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Bike to the Bay cyclists pedal through Sussex

Bikers raise funds to reach Mutiple Sclerosis Society goal of $600,000
Bike to the Bay riders pedal on Sweetbriar Road near Lewes before turning onto the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail on Oct. 9, the first day of the two-day ride from Dover to Delaware Seashore State Park and back. Options included 20-, 50- and 75-mile rides, with another 75-mile ride on day 2. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur
October 14, 2021

After a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, Bike MS: Bike to the Bay got back on the road Oct. 9 and 10. Although the number of cyclists was several hundred off the previous average, they still were well on their way to reaching the Multiple Sclerosis Society goal of $600,000. Choosing from distances of 75, 50 and 20 miles, cyclists all ended with a party and events at Delaware Seashore State Park. While many of the nearly 400 riders chose the one-day option, some got back on their bikes early Oct. 10 for a return to Delaware Technical Community College Terry Campus in Dover, where the 75-mile originated. The 50-mile ride started at Lake Forest High School near Felton, and the 20-mile ride started at Sussex Consortium near Lewes, the location of a new rest stop manned by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. The groups offered their popular baked goods, and scrapple and sausage sandwiches.

Bike to the Bay cyclists make a turn off Sweetbriar Road on the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail. Riders then connected to the Junction & Breakwater Trail leading to Rehoboth Beach.
Cyclists take advantage of traffic-free pedaling on the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail.
Odd Fellows volunteers (l-r) Richard Scott, Marshall Reynolds and Ben Reynolds provide scrapple and sausage sandwiches and hot dogs to riders at a rest stop at Sussex Consortium near Lewes. The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs have been stocking a rest stop with food and baked goods since the mid-1980s.
Rebekahs volunteer Ruth Scott looks over a thick scrapbook she keeps to commemorate the club’s involvement in the annual cycling event.
Members of the Rebekahs have a wide variety of baked goods and snacks for the riders.
Stephen Wasylyszyn, riding in his 17th Bike to the Bay, pauses to enjoy a scrapple and egg sandwich prepared by the Odd Fellows at the Sussex Consortium rest stop.
Members of the Amring Pharmaceuticals team, based in Chester County, Pa., pose for a photo during a rest stop.
Members of the Mount Vernon Trail Blazers, from the Alexandria, Va. area, take a break near the 57-mile mark en route to Delaware Seashore State Park, about 20 miles away, on the first day of the ride. The Trail Blazers are among the top fundraising teams, surpassing $74,000.
Bike to the Bay had two new rest stops for this year’s event: one at Sussex Consortium on Sweetbriar Road near Lewes (above) and another at the Wolfe Neck House on the Junction & Breakwater Trail near Rehoboth Beach.

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