Community Corner
They Came, They Saw, They Pedalled
The annual "Muddy Angels" bike ride, honoring emergency medical service workers, traveled down Phoenixville Pike and Route 401 on May 24.
About 100 emergency medical service workers passed through Phoenixville on Wednesday for the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride, which takes its riders from Boston to Alexandria, VA, in honor of EMS workers who have been injured or killed in the line of duty.
In the afternoon hours, the riders headed down Valley Forge Road, hung right on Valley Park Road, turned left on South Whitehorse Road, and turned right on Charlestown Road before making a left on Phoenixville Pike and heading into East Whiteland.
A map of their route is attached to this article, or view the full map on mapmyfitness.com.
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The "Muddy Angels," as the EMS riders are known, begin training over the winter for a ride that often takes them more than 70 miles per day.
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