HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2010-08-18 Reston Century Bike Tour
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Lt. Jeff Dube
Leesburg Police Department
jdube@leesburgva.gov
703-771-4538
Reston Century Bicycle Tour Will Ride Through Leesburg
Motorists cautioned to be aware of bicycle riders on Town streets
from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 22, 2010
Leesburg, VA (August 18, 2010) – The annual Reston Century Bicycle Tour, a 100-mile bicycle
ride that begins at Reston Town Center and travels through Leesburg and Western Loudoun
County, will take place on Sunday, August 22, 2010. Riders are scheduled to leave Reston Town
Center at approximately 7:00 a.m., with the first riders expected to reach Leesburg at 7:30 a.m.
Tour riders will travel into Leesburg on the W&OD Trail to Crosstrail Boulevard and then north
onto Rivercreek Parkway to Edwards Ferry Road. Riders will proceed west on Edwards Ferry
Road to Battlefield Parkway, where they will turn north through the Edwards Landing and
Potomac Crossing neighborhoods, cross the Route 15 Bypass, continue on Battlefield Parkway
through the Exeter neighborhood, and turn south on Catoctin Circle to North Street. From
North Street, riders will turn south on North King Street, travel through the Historic Downtown
to the W&OD Trail just south of downtown, and take the W&OD Trail west to Dry Mill Road.
Riders will then travel on Dry Mill Road west out of Leesburg, to Hamilton, Waterford,
Taylorstown, Stumptown and Purcellville. The return route will bring riders back into Leesburg
on Dry Mill Road to Loudoun County High School where they will get on the W&OD Trail for the
remainder of the return trip to Reston Town Center.
The Reston Century Bicycle Tour is not a race. All riders are required to obey all traffic signs and
signals. There will be no street closures for this event; however, motorists should expect an
increased number of bicycle riders on Town streets from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday
morning. Leesburg Police officers will have several static traffic control posts along the race
route and will monitor traffic throughout the event.
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