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Anne Arundel County Departments Partner for Lifeline100

The annual bike ride will be held Sunday, Oct. 16.

From ACTIVE:

The annual Lifeline100 is hosted by a partnership of Anne Arundel County Police, Anne Arundel County Recreation & Parks and Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (“BikeAAA”, a 501c3 promoting safe cycling). All proceeds go to Anne Arundel county non-profits as described further below.

The Lifeline100 at Kinder Farm Park in Millersville, MD offers a unique organized ride experience for cyclists of all levels with scenic 100 and 65 mile routes on road and paved trail; and 30 and 15 mile routes on paved trail only.

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The 30 and 65 mile routes also have some options to shorten or lengthen your ride depending on how you feel that day! The 100 and 65 mile routes wind throughout scenic Anne Arundel County including views of downtown Annapolis,historic State House, Severn River, Chesapeake Bay, rural southern Anne Arundel County, BWI/Marshall airport and more!

Children can learn bike safety at the free children’s Bike Rodeo hosted by BikeMD. Once again our partner, the Healthy Anne Arundel Coalition, hosts the Make Health Happen community health fair in conjunction with Lifeline100. Partners Aviation Velo, Bike Doctor Annapolis, Bike Doctor Arnold, Bike Doctor Crofton and Parvilla Cycle & Multisport will be on board to provide bike tech support at the start and at rest stops.

Special Non-profit Partners Riding the Lifeline100

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We are proud to announce three nationally recognized non-profit organizations will have riders in support of their respective missions. If you are interested in riding and fundraising for one of these important groups, follow the instructions below. You don’t have to be an experienced distance cyclist! You can ride the 15 or 30 mile all-paved-trail routes at any pace you like or the 65 or 100 mile scenic road routes! To register as a rider or team who will fund-raise for the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area, please click here.

To register as a rider or team who will fund-raise for Susan G. Komen Maryland to support breast health and research, please click here.

Patrick Feeks was an Annapolis area Navy SEAL killed in action in 2012 who loved biking. To register as a rider in honor of Patrick in support of the Phoenix Patriot Foundation’s work for injured and wounded veterans, please register at the Lifeline100 registration site and enter “FEEKSPPF” as your team name. After registering, click here to set up your fund-raising in Patrick’s memory. The 2015 Lifeline100 ride raised $21,000 for non-profits.

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