News for 6-26-2025
Saluda Grade Trail Purchased
From Conserving Carolina
It’s official! The Saluda Grade Trail coalition has purchased the Saluda Grade Railroad. Our vision is to create a new 31.5-mile rail trail that runs from Upstate SC into the mountains of Western NC, passing through charming small towns along the way. And now we have the land! There is still a lot of work ahead. We’ll need to work with our communities on design and planning so we can create the best version of the Saluda Grade Trail. And we will need to raise millions of dollars for construction, before we can start building. But this is a huge milestone and a day to celebrate! A huge thank you to the funders who made it possible! Funding came from the states of North and South Carolina, the South Carolina Conservation Bank, the federal Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE), the Polk County Community Foundation, and private donors.
This is a big day for all of the Saluda Grade Trail partners – Conserving Carolina, PAL: Play Advocate Live Well, and Upstate Forever.
https://www.saludagradetrail.org
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1166967915459951&set=a.627548259401922
News for 6-24-2022
Beltline Westside Trail-Segment 4 Opens
It has been all over the news the last few days, even major media outlets. The longest stretch of the Beltline is now connected at 6.8 miles. It’s well covered, so here are 2 of the stories.
Team Modern Adventure
Several cycling news outlets are reporting that George Hincapie and crew have announced their new professional men’s cycling team, Modern Adventure Pro Cycling. Georgia connections include management members Joey Rosskopf and Ty Magner. The team will be based in Greenville, SC and Girona Spain. Two of the articles are below.
News for 6-22-2025
North Carolina Grand Prix 20th Anniversary
From North Carolina Cyclocross
The NCGP is one of the longest-running UCI CX races in the country, and celebrating 20 years of the NCGP needed a special marker! We reached out to Chloë Holzapfel who has designed our “megaphone” t-shirt and last year’s NCGP posters! She cleverly integrated years’ worth of courses into the background to highlight 20 years running of the UCI C2 race. We can’t wait to celebrate this milestone with racers new and old this season! Join us in Hendersonville on November 22-23 and be a part of our party!
Fast and Furious at the DLV
From the DLV
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2. DICK LANE VELODROME. ALL GAS. NO BRAKES. The Fast and the Furious(ness) is back, and we’re calling out sprinters, grinders, and all-out killers from every corner of the country. This is DLV’s second pro Wednesday night—and it hits harder than ever. $1800 payout on the table Bonus cash in the no-holds-barred Marymoor Crawl. Back-to-back events. No downtime. Full send.This is East Point, Georgia. This is Dick Lane.It’s not about who shows up—it’s about who shows out.So if you’re reppin’ T-Town, Major Taylor, Hellyer, Indy, or anywhere in between, come get some. Gates open at 5:30PM , Racing 7–10PM Dick Lane Velodrome – East Point, GA, Step on the track or step aside.
News for 6-18-2025
Georgia Games Road Races
From the Georgia Games
Reminder: Cycling Enthusiasts! Time to get your gear ready! The Georgia Games Cycling Championships are just around the corner—July 12th-13th, 2025! Road Race – July 12th, Time Trial/Criterium/Omnium – July 13th. Early bird registration ends June 27th, so sign up now and save some cash! Sign Up Here: www.georgiagames.org
Let’s make this race one to remember!
Dauset Trails Closed
From Dauset Trails Nature Center
Important Update from Dauset Trails Nature Center
Our whole trail system has been impacted by the heavy rainfall over the weekend. For safety reasons, all hiking, biking, and equestrian trails are closed until further notice. We appreciate your understanding! The nature center will still be open at regular hours. Trish’s Note: The Indian Creek side is closed as well.
News for 6-17-2025
GA400 Century
From the Promoter
GA400 Century Tour is Sunday, June 29, 2025! Off You can still take advantage of the VAL5 coupon to get $5 off your registration until Sunday, June 22. http://www.ga400century.com
We have a need for organizations to host rest stops! We have had booster clubs, scout troops, nonprofits all host res stops. The rest stops are about a 3 hour commitment and take 3-6 people to run. A Donation of $500 will be made to your organization! Signup today here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050545AAA82EA20-54280954-2025#/
We have new routes and with the new start location more parking and a safer start. Sign up today and join us in June for a great time. 25, 34, 63, 100 mile options. We have the best ride for a near town ride with live music, food and beer. Trish’s Note: This benefits the Emory’s Heart and Vascular Center, which is near and dear to me! Also it benefits the charities and organizations that host rest stops.
News for 6-15-2025
New Team Ownership for George Hincapie, Rich Hincapie, and friends—with a couple of local Southeast connections
From Cyclingnews.com:
“George Hincapie, a former US Pro road national champion and Tour de France stage winner, and his brother Rich Hincapie are among a collaboration of friends who plan to make a return to the peloton in 2026 with a men’s road team, with the intent to register as a UCI ProTeam for international competition……Cyclingnews has learned from team leadership that a trio of current and former US road pros – Alex Howes, Ty Magner and Joey Rosskopf – will co-direct the team, and have already been involved in selecting the first 11 riders on a projected squad of 20.”
Read the full article. Trish’s Note: For those that don’t know, the Hincapies own Hincapie Sportswear out of Greenville, SC. Ty and Joey are from Georgia. Both still live here. (AFAIK) and were road pros for many years.
All for One Century
From the Promoter:
New Location, Fresh Roads, and a Festive Finish
This year, the AFO 100 rolls into a brand-new host location: Cumming City Center. With it comes a fresh adventure featuring roads you may have never ridden before—think fewer cars, more countryside, and scenic backroads that bring new life to your ride. Whether you’re a local or visiting from out of town, these updated routes are designed to surprise and inspire. Starting and ending in this charming community space, the new location also sets the stage for a festive finish you won’t want to miss.
Choose Your Challenge This year’s routes are designed to thrill, with smoother roads, scenic landscapes, and unforgettable views. Riders can choose from three distances: 40 miles with 2,800 feet of elevation, 62 miles with 4,400 feet of elevation, 100 miles with 6,800 feet of elevation. All routes wind through picturesque countryside and feature some of the best rolling terrain in the region. Not sure you’re up for the full century? No problem—there’s a decision point at mile 48, where you can choose to finish with the 62-mile group or press on to conquer the full 100. Whichever route you choose, you’re in for a ride that’s as rewarding as it is challenging!
Wahoo Express: The Ultimate Century Experience Looking for the ultimate way to tackle 100 miles with confidence, camaraderie, and expert support? The Wahoo Express is your ticket to a next-level century ride—built for cyclists who want to go big and enjoy every mile of it. This fully supported group experience includes: · Leadership and pacing from experienced Domestique Riders · A Wahoo Support Van stocked with hydration, snacks, and tools for minor mechanical issues · An average pace of 18–19 mph, ideal for riders chasing performance with support It’s more than just a ride—it’s a team effort designed to help you stay strong, stay fueled, and stay focused all the way to the finish line. If you’re looking for the ultimate blend of challenge and camaraderie, this is your ride.
Ride with a Champion This year’s ride features a special guest: Andrew Knight, the U.S. Amateur National Road Race Champion. Riders can join him on the exclusive Knight Ride—an adrenaline-packed 100-mile experience where you’ll test your limits and ride shoulder-to-shoulder with a national champ. Average pace: 21+ mph. It’s a rare opportunity to learn from one of the best, push your pace, and elevate your ride like never before. If you’re looking for speed, strategy, and a serious challenge, this is where you want to be! Perks That Make the Ride Even Sweeter
Your ride comes with more than just a great route. Every registered rider will receive:
A super soft, commemorative AFO 100 t-shirt · A celebratory beer at Crooked Culture Brewery· A post-ride lunch at one of Cumming City Center’s top local eateries—your choice, our treat! Be one of the first 300 riders to register and score a pair of our exclusive AFO socks—stretchy, stylish, and perfect for crushing miles. It’s our way of saying thanks for getting in early and committing to the adventure! After you cross the finish line, you’ll head over to one of these hand-picked restaurants to refuel and relax. Enjoy a delicious meal from a special event menu or use your $15 credit toward any entrée that catches your eye. Whether you’re craving comfort food, fresh-baked fare, or something with a little spice, there’s something for everyone: 🍳 HomeStead – Farm-to-table Southern comfort food 🍕 SliceAbility – Creative pizzas and crowd-pleasing favorites 🌮 Los Rios Cantina – Bold Mexican flavors and craft cocktails 🥯 Rise & Slice Deli & Bakery – Artisan sandwiches and baked goods , *Dominic’s Wood Fired – From flames to fork, every dish is wood-fired.
News for 6-13-2025
Covington Century Discount Code!
It’s not too early to register for our annual Covington Century bike ride. Ride morning packet pick-up and registration is from 6:30am to 8:00am onsite at Legion Field, 3173 Mill Street NE, Covington 30014. Distance are 32, 63, and 100 miles. No Refunds…Save 15% with discount code SEC25! This will expire when online registration closes! https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/GA/Covington/CovingtonCentury
Bike Park at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park Designs in the city of Atlanta
Urbanize Atlanta has some renderings of the new bike park at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park (formerly Westside Park). There will be 2.5 miles of mtb trails for all levels. There will be a bicycle playground for kids and new riders, jump lines, a pump track, and a skills course. Atlanta Beltline, Inc. hopes to have funding in place and break ground at the
Haywood County (NC) Bike Park
From the Haywood County Website
Raccoon Creek Bike Park is located in the Town of Waynesville on Francis Farm Road. The future park will be able to serve as a recreational facility and land conservation area for years to come! The first phase of this project was made possible by PARTF & RTP grants, County funding and amazing sponsors like the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority and Mountain Credit Union.
This first phase will provide a wide variety of spaces to promote outdoor recreation, including: A bike pump track, bike skills course, small walking/biking path, an adventure playground, picnic pavilions, and other open space. Phase 2 will have mountain bike trails.
News for 6-10-2025
Ty Magner Retires
From Cyclingnews.com
“This weekend, Ty Magner (L39ION of Los Angeles) takes a familiar start at Saint Francis Tulsa Tough’s trio of races in Oklahoma, but it will begin a summer-long curtain call on a 15-year professional racing career.
The accomplished sprinter, with more than 80 road victories across five pro teams and appearances with the US national team, announced Thursday that “2025 will be IT for my racing days”. Read the full article.
Trish’s Note: Everyone in Georgia knows Ty and his rise as a professional rider. He and his wife, Alexis, are regulars at the Georgia Cyclocross Series as well. Ty-We hope to see you this year at GACX before you hand up your cycling shoes!
News for 6-7-2025
Trish’s Photography Site Shuttering Oct. 1
As many know I’ve been taking photos at Georgia Cross races, crits, and road races for well over 15 years…probably longer. Unfortunately no one buys photos anymore, and the real monty cost of maintaining the website is out pacing the money it brings in. If it was breaking even I would keep it, but it’s not.
I’m shutting down my photography website where you can purchase photos Oct. 1, 2025. Please purchase what you want by then….or just go to the CX and road galleries and look at the types of bikes we used to race, faces that are no longer at the races, and reminisce about the ole race days. (I won’t say good ole since CX racing is still the best racing out there!) I’ll still very much be at the CX races both racing and taking pics and helping with GACX social media! Please tell everyone!
This does NOT affect Southeastern Cycling, the site you are reading now. Just the photography site.
Hey Trish! Where is the road stuff?
Honestly, I don’t get that many press releases about road races anymore. There are images that will get tossed around social media, but I have a long standing policy of not posting images unless there is also an ad to go with the race. Should I change this? Send me a message. Got a road race or road riding or century/charity ride press release? Please send it to me! Press releases are published free of charge although I may edit it for length.
I’m also going to be real. Just like race promoters, Southeastern Cycling ads are down. By about 95% this year. That takes out the cushion that I keep for expenses down pretty quickly. I need a minimum of 2 yearly advertisers to keep the site going every year.
Coldwater Work Party
From NEABA
Trish’s Note: This is the amazing Coldwater Mountain Bike trail near Anniston, AL. Help if you can!
Saturday, June 14 at 8 am CDT (that’s Central time or an hour behind Georgia). Coldwater Mountain Work Party. We are having more fun on this workday than we normally do. The goal? Bring this trailer into the woods and build a gigantic tunnel for flying over and flying through. We have the mini-ex and we just need you! Be at the pinned location at 08:00 on Saturday 14 June. We have a 4wd shuttle to get folks to the build point. AND Wig has offered to donate a couple pair of socks for a random drawing amongst the volunteers. Come out and let’s make our MTB community even better!
News for 6-6-2025
Pisgah Area SORBA Hiring Executive Director
From the job postings
Pisgah Area SORBA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization seeking a visionary Executive Director to harness the passion of our organization and lead our team through an accelerated growth trajectory while upholding the organization’s mission, values, and community-driven culture. Our organization’s purpose is to advance trails to build a stronger community. We have experienced rapid growth over the last several years, expanding our membership, volunteer base, and trail stewardship responsibilities. The Executive Director’s responsibilities are rapidly changing and will continue to be dynamic over the next several years. See the full job posting. As a note, salary is $80,000-100K.
Looking for a job but not quite that one? Check your local bike shop! Many are always looking for great people to work as sales reps, mechanics, and more.
News for 6-5-2025
PedalPalooza
From SORBA Woodstock
Our annual Pedalpalooza Event will be Saturday, June 7, 2025 – Nat’l Trails Day!
Local Vendors and Bike Shops will be set up + Food Trucks (Martha’s Outpost, Kona Ice and Wild Eyed Southern Q, Boiling Pops-Boiled Peanuts) + GCA MTB Teams.
Adult and Kids Mountain Bike Activities to include:
Kids Pump Track Fun!
Bike Limbo, Foot Down, Tire Toss etc…
Team(s) Scavenger Hunt: Form your teams for a fun biking scavenger hunt on VMT and South Loop. The team that locates and documents the most locations wins! *Register Morning of event.
KING and Queen of the ENDURO GAMES!!!!
***Must be (14 years old or older – under 18 years old parents must sign waiver on site/day of event)
Categories: Men’s MTB, Women’s MTB, Men’s eMTB and Women’s eMTB. The first rider in each category down the Rhythm and Blues flow trail on Dwelling Loop will be crowned King and or Queen or the ENDURO Games!!
BEST OF 2 Runs, Open to CURRENT SORBA Woodstock Members, You May Register on-site morning of event. Not a member? $40 donation to register, Limited to 40 Riders Total
News for 6-3-2025
Blanket’s Creek Work Party
From SORBA Woodstock
The June Trail Work Party will be a Blanket’s Creek Sat., June 21 9am-12:15 pm.
News for 5-30-2025
Oh Good! More rain in Atlanta. We needed it. We are the new Seattle!
Metro Atlanta MTB Trail Status
Not sure if your favorite local trail is open? Here are some useful sites to find out:
MTB Atlanta posts trail status daily for over 30 trail in Atlanta including but not limited to Allatoona Creek Park, Sope Creek, Southside Park, Cochran Mill Park, and Clinton Nature Preserve. https://mtbatlanta.com/
SORBA Woodstock has the trail status for Blanket’s Creek and Rope Mill. The trail status is always up to date. If the date is a few days ago then the trails have been open since that day. The status will not change again until the trails open or close the next time. (Trish’s Note: Blanket’s Creek tends to remain open spring and summer more than other local trails…but always check the status!) https://www.sorbawoodstock.org/
RAMBO includes all trails at Big Creek and several trails in Forsyth County. https://www.rambo-mtb.org/
Ft. Yargo in Winder. https://gastateparks.org/FortYargo/Biking
Standing Boy Trails near Columbus https://www.standingboy.org/
SORBA CSRA trails near Augusta https://sorbacsra.org/
This is a neat site I found a few years ago that tells you how much rain a couple popular trails (Sope, Jake/Bull, Rope Mill, Blanket’s Creek, Allatoona) have received over the last few days. The breakdown is really good. https://www.timshippy.com/rainchart.html?trail=sope
Also listing the Tarheel Trailblazers in NC since their page was easy to find. https://tarheeltrailblazers.com/trail-status-mobile/
I could not find many status sites for NC, TN, or AL. Contact me if you know some.
News 5-25-2025
Fools Gold Registration Open
From Mountain Goat Adventures
The 2025 Maxxis Tires Fools Gold will be held on September 13, 2025 at the beautiful Montaluce Winery , in Dahlonega, GA. This is a challenging but fun course that you will feel good about finishing! Expect epic mountain singletrack with tough climbs and screaming descents. There are multiple aid station opportunities to ensure you stay fueled up during the race. All entries include free on-site camping, a lightweight and comfy race shirt, event swag, finisher medal, and post race burrito and bevs! Both courses begin at Montaluce Winery and will have approximately 3 miles on pavement, then transition to gravel roads. The 54 mile course begins with a stout 3 mile gravel road climb. The long course will remain on the ridgeline gravel road for 6 miles all the way to Winding Stair Gap and Aid 1. A fast gravel descent then takes riders onto the singletrack of the Turner Creek Trail. From here, riders will descend back to FS 28-1, and join the 38 mile course for the remainder of the race, which includes the Jones Creek Dam Trail, Bull Mountain Trail and Loop, Jake Mountain Trail and Black Branch Trail. The 38 mile course heads directly to the Jones Creek Dam Trail along gravel roads, giving riders the opportunity to space out. Essentially, the shorter course just cuts off the first section of gravel road climbing and ridge riding, and heads directly to the singletrack loop.
Finisher medals for all finishers!
-Challenging course that features hard climbs, fast descents and sweet flowy singletrack that you will feel good about finishing.
-Cash payout for the Open Men/Open Women’s classes in both the 38 and 54 mile race.
-Podium shirt for all first place finishers in both races
-Commemorative event swag item for all participants
-Soft and comfy tri-blend race shirt
-Finisher Medals for all finishers in both races
-Terrapin Beer and Moe’s for post-race calorie replenishment!
-Free Primitive Camping at Montaluce Winery Friday and Saturday night!
-Custom awards and prizes for all podium finishers in both races
-Highly visible Course Markings and Course Marshals
-Aid stations with plenty of calories, fluids, mechanical support and first aid supplies.
News for 5-21-2025
Big Creek Freeride Work Day
From RAMBO
Big Creek Freeride Work Party, Sat., May 31 9 am-1 pm, 10200 Wooten Rd Roswell GA, Join the RAMBO crew and give our Freeride trails a little tune up. Closed toe shoes and gloves is all you need. Tools, water, and lunch will be provided.