Event Description
What's a Farm to Fork Fondo?
An organized bicycle ride where you get to choose the distance best for you and stop for chef-prepared bites at farms along the way.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE:
- Celebratory mass start
- Deluxe aid stations at working farms with treats from the farm
- Ticket to the post-ride Farm to Fork Barbecue
- 1 free post-ride finisher brew (21 & over)
- Stylish 100% cotton Farm to Fork Fondo t-shirt*
- Raffle tickets for more than $10,000 in prizes including new Bianchi bikes
- Beautiful, well-marked, and well-supported rides with police support, marshals and signage
- Sag (rescue) vehicles to help you back to the start if the day doesn't go according to plan
- Customized Farm to Fork Fondo souvenir number plate
- Commemorative finisher's prize
- Farm to Fork Fondo welcome bag featuring cycling swag, and local goodies
- Access to the pre-ride Maple Hill Creamery Fuel-Up Station
- Access to the post-ride Elite Performance Team Recovery Station
- Ride with GPS timed segments with age and gender-graded rankings*
- Free parking
- Special lodging rates at area hotels
- Some pretty fantastic memories and more
Event details and schedule
Farm to Fork Fondo - Shenandoah
September 14-15, 2019 - Belle Grove Plantation - 336 Belle Grove Rd Middletown, VA
Escape to rows of rich black fields standing guard like soldiers against the pressure of the world's most iconic urban landscape. Breathe deeply as you pedal through the beautiful rural region that has been supplying food to the masses for centuries.
EVENT SCHEDULE All activities at Belle Grove Plantation 336 Belle Grove Rd, Middletown, VA 22645
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
- 4 to 7pm Free tours of the Belle Grove Plantation Manor House
- 4:30 to 6:30pm Packet Pickup in the front lawn
- 6pm Meet the Farmers Dinner in the back lawn (tickets required)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
- 7 to 8am Packet Pickup, Forto Coffee Station and Tune-Up Station open
- 8:30am Farm to Fork Fondo (Piccolo, Medio and Gran) departs (pre-registration required)
- 10:30am Ramble Ride departs
- 11:30am to 6pm Post-Ride Farm to Fork Barbecue and Festival Market open (tickets required)
- 1 to 5pm Live music
- 5pm Volunteer Competition Awards Ceremony
