Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (always the 3rd Wednesday of May):
Honor fallen cyclists and raise awareness in this annual procession past Chicago Ghost Bikes.
Gather at 6pm, Depart at 6:30pm
Eternal Flame in Daley Plaza
Website: http://www.rideofsilence.org/chicago/
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Join the annual Ride of Silence, an organized annual cycling procession honoring those that have been injured or killed. The goal is to raise awareness that we are here, and to ask that we all share the road.
Save the date for the 2017 Chicago Ride Of Silence - May 17, 2017
Our route typically passes several Ghost Bikes, which are powerful memorials to fallen cyclists created by painting a bicycle white and placing it at or near the site of the cyclist’s death.
DATE: May 17, 2017 (always the 3rd Wednesday of May)
TIME: Gather at 6:00 pm; Depart at 6:30pm
WHERE: Hundreds of locations world wide; Eternal Flame (Daley Plaza) in Chicago
One day. One Time. World wide.
Communities throughout Chicagoland participate in the Ride of Silence including: Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Elk Grove Village, Evanston, Joliet, Oak Park and Peoria.
Wherever you ride, we ride in unity.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RideofSilenceChicago
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I spoke briefly to Elizabeth-- it would be no problem to get a bike up by next Wednesday if the family's willing; some chance of altering the route depending on the exact location.
Bill Watson will be leading a Ride of Silence in Oak Park. The ride starts at the Oak park Cycling Club starting point at Lake and Oak Park Ave on 5/18 at 7:15pm.
If you can't make the ride in Chicago. There are rides in Oak Park, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Joiliet, Downers Grove, Urbana, and Peoria. There are rides in 300 other cities world wide.
Chicago ROS webpage is now updated with Ride info for all "known" Chicago area ROS locations this year.
If you know of another community hosting an ROS this year, please contact Elizabeth at rideofsilence.chicago[at]gmail[dot]com to let her know about it and promote it with all the other area (northern IL) rides.
Come "LIKE" us there, too.
Chicago ROS will be at REI in Lincoln Park today (Saturday, April 16) from 10am-2pm to raise awareness and distribute info about this year's event - May 18, 2011 @ 7pm
FYI - reflective stickers coming this year! Plus -- we still have large and small pins available!
Save the DATE -- Wednesday, May 18, 2011!
Planning meeting coming soon.... stay tuned.
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