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Bike to the Beach raises over $400K

100-mile ride raises money and awareness for Autism
Chris Flood
August 12, 2015
Gillian Gladstone, right, and her autistic brother Scott celebrate completing the family portion of the annual Bike to the Beach. Scott just learned to ride a bike in May. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Ali Khorrami, left, and Mark Soltany lounge with some popcorn in the shade of the finish area. The two D.C.-area men completed the 100-mile ride. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Autism Delaware President Marcy Kemper, second from left, is all smiles before the eight-mile family portion of the Bike to the Beach. She is joined (l-r) by her son Matt, husband and former Autism Delaware President Artie, and autistic son Ethan. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Colin Hart, left, from Atlanta, Ga., and Matthew Gisler from Gaithersberg, Md., were biking buddies during the ride. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Peggy Hart of Rockville, Md., is all smiles next to her son Colin Hart. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Maryland residents (l-r) Alice Nichols, Cathy Sweeney, Fred Nichols, Kathryn Evens and Joe Evens wait for George Sweeney to finish the 100-mile ride at the entrance to the Dewey Beach Lions Club. BY CHRIS FLOOD
This is the third time Gretchen Rhedmon from Alexandrea, Va., has finished the 100-mile trek. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Bret Kelly of Alexandria, Va., finishes under the Bike to the Beach inflatable greeting riders in Dewey Beach. BY CHRIS FLOOD

Bike to the Beach hosted its annual 100-mile ride from the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay to Dewey Beach on a hot, sunny day July 31.

This year's event took place with a ride beginning in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Md., and an eight-mile family challenge that began at Midway Baptist Church off Route 24 toward Long Neck.

Ben Dalley, Bike to the Beach director of operations, said 452 riders made the trip from D.C. and 79 made it from Baltimore. He said 20 riders participated in the family ride portion.

The two long rides left at the same time before meeting in Annapolis, Md., for transportation over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Kent Island. From there, riders finished in Dewey Beach.

Dalley said Aug. 4, Bike to the Beach DC had raised close to $380,000, and matching donations and checks were still coming in. He said the Bike to the Beach MD raised nearly $40,000.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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