Cycling News
Bike to Market, Maryville TN, August 5, 2023
Bike to Market sponsored by Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation returns to the Maryville Farmers Market on August 5, 2023. Joining in the Market will be the Blount County Health Department. Come learn about the valuable services, clinics and education programming provided for our community.
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills Course (2023)
The Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation is pleased to announce the return of Smart Cycling instruction.
Register now for the July 15, 2023 course
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
2023 League Cycling Instructor Seminar
Save the Date: The JRCF 2023 League Cycling Instructor Seminar at Henry Horton State Park has been scheduled for September 22-24, 2023
Chapel Hill TN 2023 LCI Seminar
2023 Ride of Silence (5/17/23 @ 7pm)
The 2023 Ride of Silence as a "live in person event" scheduled for May 17, 2023. 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 the Events tab.
The League of American Bicyclists Instructor Certification Seminar 2023
September 22-22, 2023
The League’s Smart Cycling program is delivered nationally by over 2,000 League Cycling Instructors. The Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation fulfills its mission to promote safe cycling by providing opportunities for Tennessee cyclists to become League Certified Instructors during its annual seminar weekend. Qualified candidates will learn how to deliver the League Smart Cycling Program and become credentialed instructors. The JCRF offers a limited number of scholarships to encourage TN communities to identify instructor-candidates with interest in development and promotion of local Smart Cycling Programs. Additional information about the League's LCI and Smart Cycling programs are available at Smart Cycling | League of American Bicyclists.
Persons interested in attending the 2023 LCI Seminar sponsored by JRCF must Register HERE with this link Chapel Hill TN 2023 LCI Seminar
Bike to Market, Maryville TN, August 5, 2023
Bike to Market sponsored by Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation returns to the Maryville Farmers Market on August 5, 2023. Joining in the Market will be the Blount County Health Department. Come learn about the valuable services, clinics and education programming provided for our community.
Those who bicycle to the Market will receive an in-store coupon from Cycology Bike Shop while supplies last. Youth helmets will be given to children while supplies last. Stop in to learn more about the work of the Foundation and its work to improve bicycling safety in Tennessee.
The booth opens at 8:30 am until sale out at the Maryville Farmers Market, Founders Square, 122 East Broadway in Downtown Maryville, TN. It is free. Support for the Bike to Market program includes the Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation, Blount Memorial Hospital, Cycology Bike Shop and the East TN Epilepsy Foundation.
Ride in from any of the Blount County Parks and Recreation parks using the fantastic greenway system. Enjoy the ride, purchase fresh foods and receive a $20 discount coupon from Cycology Bike Shop (while supplies last).
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills Course
July 15, 2023 (10am to 2pm)
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills Course
July 15, 2023 (10:00 AM –2:00 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 Donna Dixon 865-803-8887 for course information and registration or e-mail Donna@jeffrothcyclingfoundation.org
Bike to Market
First Saturday Each Month - May-October
From Any Blount County Greenway
Helmets, Gift Coupons, and much much more!!
Maryville Farmers Market
Sponsors: Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation, Cycology Bike Shop, East TN Children's Hospital, East TN Epilepsy Foundation
The 2022 Ride of Silence
May 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM local time worldwide
We are pleased to announce the return of the annual Ride of Silence (ROS) scheduled for May 18, 2022 as a "live in-person event" leaving from the Maryville Courthouse as in previous years. Please visit the ROS website, www.rideofsilence.org for more information.