 This is a great family weekend that actually starts Friday night (hospitality dinner event for all – come meet some pros). The Sunny King Crit will include pros from top international teams.  The Cheaha Challenge is billed as the “Toughest Ride in the South” and is well- attended (we expect > 700) and well-supported with >300 volunteers.

 What else: check out our event DVD on youtube:   http://youtube.com/watch?v=C_qT6zES3a0

 Feel free to forward the link and plan to come make a weekend of it!

 4th year in a row: Complimentary Hospitality Dinner Friday night for all participants: festival-goers, volunteers and cyclists (century riders and pro-riders).

 Barry Nicholls

President, Northeast Alabama Bicycle Club

719 Quintard Avenue

Anniston, AL 36201

256-236-8387

www.neabc.org

Home of the Cheaha Challenge Century and Cheaha Mountain Express Mtn Bike Race

 

 

 

Morgan Andriulli

Huntsville, AL

morganandriulli@...