April 3, 1973: Bikecentennial is Born
Today is the 39th anniversary of the birth of the Bikecentennial idea.Hatched in Chocolate, Mexico, the vision of a grand bicycle tour across the U.S. grew and flourished to launch the storied ride that inspired more than 4,000 people to cross the country by bike during the summer of '76, and led to the creation of the TransAmerica Trail, the first cross-country bike route in the U.S. (traversed by the Bikecentennial riders), and gave birth to our organization, known at first as Bikecentennial '76, now as Adventure Cycling Association.Take a few minutes to read June Siple's lovely account of this special milestone in the "The Chocolate Connection," (PDF), first published in a 1983 issue of BikeReport.Photo courtesy of Greg Siple, photo by Jim McCreary. --NEWS, NETWORKING, AND NEW MEDIA is usually posted by Winona Bateman, Adventure Cycling's media director, and highlights cool media (articles, videos, photos, etc.) and meet-ups related to Adventure Cycling and bicycle travel. This week's post was by media & publications assistant Alison Riley. Writing a story about bicycle travel or Adventure Cycling Association? You can contact Winona via email: pressATadventurecyclingDOTorg. Visit our media room, view our news releases, or follow us on Twitter.
Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/04/april-3-1973-bikecentennial-is-born.html
