Cycling News
The JRCF 2024 Community Grants funding cycle is now closed
The Community Grants program for the 2024 funding cycle is now closed. Proposals are currently under review and decision letters will be sent out soon. Thank you for your participation.
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills Courses (2024)
The Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation is offering Smart Cycling instruction at the Blount County Library on these dates in 2024.
July 20, 2024
Register now for the July 2024 course
Sept 21, 2024
2023 Community Grants Awarded
The Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the Community Challenge Grant Awards for the 2023 funding cycle
2024 Ride of Silence (5/15/24 @ 7pm)
The 2024 Ride of Silence scheduled for May 15, 2024. We will organize and ride from the Blount Co courthouse as in years past. Please arrive by 6:30 pm to get your bike ready as we will depart the parking lot precisely at 7pm with the bell-chime from the tower. Additional information can be found under events.
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills Course
July 20, 2024 (9am to 12pm)
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills Course
July 20, 2024 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Blount County Public Library, 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville, TN 37804
Free Course, Pre-registration Required
Register online:
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills Course
Contact instructor Jay Snyder 865-803-4412 for course information and registration or e-mail Jay@jeffrothcyclingfoundation.org
Whether you are a new bike rider or experienced this class can help with your confidence on your bike and with riding more safely. The Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation covers the registration cost, which includes a League of American Cyclist Quick Guide Booklet that outlines all of the information you need to ride safely and confidently. The class has 3 parts, a short classroom, followed by on the bike handling skills in the parking lot, and ending with a short ride in downtown Maryville.
All participants must have a bike in good working order. Proper fitting bike helmets are required. A full water bottle is recommended.
This class covers:
-basic bike & helmet fitting
-the most common types of bicycle crashes and how to avoid them
-basic traffic laws and rules of the road
-proper hand signals
-how to position yourself on the road
-how to handle intersections
-basic bike-handling drills
-short road ride in Maryville, TN
This class will improve bicycle handling skills and knowledge of how to ride safely.
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