14th Annual

Scenic Schuylkill Century

A Philadelphia Bicycling Weekend Event

  

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Rain or Shine

 

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Registration and fee

 

 

–       Registration was a breeze, even when I was a couple minutes late. No problems there.

–       I downloaded the form and filled it out before I got to the registration desk. Registration was very, very fast.

  • 98% surveyed in 2009 were EXTREMELY OR VERY SATISFIED with registration (0% weren’t satisfied).

Registration Picture You can conveniently register today on-line (using a major credit card) or by mail (personal check or money order, no cash please). Remember, it pays to register early. If you decide to enter both Philadelphia Bicycling Weekend events* (the Philadelphia Bicycle Club’s Scenic Schuylkill Century and The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Bike Philly), you need only register once. Please note both events are rain or shine and do not offer refunds.


* Philadelphia Bicycling Weekend is a joint effort between two unrelated organizations. Together, we are promoting a weekend of fun cycling in Philadelphia and offering discounted registration for those doing both events.

 

  • The Scenic Schuylkill Century is a Bicycle Club of Philadelphia (Philadelphia’s leading bicycling club) event.
  • Bike Philly is a Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (the area’s bicycling advocacy group) event.

 

BCP Member

Non-Member

Philadelphia Bicycling Weekend* Discount
(both SSC and BikePhilly)

Early Bird Registration
(received by June 30)

$20

$25

$55 (saves $10)

Early Pre Registration
(received by August 1)

$20

$25

$65 (saves $10)

Pre Registration
(received by August 31)

$25

$30

$75 (saves $10)

Late Registration
(received by Sept. 7)

$30 (no gift)

$30 (no gift)

Not Available

Day of Event
(registration opens @ 6:45)

$30 (no gift)

$30 (no gift)

Not Available

REGISTRATION

You are most welcome to register at the ride: bring $30 in cash or check.

You can save a couple of minutes by bringing a filled-out paper form .
Do NOT mail that form and payment; and it's too late to register on line.

Just show up Saturday morning and have a wonderful time.

Not a club member? Join BCP now and take advantage of reduced event registration fee. Membership dues are $15 per year when the monthly newsletter, the Quick Release, is received by e-mail and $20 per year when received by paper mail.

Other benefits of becoming a club member include discounts at local area bike shops, invitations to special organized club events, access to a wealth of cycling information in the members-only area of the Club's website and most important, many, many club rides for riders of all abilities, week in, week out, all year long!

 

 

The start/finish


Day of ride registration and check-in begins at 6:45 am at Lloyd Hall on Kelly Drive, just behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art.


  • All routes start and end at Lloyd Hall.
  • This is a rain or shine event, no refunds will be issued.
  • New this year: Staggered starts. This will help ease congestion on the roads (which increases safety), and additionally allow you the possibility of riding with people who are riding the same distance as you.

–       Full Century starts at 7:45 am

–       Metric Century starts at 8:00 am

–       25 and 40 mile starts at 8:15 am

–       All riders must starts ride by 9:00 am

 

The Gift

Register by August 31 to receive this year's gifts: a nice cue sheet holder/clip for all those club rides and touring, and a reflective sports pack that can be used for multiple purposes (commuting, touring, shopping, etc). Please note that each rider must pre-register by August 31 and be present the day of the event to receive the gift; they will not be mailed.

 

 

directions, parking and accommodations

Direction to the start

  • From NJ: West on Vine Street Expressway I-676. Exit North on 22nd Street. Left onto Parkway towards Museum.
  • From West/North: Take I-76 East. Exit on Spring Garden Street, left on Spring Garden, circle around Art Museum towards Parkway and Kelly Drive.
  • From East/South: Take I-76 West, Exit onto Vine Street I-676, then first exit towards 23rd Street, continue to left on 22nd to Parkway and Museum area.

Parking

  • Parking is available on all the local streets surrounding the Art Museum Area. Please arrive early to ensure parking near the start.

Take the Train

  • Be green and take the train to 30th Street Station (just 10 minutes from the start). It is serviced by every regional rail line in the Delaware Valley, the Frankford El and Amtrak.

Accommodations

  • Accommodation recommendations are available from the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, (215) 636-3300, www.pcvb.org.
  • We are pleased to have secured a reduced rate at two Center City Philadelphia Hotels.

    • Comfort Inn Downtown/Historic Area Web Page. To take advantage of the discounted rate of $99 a room, plus $23 parking, please call the hotel at 215-627-7900 and mention the code BCP. The hotel is an easy 3 miles on bike lanes to the start.
    • Embassy Suites. To take advantage of the discounted rate of $159 a room (courtesy of Bike Philly), please use this link. Note that the special room rate will be available until August 20th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. The hotel is just over a mile to the start.

 

Please contact us at century@phillybikeclub.org for additional information or questions.

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