a bicycling event in October, thank you!

Finally someone got it right, or listened to other Georgians on the seasons/weather down here. it's a bicycling event with lots of interest and opportunities to participate from all over the state NOT held in the scorching summers we have here in the deep south. bravo! and yes' i'm in. and blogging it.
http://www.cleanaircampaign.org/Blog/Biking-to-Work-It-s-Not-Just-Economical-it-s-a-Lifestyle

what's great is october is truly autumn here and colorful, crisp, and sunny which is such a welcome relief from swampy, hot, humid, sticky summers. so holding a bicycling challenge now might actually get some participants...AND more importantly they'll like it and do it again. this one is called:
Bike to Work Challenge by the Clean Air Campaign.

update: our little team in griffin, georgia placed 7th in the state! now that frickin rocks, all of ATL was competing and a few outlying cities, anyone could, but most thought it was an ATL thang. well, we are only 45 minutes south or so and on some days even get included in the metro ATl boundary, so we entered.
we rocked it, Traci H on our team even placed 7th individually!!! go october.

but alas, there are other, not so brilliantly timed events:

• BRAG - bike ride across Georgia held every year in early June when the asphalt cant get much hotter...and then it does.
• Peachtree Road Race - hot July 4th, but mostly for the slow cabooses b/c at least the race does start early.
• Bike Tour de Farm - held on Memorial Day weekend, fabulous event but even the organizers were in the SAG van by the end of it, too hot.
• Athens Triathlon Tri to beat Cancer- held annually now in late August, probably just b/c one dare not challenge the fall SEC calendar dates.

and luckily we have a few on the horizon that seem to have consulted the farmers almanac:

• Cohutta Springs Triathlon, which given that it was at the extreme northern border of GA, might be borderline cool if staged early October, reported 2 chilly dudes last weekend
• cLips of Faith bike/beer/film tour by New Belgium, runs all summer, but doesnt get to GA til October (smart)
• Presidents and Patriots bike ride / camp out across peanut country in way south GA and thru 2 state parks in early November :)
• Atlanta Beltline tour by bike - held in early May before it heats up
• Firefly Trail tour - held in late march in Athens to inspire folks to dust off the wheels and spring out

And the coup de grace, just to prove how brilliant October is for gathering and holding events in Georgia...the statewide annual bike summit is held mid month. i'm so glad we got that right! see you there. Oh, and dont mind me, I just like to whine about the heat...meanwhile I ride yearround, admittedly slower and with less layers in summer.
peace.