Bike the Coast - Taste the Coast Entries Eclipse 2010 Total
Entries for this year's Bike the Coast - Taste the Coast event have already surpassed 2010 totals with online entries set to close Oct. 30. The event, featuring five courses, along with food festival and sports expo, is set for Saturday, Nov. 5 in Oceanside.
Oceanside, CA, October 23, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Bike the Coast – Taste the Coast entries already eclipse 2010 total. Only 150 online entries remain for November 5th event.
Entries for this year’s Bike The Coast – Taste The Coast, the unique cycling event, food festival, and sports expo set for Saturday, Nov. 5 in Oceanside, are being snapped up at a furious pace. So far, more than 1,200 participants have registered for the popular event, eclipsing the 2010 total.
“The response from the cycling community has been outstanding,” said event organizer Jim Curl of Event Media, Inc. “We have only 150 online entries left with the online deadline (Sunday, Oct. 30) fast approaching.”
This year’s event features a choice of five rides, followed by a food festival and sports expo at the Oceanside Pier. Added to this year’s lineup is a special “Movie Night at the Pier” on Friday, Nov. 4 between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m., featuring the first U.S. outdoor showing of the classic cycling movie “Hell On Wheels” at the bandshell next to the pier. “Movie Night at the Pier” is presented by Visit Oceanside Conference and Visitors Bureau.
“Hell On Wheels” is an 83-minute German documentary (with English subtitles) of the 2003 Tour de France that featured a stirring battle between American Lance Armstrong and German rider Jan Ulrich. It was the record tying 5th win for Armstrong as well as the 100th anniversary of the Tour. Admission to the movie is free and held in conjunction with the Bike The Coast – Taste the Coast packet pick-up, late registration, food fest and sports expo, which are open from noon until 8:00 p.m.
The Friday Night Beer Garden opens at 4:00 p.m. and goes until 8:00 p.m. and is presented by Oceanside Ale Works and Michelob Ultra. Seating is “Open” in both the bleachers and floor section. Comfortable low back beach chairs and blankets are recommended. Food booths are provided through MainStreet Oceanside, producers of the well-loved weekly “Sunset Market” and the projection and sound are courtesy of Hollywood Outdoor Movies.
About Bike the Coast – Taste the Coast
Bike the Coast – Taste the Coast is a bicycle ride followed by a Bike festival, with a choice of 7, 15, 25, 50 and 100-mile rides starting and finishing with food, beer garden, and music at the Oceanside Pier on Saturday, Nov. 5. The cycling courses include the San Luis Rey Bike Trail and San Diego’s North County beaches of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar. Proceeds from the ride support the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to making bicycling better in greater San Diego. The ride is supported locally by the Oceanside Bicycle Committee.
Sid Shapira Leslee Gaul
Sid Shapira Communications Visit Oceanside
858-926-8695 760-721-1101
sidshapira@gmail.com leslee@visitoceanside.org
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Entries for this year’s Bike The Coast – Taste The Coast, the unique cycling event, food festival, and sports expo set for Saturday, Nov. 5 in Oceanside, are being snapped up at a furious pace. So far, more than 1,200 participants have registered for the popular event, eclipsing the 2010 total.
“The response from the cycling community has been outstanding,” said event organizer Jim Curl of Event Media, Inc. “We have only 150 online entries left with the online deadline (Sunday, Oct. 30) fast approaching.”
This year’s event features a choice of five rides, followed by a food festival and sports expo at the Oceanside Pier. Added to this year’s lineup is a special “Movie Night at the Pier” on Friday, Nov. 4 between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m., featuring the first U.S. outdoor showing of the classic cycling movie “Hell On Wheels” at the bandshell next to the pier. “Movie Night at the Pier” is presented by Visit Oceanside Conference and Visitors Bureau.
“Hell On Wheels” is an 83-minute German documentary (with English subtitles) of the 2003 Tour de France that featured a stirring battle between American Lance Armstrong and German rider Jan Ulrich. It was the record tying 5th win for Armstrong as well as the 100th anniversary of the Tour. Admission to the movie is free and held in conjunction with the Bike The Coast – Taste the Coast packet pick-up, late registration, food fest and sports expo, which are open from noon until 8:00 p.m.
The Friday Night Beer Garden opens at 4:00 p.m. and goes until 8:00 p.m. and is presented by Oceanside Ale Works and Michelob Ultra. Seating is “Open” in both the bleachers and floor section. Comfortable low back beach chairs and blankets are recommended. Food booths are provided through MainStreet Oceanside, producers of the well-loved weekly “Sunset Market” and the projection and sound are courtesy of Hollywood Outdoor Movies.
About Bike the Coast – Taste the Coast
Bike the Coast – Taste the Coast is a bicycle ride followed by a Bike festival, with a choice of 7, 15, 25, 50 and 100-mile rides starting and finishing with food, beer garden, and music at the Oceanside Pier on Saturday, Nov. 5. The cycling courses include the San Luis Rey Bike Trail and San Diego’s North County beaches of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar. Proceeds from the ride support the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to making bicycling better in greater San Diego. The ride is supported locally by the Oceanside Bicycle Committee.
Sid Shapira Leslee Gaul
Sid Shapira Communications Visit Oceanside
858-926-8695 760-721-1101
sidshapira@gmail.com leslee@visitoceanside.org
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