Group Bike Ride Information
Our Sunday rides leave the shop at 9 am sharp. We recommend getting there at least 15 minutes early to get ready, pump up your tires, use the bathroom, and fill up your water bottle. We will ask you to fill out a waiver the first ride you participate every spring. After that, all you need to do is show up!
The rides are fully supported, all levels welcome. Experienced Princeton Sports cyclists in highly visible blue jerseys are always present, dispersed throughout the group at varying paces to offer support. A Princeton Sports cyclist will always lead the ride to signal and point out directions, and a Princeton Sports cyclist will always sag ride (follow the last rider) so that no one is left behind or lost. The ride is always tailed by a Princeton Sports support van driven by one our friendly mechanics, who is in contact with our cyclists and prepared to make on-the-spot repairs and pick ups.
Depending on the upcoming race, we ride the Columbia Triathlon route (approx 25 mi) or the Iron Girl Triathlon route (approx 18 mi). Rides may be canceled due to inclimate weather, please check our facebook page for status updates if it’s raining.
Learn About Your Bike!
Knowledge is the first step towards safety and confidence on your bicycle! Attend one our open bicycle clinics at our Baltimore location to learn about basic bike repairs & adjustments, including how to change a flat tire, from our rock star mechanics. We will be offering them on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm.
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One-on-one flat clinics may be requested on-site at both of our locations. Our bike experts are friendly, experienced, and can walk you through basic bike maintenance and how to change to flat a tire on the spot!
Princeton Sports is proud to support the Bicycling Advocates of Howard County's 5th Annual Road Biking 101 Class! Road Biking 101 will teach you how to ride safely on the road, how to deal with traffic, and how to ride better (like how to climb hills!). The class is for those who know how to ride a bike, but are afraid or uncertain how best to ride on the road.
Chris Tsien, a League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructor, and volunteers will present a short version of LAB’s Smart Cycling class. Local bike shops will do bike safety checks.
Class size is limited to no more than 60 participants so please register early.
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Date: April 28, 2013
Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Cost: $10 Payable when you register via PayPal Link on the BAHC website
Location: Howard County Health Department
7178 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD 21046-2147
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Princeton Sports is proud to support the following non-profit organizations:
4 K for Cancer: A program of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, dedicated to enhancing the lives of young adults, and their loved ones, affected by cancer through community service, support, and education.
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TEAM FIGHT: An awareness and fundraising program geared towards mobilizing people in the fight against young adult cancer by training and supporting men, women, and youths of all abilities to participate in walks, runs, triathlons, and other sport events. TEAM FIGHT has grown from a small group of 30 to 400 members, and raised over one million dollars in the past five years!
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TRICOLUMBIA:
One of the Mid-Atlantic's most prominent endurance event production companies. Formerly known as the Columbia Triathlon Association, TriColumbia provides a multitude of events for every level of athlete. Thirty years ago, CTA was founded with the vision to produce endurance events, particularly triathlons, "at the highest possible levels of challenge, safety, and integrity, and to make lasting and positive contributions to participating athletes, to the sport of triathlon, and to the community at large." As a non-profit, TriColumbia supports dozens of local and regional charities, including The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Athletes Serving Athletes, The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, The Arc of Howard County and the YMCA. In 2012 alone, TriColumbia events resulted in more than $420,000 in fundraised dollars to charitable organizations, and TriColumbia donated nearly $200,000 directly.
Princeton Sports is a proud and lasting supporter of the CTA and provides them with race support for local events, including the Columbia Triathlon, Iron Girl, and Chesapeake Man.
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Mid Maryland Tri Club: A USAT-sanctioned non-profit group founded in 2002 dedicated to supporting area triathletes by organizing activities, social events, clinics and workouts. Members range from novices training for their first sprint triathlon to seasoned race veterans. They hold membership meetings that Princeton Sports is proud to host the first Monday of every month. The meetings are fun, informative, cover a range of topics (health, training, personal stories, etc.), there is never a charge, and anyone is welcome to attend!
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Women’s Giving Circle:A fund at The Columbia Foundation dedicated to philanthropy and addressing the needs of women and girls in Howard County. Princeton Sports works closely with women from the WGC every season to help them reach their goal of finishing their first triathlon!
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Team Embrace, ARC: A non-profit organization dedicated to helping children and adults with intellectual and development disabilities achieve a full community life, which they define as “allowing individuals to express their choices and have confidence that others will honor those choices; ensuring that those we support are able to choose how and with whom they spend their time, and are able to work at a challenging and rewarding job.”
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2013 Maryland Race & Event Information
Date: April 28, 2013
Where: Columbia town Center
Distance: All Womens – ½ Marathon | Coed – 5K
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Date: May 19, 2013
Where: Centennial Lake,10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Distance: .93mi Swim / 25mi Bike / 6.2mi Run
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Date: June 9, 2013
Where: Great Marsh Park, Somerset Avenue, Cambridge, MD 21613
Distance:
EnduraFit Ironman 70.3 EagleMan Triathlon – 1.2 Mile Swim / 56 Mile Bike / 13.1 Mile Run
EagleMan USATMA Championship Aquabike – 1.2 Mile Swim / 56 Mile Bike
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Date: June 23, 2013
Where: Centennial Lake, 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Distance: .62mi swim / 17.5mi bike / 3.4mi Run
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Date: July 14, 2013
Where: Western Regional Park, 14800 Carrs Mill Road Woodbine MD, 21723
Distance: 2mi run / 26mi bike / 4mi run
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Date: July 21, 2013
Where: Clemens Crossing Pool in Hickory Ridge Village on Martin Road and Clemens Crossing Elementary School in Columbia, MD
Mandatory Bike & Helmet Safety Checks: Princeton Sports is the official Race Bike Support Shop for this event. All entrants are required to bring in their race day bicycle and helmet, no appointment necessary, for a FREE safety inspection.
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Date:Aug 4, 2013
Where: Western Regional Park, 14800 Carrs Mill Road Woodbine MD, 21723
Distance: 2mi Run / 13mi bike / 2mi run
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Date: August 18, 2013
Where: Centennial Lake, 10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Distance: .62mi swim / 17.5mi bike / 3.4mi Run
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Date: September 8, 2013
Where: Rocky Gap State Park, Flintstone, MD in Western Maryland
Distance: 0.5 mi swim / 16 mi bike / 2.5 mi run
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Date: September 21, 2013
Where:
Swim Start/Finish & Bike Start – Great Marsh Park, Somerset Avenue, Cambridge, MD 21043
Bike Finish, Run Start & Race Finish Line – Cambridge South Dorchester High School, 2475 Maple Dam Road, Cambridge, MD 21613
Distance:
USATMA Ultra Championship – 2.4 Mile Swim / 112 Mile Bike / 26.2 Mile Run
Aquabike – 2.4 Mile Swim / 112 Mile Bike
Skipjack – 1.2 Mile Swim / 64 Mile Bike / 10 Mile Run
The Bugeye Classic – 1.2 Mile Swim / 25 Mile Bike / 6.2 Mile Run
SwimFest – 2.4 Mile Swim
ChesapeakeMan 10 Miler Run
Moonlight Marathon
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