Annapolis Beer Week Announces Bicycle 2 Beer Event

The first Bicycle 2 Beer event will be held at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville on April 18 as part of Annapolis Beer Week’s third annual Beer Run.

Cyclists will meet at the fairgrounds starting at 9 a.m., complete their ride and then have entry to the Beer Run festival, which includes live entertainment, food, a 5K run, a shorter fun run and, of course, more than 40 varieties of beer. The event will include both 14-mile and 30-mile scenic bike rides around the Crownsville/Davidsonville area with members of Bike Like A Girl.

As the second eight-woman team in Race Across America history, Bike Like A Girl will compete in the world-recognized race starting on June 20 in Oceanside, CA, and finishing at City Dock in Annapolis. Proceeds for Bicycle 2 Beer will benefit their mission to raise money and awareness in support of empowering girls and women through cycling.

According to a news release, the team’s goal is to break the eight-woman team record and finish the 3,020-mile race on June 27 while raising money for three non-profit organizations:

-The World Bicycle Relief Fund provides bicycles as a mode of transportation for people in African countries to take crops to market or for children traveling to school.

-The Women’s Cycling Association is an organization designed to bring gender equity into the male dominated sport in multiple ways including developing motivational cycling camps for girls ages 12-15.

-Bicycle Advocates of Annapolis Anne Arundel County promotes safe cycling for transportation and recreation throughout Anne Arundel County.

The ride is open to cyclists of all ages, but the festival is open only to adults 21 and over.

For more information about the ride, festival, registration and sponsorship opportunities, go here.