We ship March 1

The 2019 Edition of the Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar is in final production and will begin shipping this Friday, March 1. You should be able to find the Calendar at many bicycle shops beginning next week. Bicycle club requests will also ship and be received within the next week.

The electronic versions of the Calendar will “go live” on our website this Friday and those are the PDF edition (not updated during the season) and the web page edition which will be updated with additions, changes, and corrections as we receive them.

Please note that we received a display ad from the Maumee Valley Adventurers (MVA) that contained errors that could not be corrected before we went to press. There were two fine MVA events that were affected by the error. Here are the events with their correct dates:

We are also handling the growing number of Ride of Silence events a bit differently this year. Instead of listing each event with very similar descriptions separately, we have dedicated an entire page the May 15 activities. We think the new approach will aid in drawing attention to the Ride of Silence and its important mission.

So here we go: the 2019 cycling season is about to begin. We at the OBF and Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar hope you will enjoy a great cycling season, safe and full of excitement and fun!

— J. Guilford, Editor


Since 1986 I have served as editor of the Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar. As then-chair of the Ohio Bicycle Federation (OBF), I took on the position immediately following the untimely death of David Fortier. The first edition of the Calendar was issued in 1984 via the offices of the Miami Valley Regional Bicycle Council (MVRBC) and consisted of a single printed 8 1/2 X 11 double-sided, sheet listing the year's events. While the MVRBC provided essential assistance in launching the Calendar, it was Fortier who envisioned a glossy publication distributed statewide. The calendar, he also believed, would assist event promoters in avoiding scheduling conflicts, and attracting riders. The Calendar has changed format over the years and is increasingly accessed via the World Wide Web but remains true to its original mission. -- James Guilford

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