Local Groups & Clubs

Athletic Groups

Artemis Racing
"Artemis is dedicated to promoting and supporting women in bicycle racing on the road and on the velodrome."

Columbia Triathlon Association
"The organization plays an active part of Columbia and its environs and actively supports several local charities."

Mid-Maryland Triathlon Club
"Founded in late 2002, The Mid Maryland Triathlon Club is a USAT-sanctioned, not-for-profit group dedicated to helping area triathletes."

General Cycling Clubs

Annapolis Bicycle Club
The Annapolis Bicycle Club Inc. is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the interests of recreational cycling enthusiasts.

Baltimore Bike Club
The place for organized bicycle touring around Baltimore, "established in 1967, the Baltimore Bicycling Club (BBC) is a recreational organization of about 3000 members."

Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club
More and better bicycling in southern Maryland, features an excellent array of links.

Potomac Pedalers Touring Club
A bike touring club based in Washington D.C. "We are one of the largest bicycle clubs in the United States, and the largest in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area."

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Local Cycling Advocacy

One Less Car
Maryland Campaign for Bicycling and Walking. Includes mission, accomplishments, products, application, and contact information, as well as its calendar of events.

Velocipede Bike Project - Baltimore
"Velocipede Bike Project is a collectively run non-profit dedicated to enhancing bike culture in Baltimore City; providing educational services and affordable and safe second chance bikes to a wide range of communities; fostering healthy lifestyles and the use of environmentally sustainable, self-reliant transportation.

WABA, Washington Area Bicycling Association
One of the very best advocacy organizations for bicyclists - located in D.C. "For more than 30 years, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association has been promoting bicycling as a healthy and sustainable means of transportation by advocating for better riding conditions in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia."

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Mountain Biking

MAMBO
"The Maryland Association of Mountain Bike Operators, formed in June 1990, is an organization of environmentally concerned mountain bicycle enthusiasts dedicated to preserving and improving the quality of off-road trails in Maryland."

MORE
"With a 13 year history of trail advocacy, MORE maintains over 250 miles of natural surface trails in 25 parks around the region."

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National Clubs and Groups

Advocacy

BicyclingInfo.org
A national bicycle advocacy organization "for information about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement and access and mobility."

The East Coast Greenway
An organization building trails down the East Coast - important to Maryland's trail system! "Walkers, cyclists, and other trail advocates have joined forces around an audacious project, a 2,600 mile traffic-free path linking East Coast cities from Maine to Florida."

Bike Belong
"Bikes Belong Coalition is the national organization dedicated to putting more people on bicycles more often."

Athletic

TeamInTraining.org
"Join the more than 30,000 runners, walkers, cyclists and triathletes who will participate in the world's major marathons, triathlons and century rides this year on behalf of the Society."

Mountain Biking

IMBA
The International Mountain Bicycling Association is non-profit educational association whose mission is to create, enhance and preserve trail opportunities for mountain bikers worldwide.

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