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Lewes Cycle hosts second Light Up the Night Ride

200 cyclists celebrate the holiday, support Mason’s Mobility Mission
Some of the 200 cyclists taking part in the Dec. 14 Lewes Cycle Sports Light Up the Night Ride have their bikes decorated for the season and are ready to start the ride through Lewes streets on the Lewes Lights route. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur
December 23, 2023

The streets of Lewes were filled with even more holiday lights Dec. 14, as 200 cyclists took part in the second annual Lewes Cycle Sports Light Up the Night Ride.

Starting from the bike shop on Savannah Road, cyclists pedaled along the Lewes Lights tour, taking in the Christmas decorations with an escort from the Lewes Police Department. The ride reached its maximum number of riders as determined by the police.

After the ride, cyclists returned to the parking lot of Lewes Cycle Sports, where they were treated to a post-ride holiday party with fire pits and music, provided by Quest Adventures, and refreshments including Dewey Beer.

With a $15 registration fee, proceeds from the ride will benefit Mason’s Mobility Mission to provide free rentals of equipment to families who struggle with access to recreational locations. Sara and Matt Carter, owners of Quest Adventures, created the foundation in honor of Sara’s son, Matt, who suffers from an extremely rare genetic disorder. Through donations and events, the Lewes couple have been able to purchase beach-access chairs and a bike trailer, and lead efforts to get a beach-access mat at Roosevelt Inlet.

For more information, go to masonsmobilitymission.org.

 

 

 

 

 

Bike lights do light up the night during the second annual Lewes Cycle Sports holiday ride.
Janice and Dave Kirby of Lewes have quirky bike helmets with Christmas trees on their heads.
Bob and Robin Mizak of Ocean View are dressed up and ready to ride on the streets of Lewes.
Brynn Thompson of Milton in her decorative Christmas sweater has just registered for the ride.
Before the ride, cyclists gather around one of three fire pits set up by Quest Adventures in the Lewes Cycle Sports parking lot.
Lewes Cycle Sports is open to cyclists for the ride. The ride reached its maximum number of 200 participants.
Cyclists are covered in lights as they prepare to take a tour of Lewes Lights.
Cyclists pedal up the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal bridge at the start of the four-mile ride.
The route includes taking in the lights on Second Street in downtown Lewes.

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