Venture Outdoors 250 Bike Tour Met the Challenge

Robert Zoppetti made history during the 250 Bike Tour from Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh for the city’s birthday celebration. Not only was he part of the first large group to ride over the new Riverton Bridge in McKeesport, but he was the oldest in the Venture Outdoors Bike 250 group to do so. At 76 years old, Zoppetti biked the 335 mile-long journey in 8 days, meeting up with the PNC Legacy Relay Riders in McKeesport.

He was one of 87 riders who share his story of determination along the trail. The Venture Outdoors 250 Bike Tour, in conjunction with the PNC Legacy Trail Ride, the PNC Legacy Relay, and the Trail Town Celebrations along the Great Allegheny Passage, made for a hugely successful commemoration of Pittsburgh’s 250th birthday. Read more

Legacy bike riders stop in McKeesport

October 6, 2008
By JENNIFER R. VERTULLO, Daily News Staff Writer

“Relay riders made the trip in 24 hours, and those on the Venture Outdoors ride traveled the scenic route for eight days.”

“You pass through the old locks-and-dams system along the C&O Canal Towpath,” Sean Brady of Venture Outdoors said. “You get all this great scenery. You see old buildings and the lock masters’ houses. Then you move from the canal age to the agrarian age. You see farmland for miles.

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Pedaling to the Point a ride for the ages

Hundreds of bicyclists join forces to honor city’s 250th birthday
Sunday, October 05, 2008
By Lawrence Walsh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“The relay ride was part of the Pittsburgh 250th celebration, which included 85 cyclists riding 335 miles from Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh and 18 teams of relay riders who covered that distance in 24 hours. They were later joined by hundreds of cyclists in Mc- Keesport and Pittsburgh.”

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PNC Legacy Trail Ride

Saturday, October 4
Over 500 bikers of all ages from across the country join the PNC Legacy Trail Ride and rode into Point State Park to help kick of Pittsburgh’s 250 Celebration.
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Join the Community Ride: October 4

This Saturday, October 4th, as a kick of to Pittsburgh Celebrates 250, The PNC Legacy Trail Ride will celebrate the opening of a 335-mile hiking and biking trail connecting Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh. The ride will finish on in Point State Park when families are encouraged to bike the last leg of The PNC Legacy Relay and The VO 250 Bike Tour, from the Hot Metal Bridge or PNC Firstside Center to Point State Park.
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