Cycling News
Request for Proposals: The JRCF 2025 Community Grants funding cycle is accepting proposals through April 1, 2025
Proposals for the 2025 Community Grants program are being accepted through April 1, 2025. Projects that promote bicycling as a safe and health form of recreation and transportation at the grassroot community level have the highest probability of funding.
Download a copy of the JRCF Grant Application following this link.
2024 Community Grants Awarded
The Jeff Roth Cycling Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the Community Challenge Grant Awards for the 2024 funding cycle
Middle TN Veloteers Promote STR License Plate
Our friend Bill Anderson and the Middle TN Veloteers promoted the STR license plate recently in the Bike Ride across Wilson County @ the TN State Fair and The Elk River Valley 100 during the Labor Day Weekend. Thanks for your Efforts. Ride Fast, Live Slow and always keep the rubber side down.
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.
Sept 21, 2024
Register now for the September 2024 course
2024 League Cycling Instructor Seminar (Registration closed)
Save the Date: The JRCF 2024 League Cycling Instructor Seminar at Henry Horton State Park has been scheduled for September 27-29, 2024
Chapel Hill TN 2024 LCI Seminar
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills Course
September 21, 2024 (9am to 12pm)
Smart Cycling Traffic Skills Course
September 21, 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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