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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
America’s 9/11 Foundation Annual Commemorative
Motorcycle Ride To Travel Through Leesburg
On Friday, August 19, 2011
Leesburg, VA (August 16, 2011) – America’s 9/11 Foundation, Inc. holds an annual
commemorative motorcycle ride in remembrance of all who lost their lives in the September
11, 2001 attacks, aftermath and recovery. The ride travels from Somerset, Pennsylvania to the
Pentagon, then to the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. On Friday, August 19,
2011, the motorcycle procession will travel through Leesburg, coming down King Street through
the historic downtown, before proceeding to the Route 7/15 Bypass and then on to the Dulles
Greenway.
This memorial ride has traveled through Leesburg in previous years with about 400 riders.
Because this year is the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the ride is expected to be much
larger. The Foundation is expecting more than 1,800 motorcycles to participate this year.
On July 26, 2011, the ride organizers requested that the Leesburg Town Council authorize the
ride to be routed on King Street through Leesburg’s historic downtown. The Town Council
unanimously approved their request.
Spectators who wish to watch and cheer as the ride passes through the downtown are
encouraged to arrive in downtown Leesburg not later than 1:30 p.m. Parking will be available in
the Town Hall Parking Garage, at the Liberty Street Parking Lot (Liberty & Royal Streets) and at
the Pennington Parking Lot (Church & North Streets). For safety reasons, spectators will not be
allowed to hand any items (bottled water, flags, flowers, etc.) to the motorcycle riders. In
addition, once the procession begins, spectators will not be able to cross King Street on foot.
For full information about the ride route, the road closures and detour routes, please visit the
Town of Leesburg website at www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=1472.
Contact:
Betsy Fields
Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
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