Raise+Ride 2024

Thank you so much for all the efforts you’ve made to spread the mission of Phoenix Bikes to your friends and family. All the funds raised help keep our programs 100% FREE for youth. You rock!

Now, it’s time to ride! Celebrate your achievements and enjoy the company of your fellow fundraisers with a supported ride along Arlington’s beloved W&OD trail. Whether you’re riding in-person or virtually with us on Aug 3 weekend, share your ride on social! Tag us @phoenix_bikes on Instagram or @Phoenix Bikes on Facebook and use #sizzlingsummercentury when you post to be eligible for social prizes.

Ride Day Info

Schedule

Riders will start at Phoenix Bikes, specifically the outdoor plaza at the Arlington Mill Community Center. 

  • 6:00 am: Registration Opens: Receive your ride day packets. Coffee & breakfast snacks will be provided. 
  • 6:30 am: Announcements & Group Photo: Please join in on the ride day festivities! It will be a great time to be together before the rubber meets the road.
  • 7:00 am: Wheels Out! Groups of riders for their respective distances (9-. 30-, 65-, 85- & 100-) will roll out together. Ride Marshals for each distance group will be identified.
Packet pickup: Ride packets can be attained in one of three ways. 1) At our carb-loading dinner/packet pickup party on Thursday, August 1 at Pupatella, 2) At the welcome table on August 3, or 3) Through the mail (this option must be selected when registering for Raise + Ride; packets will be mailed on July 23). 

Route & Rest Stops

Enjoy the W&OD with the company of other Phoenix fans. Refuel and stretch out your legs at the rest stops listed below! The following local businesses have generously donated their space, time and resources for us to host rest stops so be sure to extend them some extra appreciation. 

There will be a Phoenix volunteer stationed at each rest stop. Please check-in at each rest stop in both directions. This will allow us to know the progress of each rider on the course. Please note that all rest stops will remain open until the final rider has passed through, but these are the general times when they will remain open: Purcellville 10 am – 1:45pm; Leesburg by 8:30 am – 1:45pm; Reston 7:45 am – 2:45pm ; Falls Church 7:15 am – 3:15 pm.

Ride Weekend Challenges

We have some amazing prizes for this year’s Raise + Ride. Check out the prize categories and prize donors below for a sneak peek into what you could win!

Individual/Team Prize Categories:

  • Top Individual Fundraiser (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes)
  • Individual with the largest number of donors
  • Team with the highest fundraising amount
  • Team with the largest number of donors
  • Team captain who recruits the largest team
  • Team captain who recruits a new rider (raffle)
  • Youth rider with the largest number of donors
  • Youth rider with the highest fundraising amount

Social Prizes:

  • Best live-action picture
  • Best individual picture
  • Best team picture
  • Best Instagram reel
  • Social media superstar

Huge thanks to our prize donors!

If you are arriving by car, you are welcome to park in the Arlington Mill Community Center public garage behind the building, accessible via 9th Street South/S. Arlington Mill Drive. Please note that parking in this garage is FREE for the first 4 hours ($3 for 4-5 hours, $6 for 5-6 hours, $2/hour thereafter). Be sure to remove any roof-mounted bicycles prior to entering the garage!
Click here for a Google Maps pin to the park garage entrance.

Ride Marshals will be on the trail with you for all ride distance options. Marshals will be able to support with basic mechanical failures.

If you need the help of the Support and Gear (SAG) vehicle, please call Jahanna Schwab (864-508-2204) who will dispatch the vehicle to you.

For a medical emergency, please call  911. Then, call Jahanna to report the situation.

We are getting delicious boxed lunches from Allspice Catering for 9-, 30-, 65-, 85-, and 100-mile riders. Lunches for 85-100 mile riders will be available at the Purcellville rest stop. All others will be available at the finish line/Phoenix upon finishing.